Faculty of Science

Objectives

To cover specific metabolic pathways in parasitic organisms that are targets for antiparasite chemotherapy. The possibilities for chemotherapeutic interventions will be emphasized.

Contents

Parasite proteinases and amino acid metabolism; Purine and Pyrimidine metabolism; Polyamine Metabolism; Lipid and membrane metabolism of the malaria parasite and African trypanosome; Antioxidant mechanisms; Xenobiotic metabolism; Neurotranmitters of Helminths and target sites of anthelminthics; Invasion mechanisms; Concepts of chemotherapy; Validating targets for antiparasite chemotherapy; Drug resistance mechanisms.