Inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi and T. Brucei NADH fumarate reductase by benznidazole and anthelmintic imidazole derivatives

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Turrens, Julio F ^a   Watts, Benjamin P ^a   Zhong, Li ^b   Docampo, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benznidazole; Chagas' disease; Chemotherapy; Enzyme inhibitiors; Fumarate reductase; Nitroimidazoles; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 (1 METHYL 5 NITRO 2 IMIDAZOLYL) 1,3,4 THIADIAZOLE; 3A,4,5,6,7,7A HEXAHYDRO 3 (1 METHYL 5 NITRO 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL) 1,2 BENZISOXAZOLE; 3A,4,5,6,7,7A HEXAHYDRO 3 (1 METHYL 5 NITRO 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL) 1,2 BENZISOXAZOLE 6,7 DIOL; ALBENDAZOLE; BENZNIDAZOLE; CAMBENDAZOLE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FENBENDAZOLE; FEXINIDAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEBENDAZOLE; MISONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE; OXFENDAZOLE; PARBENDAZOLE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE FUMARATE REDUCTASE; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030581690     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02722-3     Document Type: Article

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