Evaluation of Giardia lamblia thioredoxin reductase as drug activating enzyme and as drug target

The antioxidative enzyme thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) has been suggested to be a drug target in several pathogens, including the protist parasite Giardia lamblia. TrxR is also believed to catalyse the reduction of nitro drugs, e.g. metronidazole and furazolidone, a reaction required to render these...

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Main Authors: David Leitsch, Joachim Müller, Norbert Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320716300586