Abstract
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is one of the most important parasitic diseases with serious social and economic impacts mainly in Latin America. Therefore Chagas’ disease treatment is still a challenge, mainly in Brazil, where the only commercially available drug is benznidazole (Rochagan®). Since 1984, the WHO has recommended the use of crystal violet (gentian violet) in blood banks in endemic areas to prevent transmission by transfusion.
Keywords: QSAR-3D, CoMFA, Chaga´s Disease.
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Adriana de Oliveira Gomes, Alessandra Mendonça Teles de Souza, Alice Maria Rolim Bernardino, Helena Carla Castro, Carlos Rangel Rodrigues ;Chagas’ Disease, Chemoinformatics: Directions Toward Combating Neglected Diseases (2012) 1: 145. https://doi.org/10.2174/978160805183011201010145
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/978160805183011201010145 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |