A fluorescence-based assay for the uptake of CPD0801 (DB829) by African trypanosomes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-149

  Ward, Christopher P ^a   Burgess, Karl E V ^a   Burchmore, Richard J S ^a   Barrett, Michael P ^a   de Koning, Harry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CPD0801; DB829; Diamidine; Drug transport; Ethidium; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CPD 0801; DB 829; DIAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; ETHIDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETERINARY DRUG;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHIDIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARASITOLOGY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 77957318528     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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