Recent advances in understanding the mechanism of hemozoin (malaria pigment) formation

The recent literature on hemozoin/β-hematin formation is reviewed, with an emphasis on the mechanism of its formation. Recent findings from unrelated organisms that produce hemozoin, namely the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the worm Schistosoma mansoni and the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus...

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Published in:	Journal of inorganic biochemistry Vol. 102; no. 5-6; pp. 1288 - 1299
Main Author:	Egan, Timothy J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-05-2008
Subjects:	Animals Heme - chemistry Heme - metabolism Hemeproteins - biosynthesis Hemeproteins - chemical synthesis Hemozoin Kinetics Lipid Metabolism Malaria pigment Plasmodium falciparum - metabolism Rhodnius - metabolism Schistosoma mansoni - metabolism Schistosoma pigment Thermodynamics β-Hematin β-Hematin Schistosoma pigment Malaria pigment Hemozoin
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