Fragment library screening by X-ray crystallography and binding site analysis on thioredoxin glutathione reductase of Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract Schistosomiasis is caused by parasites of the genus Schistosoma, which infect more than 200 million people. Praziquantel (PZQ) has been the main drug for controlling schistosomiasis for over four decades, but despite that it is ineffective against juvenile worms and size and taste issues wi...

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Main Authors: Lauro Ribeiro de Souza Neto, Bogar Omar Montoya, José Brandão-Neto, Anil Verma, Sebastian Bowyer, José Teófilo Moreira-Filho, Rafael Ferreira Dantas, Bruno Junior Neves, Carolina Horta Andrade, Frank von Delft, Raymond J. Owens, Nicholas Furnham, Floriano Paes Silva-Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52018-2