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Caritza León1, Juan Rodrigues, Neira Gamboa de Domínguez
1Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas 1051, Venezuela.
Abstract:
We have synthesized a series of sulfonylureas and have tested their antimalarial activities, including inhibition of in vitro development of a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum, in vitro hemoglobin hydrolysis, hemozoin formation, and development of Plasmodium berghei in murine malaria. The most active antimalarial compound was (E)-1-[4'-(3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)acryloyl)phenyl]-3-tosylurea (22) with an IC(50) of 1.2microM against cultured P. falciparum parasites. Biological results suggest a fairly potent antimalarial activity for this derivative, but also imply that its activity may arise from an unknown mechanism. Indeed, these compounds may act against malaria parasites through multiple mechanisms.
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