| Literature DB >> 18606541 |
Damien Barbaras1, Marcel Kaiser, Reto Brun, Karl Gademann.
Abstract
The quaternary beta-carbolinium alkaloid nostocarboline from the cyanobacterium Nostoc 78-12A and 10 bis-cationic dimeric derivatives were evaluated against four protozoan parasites and low micromolar values against Trypanosoma brucei, submicromolar values against Leishmania donovani and low nanomolar values against Plasmodium falciparum K1 were determined. Selectivity against rat myoblasts (L6 cells) was found to be up to >2500-fold.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18606541 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.06.049
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823