Voltammetric behavior of nitrofurazone and its hydroxymethyl prodrug with potential anti-chagas activity

Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 774-782

  La Scalea, Mauro Aquiles ^a   De Menezes, Carla Maria Souza ^a   Da Silva Julião, Murilo Sérgio ^a,b   Man, Chin Chung ^c   Serrano, Sílvia Helena Pires ^a   Ferreira, Elizabeth Igne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Estadual Vale do Acarajú   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; Hydroxymethylnitrofurazone; Nitro radical anion; Nitrofurazone; Nitrofurazone prodrug

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044533228     PISSN: 01035053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-50532005000500015     Document Type: Article

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