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The Glutathione Biosynthetic Pathway of Plasmodium Is Essential for Mosquito Transmission
Infection of red blood cells (RBC) subjects the malaria parasite to oxidative stress. Therefore, efficient antioxidant and redox systems are required to prevent damage by reactive oxygen species. Plasmodium spp. have thioredoxin and glutathione (GSH) systems that are thought to play a major role as...
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19229315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000302 |