Discovery of Sphaeriaurantins as Rapid-Acting Antiplasmodials with Dual Activity in Blood and Liver Stages
The rapid emergence of resistance in the malaria-causing protozoan Plasmodium falciparum has heightened the demand for treatments with novel modes of action. Having evolved to produce a myriad of structurally diverse natural products (NPs) as defenses against soil-dwelling parasites including protozoa, Actinomycetota s...