We are delighted to announce the first full public release of the IUPHAR/MMV Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY (abbreviated to GtoMPdb). This new web resource, designed specifically for malaria pharmacology, has been developed as a joint initiative between the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). It has been constructed as an extension to the parent Guide to PHARMACOLOGY database (GtoPdb) and incorporates new pharmacological content, including molecular targets in the malaria parasite and interaction data for ligands with antimalarial activity. In addition, a dedicated portal has been developed, in consultation with key opinion leaders in malaria research, to provide quick and focused access to these new data.
The GtoMPdb portal homepage
A more detailed introduction to the project and a chronicle of technical developments can be found in our previous blog posts.
This initiative has enriched the GtoPdb and it is hoped will foster innovation by providing, in a single expert-curated database, results from antimalarial drug discovery programmes and the scientific literature. Following the lastest database release (2019.4), the Antimalarial targets family and the Antimalarial ligands family were updated and now contain a total of 30Â P. falciparum (3D7) targets and 72 ligands annotated with antimalarial activity. The GtoMPdb has maintenance funding, ensuring new data curation will continue until June 2020.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the project and for the helpful feedback we received during beta-testing of the portal. If you have any further feedback or queries about the resource please contact enquiries@guidetopharmacology.org
This project is supported by a grant awarded to Professor Jamie Davies at the University of Edinburgh by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV).
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