Plasmodium heme and iron-dependent mechanisms — Drug Target

All drugs that target Plasmodium heme and iron-dependent mechanisms — marketed and clinical-stage. Includes 1 drug classes acting on this target.

Drug classes

Artemisinin derivative

Marketed (1)

• artesunate (AS) · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Artemisinin derivative · Infectious Disease
  Artesunate generates reactive oxygen species that damage parasite membranes and proteins, killing malaria parasites.