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                                        Comment: Compound 24 is the lead identified in a medicinal chemistry study of the 6-Chloro-2-arylvinylquinolines, a novel class of small molecules with promising antimalarial activity [1]. 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
                                    The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY.  | 
                                    
                                        
                                         
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| Guide to Malaria Pharmacology Comments | 
| Compound 24 is a fast-acting antimalarial that targets the trophozoites (asexual blood stage) and also demontrates transmission blocking potential [1].  Potential Target/Mechanism Of Action: As the precise mechanism of action of compound 24 is not yet known, we do not have a molecular target for this compound.  |