ScienceDaily: Anti-Malarial Drug: Tryptophan Deficiency May Underlie Quinine Side Effects

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Anti-Malarial Drug: Tryptophan Deficiency May Underlie Quinine Side Effects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626141235.htm

Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's

ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may

explain many of the adverse side effects associated with quinine.

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