Structure-activity relationship of new growth inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1540-1554

  Cinque, Güendalina M ^a   Szajnman, Sergio H ^a   Zhong, Li ^b   Docampo, Roberto ^b   Schvartzapel, Andrea J ^a   Rodriguez, Juan B ^a   Gros, Eduardo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 PHENOXYPHENOXYETHYL THIOCYANATE; NIFURTIMOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EPIMASTIGOTE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; NIFURTIMOX; PHENYL ETHERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THIOCYANATES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032560138     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm970860z     Document Type: Article

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