Combined spatial limitation around residues 16 and 108 of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase explains resistance to cycloguanil.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on April 23, 2012

Authors

Jarunee Vanichtanankul1, Supannee Taweechai, Chayasith Uttamapinant, Penchit Chitnumsub, Tirayut Vilaivan, Yongyuth Yuthavong, Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan

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1: National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand.

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