A method of inhibiting parasitic activity is disclosed in which the biosynthesis, structure and/or function of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor of said parasite may be affected by incorporating into said GPI anchor selected analogs of myristic acid containing various heteroatoms, substituents and unsaturated bonds, including ester-containing analogs, ketocarbonyl-containing analogs, sulfur-containing analogs, double bond- and triple bond-containing analogs, aromatic moiety-containing analogs, nitrated analogs and halogenated analogs.
本发明揭示了一种抑制寄生活动的方法,其中通过将所选
肉豆蔻酸的类似物纳入所述寄
生物的
磷脂酰肌醇醇
磷脂(G
PI)锚定物中,影响所述寄
生物的G
PI锚定物的
生物合成、结构和/或功能,所述类似物包括含有各种杂原子、取代基和不饱和键的
肉豆蔻酸酯类似物、酮羰基含有类似物、含
硫类似物、双键和三键含有类似物、芳香基团含有类似物、硝化类似物和卤代类似物。