The malaria parasite Plasmodium possesses a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid known as
the apicoplast. The apicoplast is essential for parasite survival, and harbors several plant …

Endemic in 149 tropical and subtropical countries, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect
more than 1 billion people annually with over 500,000 deaths. Among the NTDs, some of the …

Malaria remains one of the world's most prevalent tropical diseases because of its high
mortality and morbidity burden, as well as its economic and social impacts on the …

Efficacy of triclosan (TS) and TS-loaded liposomes against the virulent strain of Toxoplasma
gondii (T. gondii) was evaluated. Swiss albino mice were intraperitoneally infected with 10 4 …

Malaria, caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, leads to over half a million deaths
per year, 90% of which are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. P. vivax usually causes …

The chemical composition of the Caribbean sponge Pandaros acanthifolium was
reinvestigated and led to the isolation of 12 new steroidal glycosides, namely, pandarosides …

Cost-effective therapy of neglected and tropical diseases such as malaria requires
everlasting drug discovery efforts due to the rapidly emerging drug resistance of the …

Triclocarban and triclosan, two potent antibacterial molecules present in many consumer
products, have been subject to growing debate on a number of issues, particularly in relation …

Chemicals targeting the liver stage (LS) of the malaria parasite are useful for causal
prophylaxis of malaria. In this study, four lichen metabolites, evernic acid (1), vulpic acid (2) …

Terrestrial plants have proven to be a prolific producer of clinically effective antimalarial
drugs, but the antimalarial potential of seaweeds has been little explored. The main aim of …