Quinol derivatives as potential trypanocidal agents

A Capes, S Patterson, S Wyllie, I Hallyburton…

Index: Capes, Amy; Patterson, Stephen; Wyllie, Susan; Hallyburton, Irene; Collie, Iain T.; McCarroll, Andrew J.; Stevens, Malcolm F.G.; Frearson, Julie A.; Wyatt, Paul G.; Fairlamb, Alan H.; Gilbert, Ian H. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 20, # 4 p. 1607 - 1615

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Abstract

Quinols have been developed as a class of potential anti-cancer compounds. They are thought to act as double Michael acceptors, forming two covalent bonds to their target protein (s). Quinols have also been shown to have activity against the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, the causative organism of human African trypanosomiasis, but they demonstrated little selectivity over mammalian MRC5 cells in a counter-screen. In this paper, we report ...