Anti-Malarial Drug: Tryptophan Deficiency May Underlie Quinine Side Effects
Friday, June 26, 2009 - 15:42
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may explain many of the adverse side effects associated with quinine.
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