1,2,5-Oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives and related compounds as potential antitrypanosomal drugs: Structure-activity relationships

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1941-1950

  Cerecetto, Hugo ^a   Di Maio, Rossanna ^a   González, Mercedes ^a   Risso, Mercedes ^a   Saenz, Patricia ^a   Seoane, Gustavo ^a   Denicola, Ana ^a   Peluffo, Gonzalo ^a   Quijano, Celia ^a   Olea Azar, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; FURAZAN DERIVATIVE; NIFURTIMOX;

AMINATION; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EPIMASTIGOTE; FIBROBLAST; HYDROGENATION; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033519706     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm9805790     Document Type: Article

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