Physicochemical, biological and β-haematin inhibiting activity of pyrido-dibemequines, pyrido[1,2-α]benzimidazoles and their derivatives

There is an urgent need for new antimalarials following the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum strains with reduced sensitivity to the currently used artemisinin combination therapies. Classical aminoquinoline-based drugs inhibit the formation of haemozoin (HZ) thereby causing parasite death from th...

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Main Author: Okombo, Ojwang' John
Other Authors: Egan, Timothy J
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28156