Expanding the chemical space of aryloxy-naphthoquinones as potential anti-Chagasic agents: Synthesis and trypanosomicidal activity

NA Becerra, C Espinosa-Bustos, K Vázquez… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
In continuation our effort to research the chemical space of aryloxy-naphthoquinones as
potential anti-Chagas agents, we synthesized nine derivatives and these compounds were …

In vitro and in silico evaluations of new aryloxy-1,4-naphthoquinones as anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agents

A González, N Becerra, M Kashif, M González… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2020 - Springer
In the search for new therapeutic alternatives for Chagas disease, a series of six aryloxy-
naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against Trypanosoma …

Natural and synthetic naphthoquinones active against Trypanosoma cruzi: an initial step towards new drugs for Chagas disease

CO Salas, M Faúndez, A Morello… - Current medicinal …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Chagas disease is one of the most important endemic diseases in Latin America, caused by
Trypanosoma cruzi. The drugs used for the treatment of this disease, nifurtimox and …

Natural naphthoquinones and their derivatives as potential drug molecules against trypanosome parasites

R Rani, K Sethi, S Kumar, RS Varma… - Chemical Biology & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decades, a number of 1, 4‐naphthoquinones have been isolated from natural
resources and several of naphthoquinone derivatives with diverse structural motif have been …

2-Phenylaminonaphthoquinones and related compounds: Synthesis, trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities

I Sieveking, P Thomas, JC Estévez, N Quiñones… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
A series of new 2-aminonaphthoquinones and related compounds were synthesized and
evaluated in vitro as trypanocidal and cytotoxic agents. Some tested compounds inhibited …

Effect of 9-hydroxy-α-and 7-hydroxy-β-pyran naphthoquinones on Trypanosoma cruzi and structure-activity relationship studies

DR da Rochaa, A MT de Souza… - Medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The available treatment for the prevention and cure of Chagas disease, caused by the
protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is still unsatisfactory. Thus, there is an urgent need to …

Synthesis and biological activity against Trypanosoma cruzi of substituted 1, 4-naphthoquinones

AO da Silva, R da Silva Lopes, RV de Lima… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The discovery and development of essential drugs for Chagas disease is a major concern
worldwide. New substituted 1, 4-naphthoquinones were synthesized and tested against the …

[HTML][HTML] New Amino Naphthoquinone Derivatives as Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Agents Targeting Trypanothione Reductase

C Espinosa-Bustos, M Ortiz Pérez… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
To develop novel chemotherapeutic alternatives for the treatment of Chagas disease, in this
study, a set of new amino naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesised and evaluated in …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi compounds: our contribution for the evaluation and insights on the mode of action of naphthoquinones and derivatives

EN Silva Júnior, GAM Jardim… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and affects approximately
eight million individuals in the developing world; it is also classified as a neglected tropical …

Mechanism of Action and implication of naphthoquinone as potent anti-trypanosomal Drugs

R Rani, K Sethi, S Gupta, RS Varma… - Current Topics in …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Naphthoquinone is a heterocyclic moiety whose natural derivatives are present as bioactive
compounds in many plants and have stimulated a resurgence of interest in the past decades …