A semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycan analogue inhibits and reverses Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence

Mark A. Skidmore; Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa; Lynsay C. Cooper; Scott E. Guimond; Edwin A. Yates; Alister G. Craig

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186276

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A semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycan analogue inhibits and reverses Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence

Mark A. Skidmore ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mark A. Skidmore, Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Current address: School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mark A. Skidmore, Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Affiliation Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Lynsay C. Cooper,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Scott E. Guimond,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Edwin A. Yates ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.a.yates@liv.ac.uk (EAY); alister.craig@lstmed.ac.uk (AGC)

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Alister G. Craig

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.a.yates@liv.ac.uk (EAY); alister.craig@lstmed.ac.uk (AGC)

Affiliation Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-6164

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A semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycan analogue inhibits and reverses Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence

Mark A. Skidmore,
Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa,
Lynsay C. Cooper,
Scott E. Guimond,
Edwin A. Yates,
Alister G. Craig

Published: October 18, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186276

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