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Enzyme Mechanism and Slow-Onset Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum Enoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase by an Inorganic Complex.
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PMID:  21603269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Malaria continues to be a major cause of children's morbidity and mortality worldwide, causing nearly one million deaths annually. The human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, synthesizes fatty acids employing the Type II fatty acid biosynthesis system (FAS II), unlike humans that rely on the Type I (FAS I) pathway. The FAS II system elongates acyl fatty acid precursors of the cell membrane in Plasmodium. Enoyl reductase (ENR) enzyme is a member of the FAS II system. Here we present steady-state kinetics, pre-steady-state kinetics, and equilibrium fluorescence spectroscopy data that allowed proposal of P. falciparum ENR (PfENR) enzyme mechanism. Moreover, building on previous results, the present study also evaluates the PfENR inhibition by the pentacyano(isoniazid)ferrateII compound. This inorganic complex represents a new class of lead compounds for the development of antimalarial agents focused on the inhibition of PfENR.
Authors:
Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros; Rodrigo Gay Ducati; Luiz Augusto Basso; Diógenes Santiago Santos; Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-03-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Enzyme research     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  2090-0414     ISO Abbreviation:  Enzyme Res     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-23     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101536666     Medline TA:  Enzyme Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  642758     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Pesquisas em Patologias Tropicais (IPEPATRO), Rua da Beira 7671, Rodovia BR364 km 3.5, 76812-245 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil.
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