Síntese, avaliação biológica e modelagem molecular de arilfuranos como inibidores da enzima tripanotiona redutase Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling of arylfurans as potential trypanothione reductase inhibitors

<abstract language="eng">Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes a severe disease (Chagas'disease) in Central and South America. The currently available chemotherapeutic agents against this disease are still inadequate. The enzyme trypanothione reductase (TR) is co...

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Main Authors: Renata B. de Oliveira, Carlos L. Zani, Rafaela S. Ferreira, Rodrigo S. Leite, Tânia M. A. Alves, Thaís H. A. da Silva, Alvaro J. Romanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000200013