Antimalarial activity of synthetic analogues of distamycin

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Lombardi, Paolo ^a,c   Crisanti, Andrea ^b  

^a Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Ist Biochimico Ital G L   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distamycin; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Pyrrole amidine antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CONGOCIDINE; DISTAMYCIN A; DISTAMYCIN A DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DNA BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031277587     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(97)00095-8     Document Type: Review

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