A chlorodiazirine analog of pentamidine with anti-trypanosomal activity

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-180

  Nichols, Alfred C ^a   Yielding, K Lemone ^a   Agbe, Samuel A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of North Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3' [1,5 PENTANEDIYLBIS(OXY 4,1 PHENYLENE)]BIS(3 CHLORO 3H DIAZIRINE); PENTAMIDINE; PENTAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

OXY; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0034000021     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0177:ACAOPW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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