Giardia duodenalis: Flavohemoglobin is involved in drug biotransformation and resistance to albendazole

Giardia duodenalis causes giardiasis, a major diarrheal disease in humans worldwide whose treatment relies mainly on metronidazole (MTZ) and albendazole (ABZ). The emergence of ABZ resistance in this parasite has prompted studies to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. G. d...

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Main Authors: Edar O. Pech-Santiago, Raúl Argüello-García, Citlali Vázquez, Emma Saavedra, Iliana González-Hernández, Helgi Jung-Cook, Steven P. Rafferty, M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514659/?tool=EBI