High antitrypanosomal activity of plant-derived sulphur-containing amides

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 570-572

  Astelbauer, Florian ^a   Obwaller, Andreas ^b   Raninger, Adriane ^c   Brem, Brigitte ^c   Greger, Harald ^c   Duchêne, Michael ^a   Wernsdorfer, Walther ^a   Walochnik, Julia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Orphanidis Pharma Research GmbH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Methyldambullin; Methylgerambullin; Sakambullin; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYNORACRONICINE; ACRIDONE DERIVATIVE; AGLAFOLINE; ALKALOID; AMIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; BENZNIDAZOLE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DEHYDRONIRANIN A; DEHYDROTHALEBANIN B; DICTAMNINE; ISO GAMMA FAGARINE; METHYLDAMBULLIN; METHYLGERAMBULLIN; METHYLLACAROL; MICROMINUTINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ROCAGLAMIDE; SAKAMBULLIN; SULPHUR CONTAINING AMIDE; TUBEROSTEMONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUKOCITRINE; ZANTHOBUNGEANINE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMIDES; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 78249275863     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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