Discovery of enzyme pathway may lead to lifesaving leishmaniasis treatments
- Posted on December 20, 2024
- By Bing News
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Discovery of enzyme pathway may lead to lifesaving leishmaniasis treatments
A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that afflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year.
