New anti-Leishmania agent
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Biomolecular chemistry
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background
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic, tropical infectious disease transmitted to humans through sandflies. It has infected 12 million people in 88 regions, and it is estimated that 2 million people become infected every year. Without treatment, leishmaniasis attacks the internal organs resulting in a 90% mortality rate.
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“Cristaxenicin A,” a new chemical compound with anti-Leishmania properties
application/development
The search for target molecules in the development of drugs to treat protozoan diseases, livestock drugs and other agents
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Current treatments involve the use of antimony formulas, but it has side effects, and protozoans with resistance have begun to appear. Our chemical compound has a chemical structure that is completely different from traditional drugs, and it is believed to work through a totally different mechanism. It has high selective toxicity, and there are great expectations for it as an antiprotozoal drug with low toxicity.
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posted:
2014/05/21