Quantitative evaluation of a handheld light microscope for field diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection (Publications)
We evaluated the Newton Nm1, a commercially available handheld light microscope and compared it with conventional light microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections. A total of
In vitro antiprotozoal activity of extracts of five Turkish Lamiaceae species (Publications)
The in vitro antiprotozoal activities of crude methanolic extracts from the aerial parts of five Lamiaceae plants (Salvia tomentosa, S. sclarea, S. dichroantha, Nepeta nuda subsp. nuda and Marrubium a
Simple analogues of Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) (Publications)
A series of 1,2,4-trioxanes were synthesized in which the key peroxy bonds were installed through a molybdenum-catalyzed perhydrolysis of the epoxy rings. A core structure was identified that may serv
Antimalarials in the treatment of schistosomiasis (Publications)
With just one drug used for individual patient management and community-based morbidity control, the treatment, control, and eventual elimination of schistosomiasis is vulnerable should resistance to
Determination of antiplasmodial activity and binding affinity of selected natural products towards PfTrxR and PfGR (Publications)
In our study, the binding affinities of selected natural products towards PfTrxR, PfGR, human TrxR and human GR were determined using a mass spectrometry based ligand binding assay. The in vitro antim
The potential of secondary metabolites from plants as drugs or leads against protozoan neglected diseases - part I (Publications)
Infections with protozoan parasites are a major cause of disease and mortality in many tropical countries of the world. Diseases caused by species of the genera Trypanosoma (Human African Trypanosomia