Potential metabolic targets in chemotherapy for Acanthamoeba infections: polyamine metabolism.
1991
O P Shukla, and
P Kishore, and
S Gupta, and
D K Srivastava
Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D011073
Polyamines
Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups.
Polyamine
D000048
Acanthamoeba
A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.
Acanthamoebas
D000562
Amebiasis
Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000981
Antiprotozoal Agents
Substances that are destructive to protozoans.
Schizonticides,Agents, Antiprotozoal
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