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Eur J Med Chem
; 60: 51-6, 2013 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23279867
ABSTRACT
The discovery and development of essential drugs for Chagas disease is a major concern worldwide. New substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones were synthesized and tested against the infective bloodstream form of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. These products exhibited substantial activity against T. cruzi, especially 2-((8E,11Z)-heptadeca-8,11-dienyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (9) with IC(50) of 7.8 µM.