Hi,what is relation between leishmlania, allopurinol and leishmania growth, uric acid?
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- 12 Mar 2011 by sara2010
- Topics:
- leishmaniasis, allopurinol
Answers (1)
suzanne6629 Aug 2011
This from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/998804-overview
Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, the enzyme that synthesizes uric acid from hypoxanthine. Reduces the synthesis of uric acid without disrupting the biosynthesis of vital purines. Not effective as monotherapy for leishmaniasis.
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Hi,
thank you for your answer
but I think that the Leishmania parasite has no enzyme xanthine oxidase