Single and hybrid antimalarials based on artemisinin, chloroquine and ß-lactams : synthesis, antiplasmodial activity, cytotoxicity and effect of selected artemisinin-chloroquine hybrids on the parasitic endocytosis pathway

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Malaria remains to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality throughout recorded history. It is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium, where P. falciparum is the most lethal. Current estimates are that over...

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Main Author: Feng, Tzu-Shean
Other Authors: Chibale, Kelly
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6305