Background: Antifolates have been effective antimalarial drugs.Results: Two proteins of P. falciparum facilitate membrane transport of folates but also of pABA, a precursor of folates.Conclusion: At the concentration that pABA is in the human plasma it would have a higher impact on the parasite's fitness.Significance: pABA metabolism could be a valuable target in the effort to further antimalarial chemotherapy.
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