4-Nerolidylcatechol (1) is an abundant antiplasmodial metabolite that is isolated from Piper peltatum roots. O-Acylation or O-alkylation of compound 1 provides derivatives exhibiting improved stability and significant in vitro antiplasmodial activity. The aim of this work was to study the in vitro inhibition of hemozoin formation, inhibition of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum cultures, and in v...
This work was supported by grants from the UNDP/World Bank/World Health Organization Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, the Program for Malaria Contrai in the Amazon (PCMAM) of the National Health Foundation (Brazilian Ministry of Health), and the Fundacao para o Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil.; Universidade de S?o Paulo. Instituto de Ci?ncias Biom?dicas. ...