Fat-free proteins kill parasites

George A. M. Cross
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George A. M. Cross: George A. M. Cross is at The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065-6399, USA. george.cross@rockefeller.edu

Nature, 2010, vol. 464, issue 7289, 689-690

Abstract: The addition of a fatty acid to certain proteins is vital for the survival of protozoa that cause sleeping sickness and of their mammalian hosts. Compounds that target this process in the protozoa are now reported.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1038/464689a

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