Chromanones with leishmanicidal activity from Calea uniflora

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 353-356

  Do Nascimento, Andréa Mendes ^a   Costa, Fernanda Cristina ^a   Thiemann, Otavio Henrique ^a   De Oliveira, Dionéia Camilo Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Calea uniflora; Chromanones; Leishmanicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CALEA UNIFLORA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CHROMANONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 34548607384     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-5-606     Document Type: Article

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