In vitro effect of alkaloids on bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei and T. congolense

Planta Medica

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 623-627

  Merschjohann, K ^a   Sporer, F ^a   Steverding, D ^a   Wink, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

African trypanosomes; Alkaloids; Antitrypanosomal activity; DNA intercalation; HL 60 cells; Inhibition of protein biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ARECOLINE; ATROPINE; BERBAMINE; BERBERINE; BRUCINE; CINCHONIDINE; CINCHONINE; COTININE; CYTISINE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; EMETINE; ERGOTAMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PAPAVERINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; SANGUINARINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SURAMIN; THEOPHYLLINE; TROPANE DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0034815454     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17351     Document Type: Article

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