In vitro activity of riboflavin against the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-96

  Akompong, Thomas ^a   Ghori, Nafisa ^b   Haldar, Kasturi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033989718     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.1.88-96.2000     Document Type: Article

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