Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites

Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites
by Tag E. Mansour

Product Details:
* Paperback: 244 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; New Ed edition (May 31, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521018366

Book Description:
Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites analyzes the critical metabolic reactions and structural features essential for parasite survival, and advocates the latest molecular strategies with which to identify effective antiparasitic agents. An introduction to the early development of parasite chemotherapy is followed by an overview of biophysical techniques and genomic and proteomic analysis. Several chapters are devoted to specific types of chemotherapeutic agents and their targets. There are sections discussing helminths; including metabolic, neuromuscular, microtubular and tegumental targets. The design of more selective and less toxic drugs is emphasized throughout.

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Antifungal Agents: Methods And Protocols

Antifungal Agents: Methods And Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
by Erika J. Ernst (Editor), P. David Rogers (Editor)

Product Details:
* Hardcover: 209 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press (May 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1588292770

Book Description:
A collection of state-of-the-art molecular methods for studying antifungal resistance, for discovering and evaluating both new and existing antifungal drugs, and for understanding the host response and immunotherapy of such agents. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Medicine™ series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principle behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Antifungal Agents: Methods and Protocols offers clinician–scientists, microbiologists and molecular biologists the productive tools they need today to understand and successfully develop new therapeutic agents for yeast, mold, and fungal infections.

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