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. 2020 Feb 12;147(6):611–633. doi: 10.1017/S0031182020000207

Table 2.

Drug targets in Trypanosoma and Leishmania parasites

Target Process Localization Organism Drugs Reference
Alternative oxidase Electron transport chain Mitochondria T. brucei Aromatic hydroxamates Menzies et al. (2018)
Cytochrome b Electron transport chain Mitochondria T. cruzi GNF7686 Khare et al. (2015)
Lanosterol 14-α-demethylase Ergosterol biosynthesis Mitochondria and endoplasmatic reticulum T. cruzi Posaconazole
Ravuconazole
Morillo et al. (2017); Urbina (2015)
Trypanothione synthase Thiol metabolism Cytoplasm T. brucei
T. cruzi
Leishmania spp.
Revised in the references Vazquez et al. (2017); Leroux and Krauth-Siegel (2016); Torrie et al. (2009)
Trypanothione reductase Thiol metabolism Cytoplasm T. brucei
T. cruzi
Leishmania spp.
Revised in the references Leroux and Krauth-Siegel (2016); Vazquez et al. (2017); Lu et al. (2013)
Ornithine decarboxilase Polyamine metabolism Cytoplasm T. brucei DFMO Burri and Brun (2003)
TcPAT12 Polyamine metabolism Flagellar pocket T. cruzi Isotretinoin
ANT4
Triclabendazole
Sertaconazole
Paroxetine
Cisapride
Alberca et al. (2016); Reigada et al. (2018); Reigada et al. (2017); Dietrich et al. (2018)
Enolase Glycolisis Cytoplasm and cell surface T. brucei
T. cruzi
Leishmania spp.
Phosphonoacetohydroxamate Avilan et al. (2011)
Piruvate kinase Glycolisis Cytoplasm Leishmania spp. Furanose sugar amino amides Nowicki et al. (2008)
Phosphofructokinase Glycolisis Glycosome T. brucei
T. cruzi
ML251
Furanose sugar amino amides
Brimacombe et al. (2014); Nowicki et al. (2008)
Hexokinase Glycolisis Glycosome T. brucei EbSe
Revised in the references
Lu et al. (2013); Sharlow et al. (2010a,b)