The return of metabolism: biochemistry and physiology of the pentose phosphate pathway

A Stincone, A Prigione, T Cramer… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a fundamental component of cellular metabolism.
The PPP is important to maintain carbon homoeostasis, to provide precursors for nucleotide …

Carbohydrate metabolism in trypanosomatids: New insights revealing novel complexity, diversity and species-unique features

PAM Michels, O Villafraz, E Pineda, MB Alencar… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The human pathogenic trypanosomatid species collectively called the “TriTryp parasites”–
Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp.–have complex life cycles …

Metabolic flexibilities and vulnerabilities in the pentose phosphate pathway of the zoonotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii

N Xia, X Guo, Q Guo, N Gupta, N Ji, B Shen… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Metabolic pathways underpin the growth and virulence of intracellular parasites and are
therefore promising antiparasitic targets. The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is vital in …

The pentose phosphate pathway in parasitic trypanosomatids

J Kovářová, MP Barrett - Trends in parasitology, 2016 - cell.com
Parasitic trypanosomatids cause important diseases. Dissecting the biochemistry of these
organisms offers a means of discovering targets against which inhibitors may be designed …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Leishmania spp.

MJ Moncada-Diaz, CC Rodríguez-Almonacid… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
The protozoan parasite Leishmania causes leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, that
disproportionately affects underdeveloped countries. This disease has major health …

Telomeric gene deletion and intrachromosomal amplification in antimony‐resistant Leishmania

A Mukherjee, S Boisvert, RL Monte‐Neto… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Antimonials are still the mainstay of treatment against leishmaniasis but drug resistance is
increasing. We carried out short read next‐generation sequencing (NGS) and comparative …

Cytosolic NADPH homeostasis in glucose-starved procyclic Trypanosoma brucei relies on malic enzyme and the pentose phosphate pathway fed by gluconeogenic …

S Allmann, P Morand, C Ebikeme, L Gales… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
All living organisms depend on NADPH production to feed essential biosyntheses and for
oxidative stress defense. Protozoan parasites such as the sleeping sickness pathogen …

Основы клинической иммунометаболомики

АА Савченко, АГ Борисов - 2012 - elibrary.ru
В монографии обобщены современные данные о метаболических механизмах
функционирования клеток иммунной системы при различных иммунопатологических …

Antimicrobial and in silico studies of the triterpenoids of Dichapetalum albidum

MA Chama, GA Dziwornu, E Popli, E Mas-Claret… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Here we report a new polyhydroxylated triterpene, 2β, 6β, 21α-trihydroxyfriedelan-3-one (4)
isolated from the root and stem bark of Dichapetalum albidum A. Chev (Dichapetalaceae) …

Assessing the trypanocidal potential of natural and semi-synthetic diketopiperazines from two deep water marine-derived fungi

KR Watts, J Ratnam, KH Ang, K Tenney… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, commonly known as African sleeping sickness) is
categorized as a neglected disease, as it afflicts> 50,000 people annually in sub-saharan …