Hand Soap Ingredient Could Be Basis for Potent Antimalarial Drugs

Cheap, stable, and easily produced compounds have been the basis of antimalarial drug development for more than half a century. However, with drug resistance continuing to rise, identifying targets that impede essential metabolic pathways at multiple times during the parasite’s life cycle is a vital approach to drug design. Now, a new study led by investigators at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil shows that triclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in soap, toothpaste, deodor