Extracts Obtained from Pterocarpus angolensis DC and Ziziphus mucronata Exhibit Antiplasmodial Activity and Inhibit Heat Shock Protein 70 (Hsp70) Function

Extracts Obtained from Pterocarpus angolensis DC and Ziziphus mucronata Exhibit Antiplasmodial Activity and Inhibit Heat Shock Protein 70 (Hsp70) Function

Malaria parasites are increasingly becoming resistant to currently used antimalarial therapies, therefore there is an urgent need to expand the arsenal of alternative antimalarial drugs. In addition, it is also important to identify novel antimalarial drug targets. In the current study, extracts of...

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Main Authors: Tawanda Zininga, Chinedu P. Anokwuru, Muendi T. Sigidi, Milingoni P. Tshisikhawe, Isaiah I. D. Ramaite, Afsatou N. Traoré, Heinrich Hoppe, Addmore Shonhai, Natasha Potgieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
antimalarial activity
Hsp70
molecular chaperone
Pterocarpus angolensis
Ziziphus mucronata
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/8/1224

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