Chemical structure of onnamides with leishmanicidal properties (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Chemical structure of onnamides with leishmanicidal properties

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These natural compounds were isolated from a marine sponge species (Theonella sp.) in Okinawa and then shown to have potent activity against the Leishmania major parasite, which often causes a devastating skin disease.

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Dr. Kanami Mori-Yasumoto from Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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