Drug Targets for Plasmodium Falciparum: Historic to Future Perspectives

Dr. Mohammed Tarique currently holds the prestigious position of Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences (CIRBSc) located within Jamia Millia Islamia, India. With a distinguished academic background, Dr. Tarique earned his Ph.D. in Plasmodium Biology from the renowned International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in New Delhi, India. His research endeavors are primarily focused on delving deep into the biology of Plasmodium, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of innovative drugs to combat malaria. Over the course of his career, Dr. Tarique has made significant contributions to the field of Plasmodium research, authoring more than 20 research articles that have been published in leading peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Tarique is editorial board member of various respected journals including, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, the American Journal of BioScience, and the Cell & Cellular Life Sciences Journal, among others.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: An overview of Malaria and Plasmodium.- Chapter 2. Pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum.- Chapter 3. Antimalarial Drugs and drug resistance.- Chapter 4. Metabolic pathways of Enzymes: Therapeutic targets and prospects for Innovative antimalarial drugs.- Chapter 5. Targeting apicoplasts in Plasmodium falciparum, origin and pathways.- Chapter 6. Proteases and protein kinases as potential drug target.- Chapter 7. Plasmodium falciparum: Transporter and Drug Target.- Chapter 8. Enzymes of isoprenoid biosynthesis and control of malarial parasite plasmodium falciparum.- Chapter 9.Ubiquitin-Proteasome system as a potential drug target for Malaria.- Chapter 10.Food Vacuole as a Drug Target.