Characterization of alpha-difluoromethylornithine resistant Leishmania donovani and its susceptibility to other inhibitors of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Mukhopadhyay, Rita ^a   Kapoor, Preeti ^a   Madhubala, R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DFMO; Drug resistance; Leishmania; Ornithine decarboxylase; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; CGP 40215A; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; EFLORNITHINE; MITOGUAZONE; N,N' BIS(3 BENZYLAMINOPROPYL) 1,10 DECANEDIAMINE; N,N' BIS(3 BENZYLAMINOPROPYL) 1,6 HEXANEDIAMINE; N,N' BIS(3 BENZYLAMINOPROPYL) 1,7 HEPTANEDIAMINE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0030184887     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1996.0062     Document Type: Article

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