Suppression of experimental cerebral malaria by disruption of malate:quinone oxidoreductase

Aspartate, which is converted from oxaloacetate (OAA) by aspartate aminotransferase, is considered an important precursor for purine salvage and pyrimidine de novo biosynthesis, and is thus indispensable for t...

Source: Malaria Journal - June 12, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mamoru Niikura, Keisuke Komatsuya, Shin-Ichi Inoue, Risa Matsuda, Hiroko Asahi, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Kiyoshi Kita and Fumie Kobayashi Source Type: research