Epimers of bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ol derivatives with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
s and several of their esters have shown promising activity against the causative organisms for malaria and sleeping sickness. The base-catalyzed epimerization of the alcohols was carried out by different
Quinuclidine derivatives as potential antiparasitics (Publications)
causative organism of human African trypanosomiasis) and Plasmodium falciparum (a causative agent of malaria), but through an unknown mode(s) of action
Medicinal chemistry optimization of antiplasmodial imidazopyridazine hits from high throughput screening of a softfocus kinase library: part 2 (Publications)
for antiplasmodial activity against NF54 (sensitive) and K1 (multidrug resistant) strains of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and evaluated for both aqueous solubility and metabolic stability
Trypanocidal activity of diarylheptanoids from <em>Schrankia leptocarpa</em> DC (Publications)
Schrankia leptocara is a medicinal species use traditionally in Benin to treat malaria. A previous study showed interesting antimalarial activity against two strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Phytochemical
Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of antimalarial polyamines (Publications)
falciparum. In an effort to expand the structure-activity relationship of this compound class towards malaria, we have prepared and biologically tested a library that includes benzamide and 3-phenylpropanamide
Structure-activity relationship studies of pyrrolone antimalarial agents (Publications)
mammalian (L6) cells. Three representative compounds were selected for evaluation in a rodent model of malaria infection, and the best compound showed improved ability to decrease parasitaemia and a slight increase
<em>In silico</em> guided reconstruction and analysis of ICAM-1-binding var genes from <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
the surface of infected erythrocytes is thought to play a major role in the pathology of severe malaria. As the sequence pool of the var genes encoding PfEMP1 expands there are opportunities, despite the
Validation of the protein kinase <em>Pf</em>CLK3 as a multistage cross-species malarial drug target (Publications)
target for drugs, with the potential to offer a cure-to be prophylactic and transmission blocking in malaria.
South-East Asia (Publications)
reduced the prevalence of parasitic diseases, but the emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, along with the widespread use of often poor-quality anti-infective
TKK130 is a 3-hydroxy-propanamidine (HPA) with potent antimalarial <em>in vivo</em> activity and a high barrier to resistance (Publications)
Malaria continues to pose a significant burden on populations in endemic areas and requires innovative treatment options. Here, we report the synthesis and preclinical evaluation of the novel 3-hydrox