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Why are there fewer drugs for eukaryotic pathogens than for bacteria?
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∙ 12y ago
Unlike bacteria, eukaryotic pathogens have less
features that differ from host cells and thus
less targets to work with:
• e.g., ribosomes and other metabolic processes
are basically the same as ours
For this reason there are fewer drugs to turn to
in order to treat eukaryotic infections, however
there are some unique features with which to
target many eukaryotic pathogens.
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