Antifilarial Lead Molecules Isolated from Trachyspermum ammi

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by infection with the parasitic filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, transmitted by mosquitoes. The lack of an adulticidal drug poses a challenge to filariasis elimination, hence it is essential to develop an effective antifilarial drug...

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Main Authors: Kalyanasundaram Muthuswamy, Vanamail Perumal, Shailja Misra-Bhattacharya, Nisha Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/9/2156/