Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff: In vitro activity against the trophozoite stage of a natural sesquiterpene and a synthetic cobalt(II)-lapachol complex

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-108

  Martín Navarro, Carmen M ^a   López Arencibia, Atteneri ^a   Lorenzo Morales, Jacob ^a   Oramas Royo, Sandra ^a,b   Hernández Molina, Rita ^a   Estévez Braun, Ana ^a,b   Ravelo, Ángel G ^a,b   Valladares, Basilio ^a   Piñero, José E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Madrid Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Chemotherapy; Cyperotundone; Lapachol; Sesquiterpene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CYPEROTUNDONE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; COBALT LAPACHOL COMPLEX; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS RETUSA; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELASTRACEAE; COBALT; HUMANS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SESQUITERPENES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBIDAE; MAYTENUS; RETUSA;

EID: 77954761815     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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