The novel oxygenated chalcone, 2,4-dimethoxy-4'-butoxychalcone, exhibits potent activity against human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and rodent parasites Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium yoelii in vivo

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1327-1333

  Chen, M ^b   Christensen, S Brøgger ^b   Zhai, L ^b   Rasmussen, M H ^b   Theander, T G ^b   Frokjaer S ^b   Steffansen, B ^b   Davidsen, J ^b   Kharazmi, A ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIMETHOXY 4' BUTOXYCHALCONE; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; LICOCHALCONE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030830227     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514129     Document Type: Article

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