Compounds Derived from the Bhutanese Daisy, Ajania nubigena, Demonstrate Dual Anthelmintic Activity against Schistosoma mansoni and Trichuris muris.

• Main Authors: Phurpa Wangchuk (Author), Mark S Pearson (Author), Paul R Giacomin (Author), Luke Becker (Author), Javier Sotillo (Author), Darren Pickering (Author), Michael J Smout (Author), Alex Loukas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Whipworms and blood flukes combined infect almost one billion people in developing countries. Only a handful of anthelmintic drugs are currently available to treat these infections effectively; there is therefore an urgent need for new generations of anthelmintic compounds. Medicinal plan...