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SUBMITTER: Terrazas P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7582507 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20201001 19
Neglected tropical diseases affect most of the underprivileged populations in tropical countries. Among these are chagas and leishmaniasis, present mainly in South and Central America, Africa and East Asia. Current treatments are long and have severe adverse effects, therefore there is a strong need to develop alternatives. In this study, we base our research on the plant metabolite pulchrol, a natural benzochromene which has been shown to possess antiparasitic activity against <i>Trypanosoma</i ...[more]