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  • 03-11-2017
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A drug targets chitin. which type of pathogen should this drug be effective against?

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  • 13-11-2017
A drug that targets chitin should be effective in parasites.
Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi and fungi can be a pathogen causing disease in humans or other organisms.
Fungi like  Candida, Aspergillus, Histoplasma and many more could be stopped if his cell wall was destroyed by this drug.
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