A microtitre-based method for measuring the haem polymerization inhibitory activity (HPIA) of antimalarial drugs

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-60

  Basilico, Nicoletta ^a   Pagani, Elisabetta ^a   Monti, Diego ^b   Olliaro, Piero ^c   Taramelli, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HEMATIN; HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOZOIN; QUINOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DETOXIFICATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIMALARIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMIN;

EID: 0031847499     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.1.55     Document Type: Article

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