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 …

The genus Bursera belongs to the family Burseraceae and has been used in traditional
Mexican medicine for treating various pathophysiological disorders. The most representative …

Background The two available drugs for treatment of T. cruzi infection, nifurtimox and
benznidazole (BZ), have potential toxic side effects and variable efficacy, contributing to their …

The cytochrome P540 (CYP) superfamily currently includes about 9,000 proteins forming
more than 800 families. The enzymes catalyze monooxygenation of a vast array of …

Three phenylpropanoid dimers (1–3) including two new metabolites were isolated from the
extract of the twigs of Nectandra leucantha using antileishmanial bioassay-guided …

We have evaluated the anti‐inflammatory and analgesic properties of the leaves (LCE) and
stem bark (BCE) crude extracts of Zanthoxylum riedelianum (Rutaceae). Different fractions of …

Background and purpose: Many compounds liberating NO (NO donors) have been used as
therapeutic agents. Here we test two ruthenium nitrosyls, which release NO when activated …

Advances in Chagas disease drug development: 2009–2010 : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Advances in Chagas disease drug development: 2009–2010 : Current Opinion in …

Polysubstituted chiral γ-butyrolactones are the core structural units of many natural products
and high value-added flavors and fragrances used in the food and cosmetic industry …

Hinokinin is a lignan isolated from several plant species that has been recently investigated
in order to establish its biological activities. So far, its cytotoxicity, its anti-inflammatory and …