Inhibition of fumarate reductase in Leishmania major and l. donovani by chalcones

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2023-2029

  Chen, M ^a   Zhai, L ^a   Christensen, S B ^a   Theander, T G ^a   Kharazmi, A ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,4 DIMETHOXY 4' ALLYLOXYCHALCONE; 2,4 DIMETHOXY 4' BUTOXYCHALCONE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; FUMARATE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHALCONE; CHALCONES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MITOCHONDRIA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PERMEABILITY; PHENYLACETATES; SUCCINATE CYTOCHROME C OXIDOREDUCTASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 0034951496     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.2023-2029.2001     Document Type: Article

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