Synthesis and trypanocidal activity of 1, 4-bis-(3, 4, 5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-1, 4-butanediol and 1, 4-bis-(3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1, 4-butanediol

LSC Bernardes, MJ Kato, S Albuquerque…

Index: Bernardes, Lilian Sibelle Campos; Kato, Massuo Jorge; Albuquerque, Sergio; Carvalho, Ivone Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 14, # 21 p. 7075 - 7082

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Abstract

Chagas' disease is endemic in Central and South American countries. Specific chemotherapy with nifurtimox or benznidazole has been recommended for treatment of recent infection but they have limited efficacy. The natural products veraguensin (1) and grandisin (2) have shown potent in vitro activity against trypomastigote parasite (Y strain) with IC50 2.3 μM (1) and 3.7 μM (2). We report herein the synthesis and in vitro ...