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Malaria
Structure of Malaria Pigment Revealed
March 31st, 2000
A team of researchers led by University of Wyoming chemistry professor Scott Bohle has identified the structure of the mysterious malaria pigment, paving the way for development of new antimalarial drugs. Their work, published in the March 16, 2000, edition of Nature magazine, identifies the structure of the unique material, called malaria pigment, that interacts with commonly-used antimalarial drugs. "This is a very important step in understanding how traditional antimalarial drugs work," says Bohle. "By understanding that, we have identified a very promising drug target for future work to develop new drugs to fight malaria." ...
Source: Drug Week (2000-03-31)
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