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Antiprotozoal activity of diospyrin towards Leishmania donovani promastigotes in vitro

Banasri Hazra, Ahindra Kumar Saha, Ratnamala Ray, Durlav K. Roy, Pratima Sur, Amalendu Banerjee

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Diospyrin, a bis-naphthoquinone derivative, isolated from a plant, known for its antitumour properties against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss A mice, exhibits antiprotozoal activity towards L. donovani promastigotes in culture.

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Key concepts: Antiprotozoal, Leishmania donovani, In vitro, Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, Leishmaniasis, Naphthoquinone, Leishmania, Biology