The effect of cicerfuran, an arylbenzofuran from Cicer bijugum, and related benzofurans and stilbenes on Leishmania aethiopica, L. tropica and L. major

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 907-911

  Getti, Giulia T M ^a,b   Aslam, S N ^d   Humber, D P ^a   Stevenson, P C ^a,c   Cheke, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial activity; Benzofurans; Cicerfuran; L. Major; L. Tropica; Leishmania aethiopica; THP 1 cells

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 2' METHYL 4',5' METHYLENEDIOXYSTILBENE; 2 HYDROXYSTILBENE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CICER BIJUGUM EXTRACT; CICERFURAN; PLANT EXTRACT; STILBENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CICER BIJUGUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LD 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEUKEMIA CELL; MONOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; CICER; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; MONOCYTES; STILBENES;

CICER BIJUGUM; LEISHMANIA AETHIOPICA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 33748623069     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947187     Document Type: Article

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