New compound can inhibit malaria parasite growth: Study

The researchers mentioned that the compound is now only a potential drug.

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The study also noted that the compound was effective against other species of Plasmodium. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

An international team of researchers have found that a novel compound can halt the growth of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum known to cause malaria — the deadly mosquito-borne disease which kills nearly 500,000 people every year across the world. The study, published in the journal Science, noted that the compound called TCMDC-135051 developed by the multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline can eliminate the mosquito-borne parasite in all the stages of its lifecycle.