New agents with potential leishmanicidal activity identified by virtual screening of chemical databases: New agents with potential leishmanicidal activity

Introduction and Objectives: Leishmaniosis, a disease caused by a protozoan parasite, remains a serious public health problem threatening about 350 million people around the world, of which 12 million are believed to be currently infected (WHO 2010). To date, there are no vaccines against the specie...

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Main Authors: Juan Rebollo, Jesús Olivero-Verbel, Niradiz Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publicaciones UIS 2013-04-01
Series:Salud UIS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-08072013000100005&lng=en&tlng=en