Naphthoquinone Derivatives as Scaffold to Develop New Drugs for Tuberculosis Treatment

Naphthoquinone Derivatives as Scaffold to Develop New Drugs for Tuberculosis Treatment

Despite being a curable disease, tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem worldwide mainly due to lengthy treatment, as well as its toxic effects, TB/HIV co-infection and the emergence of resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. These barriers reinforcing the need for development of ne...

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Main Authors: Priscila C. B. Halicki, Laís A. Ferreira, Kelly C. G. De Moura, Paula F. Carneiro, Karina P. Del Rio, Tatiane dos S. C. Carvalho, Maria do C. F. R. Pinto, Pedro E. A. da Silva, Daniela F. Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
naphthoquinones
antimicrobials
resistance
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00673/full

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