Holland K P, Elford H L, Bracchi V, Annis C G, Schuster S M, Chakrabarti D
Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 Sep;42(9):2456-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.42.9.2456.
Several known mammalian ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors featuring a polyhydroxyphenyl and/or hydroxamate moiety as the active group were screened for potency in inhibiting growth of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Compounds containing a 2,3- or 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl group as well as benzohydroxamate appear to be the most effective inhibitors of the malaria parasite.