A method of inhibiting parasitic activity is disclosed in which the biosynthesis of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor of said parasite is inhibited by incorporating into said GPI anchor an oxy-substituted fatty acid analog in place of myristate. The inhibitory compounds are C₁₃ and C₁₄ fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof in which a methylene group normally in carbon position 4 to 13 of said fatty acid is replaced with oxygen.
本发明公开了一种抑制寄生虫活性的方法,通过在所述 G
PI 锚中加入
氧基取代的
脂肪酸类似物来代替
肉豆蔻酸,从而抑制所述寄生虫的糖基
磷脂酰肌醇(G
PI)锚的
生物合成。抑制性化合物是 C₁₃ 和 C₁₄
脂肪酸或其烷基
酯,其中通常位于所述
脂肪酸碳位 4 至 13 的亚
甲基被
氧取代。