Anthelmintic activity of cyclotides: In vitro studies with canine and human hookworms

Acta Tropica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Colgrave, Michelle L ^a,b   Kotze, Andrew C ^b   Kopp, Steven ^a   McCarthy, James S ^c   Coleman, Glen T ^a   Craik, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Anthelmintic; Cyclotides; Hookworm; Necator americanus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTIDE; CYCLOVIOLACIN O14; CYSTINE; KALATA B1; KALATA B6; OLDENLANDIA AFFINIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLA ODORATA EXTRACT;

CANID; DRUG; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NEMATODE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PEPTIDE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HOOKWORM; HOOKWORM INFECTION; IC 50; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE PARASITE; LARVAL STAGE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; OLDENLANDIA AFFINIS; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; VIOLA ODORATA;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CYCLOTIDES; DOGS; HUMANS; LARVA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 57849088141     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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