Calothrixins A and B, novel pentacyclic metabolites from Calothrix cyanobacteria with potent activity against malaria parasites and human cancer cells

Tetrahedron

Volumn 55, Issue 47, 1999, Pages 13513-13520

  Rickards, Rodney W ^a   Rothschild, Jennifer M ^a   Willis, Anthony C ^a   De Chazal, Nola M ^b   Kirk, Julie ^b   Kirk, Kiaran ^b   Saliba, Kevin J ^b   Smith, Geoffrey D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antiplasmodial; Cyanobacteria; Polycyclic heterocyclic compounds

Indexed keywords

CALOTHRIXIN A; CALOTHRIXIN B; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANCER CELL; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTHRIX; CYANOBACTERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0033585089     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00833-9     Document Type: Article

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