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. 2006 Apr;50(4):1535-7.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.4.1535-1537.2006.

Antimalarial activity of a synthetic endoperoxide (RBx-11160/OZ277) against Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon

Andrea Kreidenweiss  1 , Benjamin Mordmüller, Sanjeev Krishna, Peter G Kremsner
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Antimalarial activity of a synthetic endoperoxide (RBx-11160/OZ277) against Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon

Andrea Kreidenweiss et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

OZ277 is a newly developed, fully synthetic endoperoxide antimalarial that we tested against field isolates from Gabon. A comparison of activities of OZ277 with artesunate, mefloquine, and chloroquine showed OZ277 to be highly active against all parasite isolates. Artesunate and mefloquine also showed potent antiparasitic activity, but all isolates were chloroquine resistant.

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Chemical structure of OZ277.
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