Effect of amidine derivatives on Leishmania amazonensis axenic amastigotes: Preliminary studies of structure-activity relationships

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 925-928

  Canto Cavalheiro, M M ^a   Echevarria, A ^a   De Souza, M A S ^a   Cysne Finkelstein, L ^a   Torres, M A D ^a   Leon, L L ^a  

^a Department of Immunology ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amidines, structure activity relationship; Leishmania amazonensis, amastigotes, promastigotes

Indexed keywords

AMIDINE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; BROMIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; CYANIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; N,N' DIPHENYL 4 BENZAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LD 50; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PROMASTIGOTE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033783697     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300312     Document Type: Article

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