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16α‐Hydroxycleroda‐3,13 (14)Z‐dien‐15,16‐olide from Polyalthia longifolia: a safe and orally active antileishmanial agent
5 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: New antileishmanials from natural products are urgently needed due to the emergence of drug resistance complicated by severe cytotoxic effects. 16alpha-Hydroxycleroda-3,13 (14)Z-dien-15,16-olide (Compound 1) from Polyalthia longifolia was found to be a potential antileishmanial and non-cytotoxic, as evidenced by long-term survival (>6 months) of treated animals. This prompted us to...
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