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Biochemical and metabolic peculiarities of some parasites availing as targets for therapy.

G J GJ Frayha, J G JG Gobert, and J J Savel

J Med Liban 49(4):210-27 (2001) PMID 12412970

Biochemical and metabolic peculiarities of some parasites involved in their interactions with their hosts are reviewed according to (1) carbohydrate metabolism comprising glycolysis, Pasteur effect, CO2 fixation and electron transport system; (2) amino acid and protein metabolism ; (3) purine and pyrimidine nucleotides metabolism. These peculiarities are becoming targets for treatment without affecting the host.

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