The biological in vitro effect and selectivity of aromatic dicationic compounds on Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which affects millions of individuals in endemic areas of Latin America. One hundred years after the discovery of Chagas disease, it is still considered a neglected illness because the available drugs are unsatisfactory. Aromatic compounds...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Cristiane França da Silva, Patrícia Bernadino da Silva, Marcos Meuser Batista, Anissa Daliry, Richard R Tidwell, Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-05-01
Subjects:	aromatic compounds Trypanosoma cruzi chemotherapy Chagas disease
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000300001