Antiplasmodial activity of iron(II) and ruthenium(II) organometallic complexes against Plasmodium falciparum blood parasites

This work reports the in vitro activity against Plasmodium falciparumblood forms (W2 clone, chloroquine-resistant) of tamoxifen-based compounds and their ferrocenyl (ferrocifens) and ruthenocenyl (ruthenocifens) derivatives, as well as their cytotoxicity against HepG2 human hepatoma cells. Surprisin...

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Main Authors: Nicolli Bellotti de Souza, Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar, Alane Cabral de Oliveira, Siden Top, Pascal Pigeon, Gérard Jaouen, Marilia Oliveira Fonseca Goulart, Antoniana Ursine Krettli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015005025102&lng=en&tlng=en