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Antifolates are a
class of
antimetabolite medications that
antagonise (that is, block) the
actions of
folic acid (vitamin B9).
Folic acid's
primary function...
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Salvage pathways are
targets for drug development, one
family being called antifolates. A
number of
other biologically-important substances, like methionine...
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appear to be
extremely rare.
Trachtman JN,
Pagano V (December 2015). "
Antifolates and MTHFR".
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 37 (6): 697–698. doi:10.1097/FTD...
- in
structure to the
metabolite that they
interfere with, such as the
antifolates that
interfere with the use of
folic acid; thus,
competitive inhibition...
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children with ALL.
Remissions were brief, but the
principle was
clear —
antifolates could suppress proliferation of
malignant cells, and
could thereby re-establish...
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Sharma S (January 1997). "Chapter 18 -
Antifolates". In
Sharma S,
Anand N (eds.).
Pharmacochemistry Library. Approaches...
- uses
active site
mutants in
BaDHFR to
guide lead
optimization for new
antifolate inhibitors. DHFR has been used as a tool to
detect protein–protein interactions...
- and
antifolate pharmacology".
Seminars in Oncology. 24 (5
Suppl 18): S18-30-S18-39. PMID 9420019.
Gonen N, ****araf YG (August 2012). "
Antifolates in cancer...
- for toxicity. Ciclosporin, may
increase plasma levels of ciclosporin.
Antifolates such as trimethoprim, methotrexate,
pemetrexed and raltitrexed. Hypoglycemics...
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Hemozoin inhibitors Antifolates Sesquiterpene lactones artemether#
artemisinin artemotil artesunate#
dihydroartemisinin Other atovaquone (+ proguanil)...