Planta Med 1998; 64(1): 54-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957366
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Natural Product Chemistry
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Antiplasmodial Activity of Mono- and Dimeric Carbazoles

Gerhard Bringmann1 , Alfons Ledermann1 , Jörg Holenz1 , Muh-Tsuen Kao2 , Ulrich Busse3 , Howard G. Wu4 , Guido François5
  • 1Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität, Würzburg, Germany
  • 2173, Jin-Wen Street, Wen-Shan District, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 3BASF AC, APE/EF - Li 444, Limburgerhof, Germany
  • 4BASF Taiwan Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 5Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Antwerpen, Belgium
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1997

1997

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

A series of mono-and dimeric natural and structurally modified carbazoles has been tested for activity against Plasmodium falciparum. One of the monomers, the synthetic compound 1,4-diacetoxy-3-methylcarbazole (17), displays the highest activity, with an IC50 value of 1.79 µg/ml. It is distinctly more active than the as yet best natural compound, 1-hydroxy-3-methylcarbazole (4) (4).