Division of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990 Nov-DecTwo compounds of the quinoline ester series, WR 197236 (6-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-7-beta-phenoxyethoxyquinoline ) and WR 194905 (4-acetoxy-6-decyloxy-7-isopropoxy-3-methoxycarbonylquinoline++ +), exhibit anti-relapse activity against sporozoite-induced Plasmodium cynomolgi B infections in rhesus monkeys. Both the compounds have been found to be curative when given intramuscularly in 7 daily doses of 15 mg/kg, and no relapses were observed during the observation period of 120 d.
S K Puri, G P Dutta. Quinoline esters as potential antimalarial drugs: effect on relapses of Plasmodium cynomolgi infections in monkeys. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1990 Nov-Dec;84(6):759-60
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