Aurapten, a coumarin with growth inhibition against Leishmania major promastigotes

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1847-1852

  Napolitano, H B ^a   Silva, M ^a   Ellena, J ^a   Rodrigues, B D G ^a   Almeida, A L C ^b   Vieira, P C ^b   Oliva, G ^a   Thiemann, O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aurapten (7 geranyloxycoumarin); Coumarin; Inhibitor; Leishmania; X rays

Indexed keywords

AURAPTENE; CARBON; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; SILICA GEL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FRACTIONATION; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LD 50; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PROMASTIGOTE; RUTACEAE;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA; RUTACEAE;

EID: 11844294653     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004001200010     Document Type: Article

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