Volume 4, Number 1—March 1998
Synopsis
Proteases of Malaria Parasites: New Targets for Chemotherapy
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Figure. Protease targets in erythrocytic malaria parasites. The Plasmodium falciparum erythrocytic life cycle is shown schematically, and data supporting cysteine (CP), serine (SP), and aspartic (AP) proteases of the different parasite stages as chemotherapeutic targets are provided in italics.
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