Oxidosqualene cyclase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae,Trypanosoma cruzi,Pneumocystis carinii and Arabidopsis thaliana expressed in yeast: A model for the development of novel antiparasitic agents |
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| Authors: | Gianni Balliano Henrietta Dehmlow Simonetta Oliaro-Bosso Matilde Scaldaferri Silvia Taramino Franca Viola Giulia Caron Johannes Aebi Jean Ackermann |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy;2. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pharmaceutical Division, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | A series of 25 compounds, some of which previously were described as inhibitors of human liver microsomal oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC), were tested as inhibitors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Trypanosoma cruzi, Pneumocystis carinii and Arabidopsis thaliana OSCs expressed in an OSC-defective strain of S. cerevisiae. The screening identified three derivatives particularly promising for the development of novel anti-Trypanosoma agents and eight derivatives for the development of novel anti-Pneumocystis agents. |
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