Evaluation of plumbagin and its derivative as potential modulators of redox thiol metabolism of Leishmania parasite

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 341-348

  Sharma, Neha ^a   Shukla, Anil Kumar ^a   Das, Mousumi ^a   Dubey, Vikash Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXY 1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; PLUMBAGIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IC 50; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEISHMANIA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; NAPHTHOQUINONES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84857041491     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2498-x     Document Type: Article

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