| Literature DB >> 17482816 |
John J Walsh1, David Coughlan, Nicola Heneghan, Caroline Gaynor, Angus Bell.
Abstract
Artemisinin was reduced to dihydroartemisinin and coupled to a carboxylic acid derivative of quinine via an ester linkage. This novel hybrid molecule had potent activity against the 3D7 and (drug-resistant) FcB1 strains of Plasmodium falciparum in culture. The activity was superior to that of artemisinin alone, quinine alone, or a 1:1 mixture of artemisinin and quinine.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17482816 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.04.054
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823