Methnaridine is an orally bioavailable, fast-killing and long-acting antimalarial agent that cures Plasmodium infections in mice.

Background and Purpose: Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Novel chemotherapeutic agents are urgently required to combat the widespread Plasmodium resistance to frontline drugs. Here, we report the discovery of a novel benzonaphthyridine antimalarial, methnaridine, which was iden...

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Published in:British Journal of Pharmacology Vol. 177; no. 24; pp. 5569 - 5580
Main Authors: Wang, Weisi, Yao, Junmin, Chen, Zhuo, Sun, Yiming, Shi, Yuqing, Wei, Yufen, Zhou, Hejun, Yu, Yingfang, Li, Shizhu, Duan, Liping
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2020
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