Differences between synthetic ß-haematin and native hemozoin crystals

• Authors: Carvalho PA, Coelho L, Martins RC, Nogueira F
• Publication Year: 2013
• Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis
• Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/microscopy-and-microanalysis/article/differences-between-synthetic-haematin-and-native-hemozoin-crystals/8E5EF17D25DF24F909FB9A57FF1D72CA

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe/lethal form of malaria, a parasitic infection that affects 500 million people worldwide and leads to the death of nearly one million/year, about 91% being due to P. falciparum. The malaria pigment or hemozoin crystals (HZ) are formed in an enzyme-independent polymerization of heme released during haemoglobin digestion by the parasite during […]
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