In vitro leishmanicidal activity of naturally occurring chalcones

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 148-152

  Petry, Raquel D ^a   Reginatto, Flávio ^a   De Paris, Fernanda ^a,b   Gosmann, Grace ^a   Salgueiro, Jennifer B ^a   Quevedo, João ^a,b   Kapczinski, Flávio ^b   Ortega, George González ^a   Schenkel, Eloir Paulo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiprotozoal; Chalcone; In vitro; Leishmania; Natural product; QSAR

Indexed keywords

2' HYDROXY 3',4',6' TRIMETHOXYCHALCONE; 2' HYDROXY 3,4 DIMETHOXYCHALCONE; 2' HYDROXY 4,4' DIMETHOXYCHALCONE; 2',4' DIHYDROXY 4 METHOXYCHALCONE; 3,4,2',4',6' PENTAMETHOXYCHALCONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROMASTIGOTE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHALCONE; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0035067048     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.701     Document Type: Article

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