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Heme Parasite Toxic Chloroquine  Moa Blocks Polymerase Enzyme

Front Chloroquine → MOA → use
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Blocks heme polymerase enzyme hich parasite uses to convert toxic heme to nont oxic form → buildup of toxic heme in Anopheles mosquito kills parasite → all plasmodium species except P.falciparum


Tags: antiparasitic, drugs

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