Apicoplast-Resident Processes: Exploiting the Chink in the Armour of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites

• Main Authors: Collins Ojonugwa Mamudu (Author), Mercy Eyitomi Tebamifor (Author), Mary Ohunene Sule (Author), Titilope Modupe Dokunmu (Author), Olubanke Olujoke Ogunlana (Author), Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The discovery of a relict plastid, also known as an apicoplast (apicomplexan plastid), that houses housekeeping processes and metabolic pathways critical to Plasmodium parasites' survival has prompted increased research on identifying potent inhibitors that can impinge on apicoplast-localised p...