Schiff base-containing citral derivatives as potential amoebicidal agents against Acanthamoeba spp
Authors:
- Amani OmraniAOAmani Omrani
- Ines SifaouiInes Sifaoui
- Meriam Ben YoussefMYMeriam Ben Youssef
- Rubén L. Rodríguez-ExpósitoRRRubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito
- Eduardo Hernández-ÁlvarezEHEduardo Hernández-Álvarez
- Hichem SebaiHSHichem Sebai
- Isabel L. BazzocchiIBIsabel L. Bazzocchi
- José E. PiñeroJosé E. Piñero
- Ignacio A. JiménezIJIgnacio A. Jiménez
- Jacob Lorenzo-MoralesJLJacob Lorenzo-Morales
Open Access
- 2 October 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Acta Tropica
- Vol. 283
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CB21/13/00100)
- Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información (ProID2026010020)
- Generalitat Valenciana (CIPROM/2024/88)
- Universidad de La Laguna (2025/0002183)
- Cabildo de Tenerife (2023)
- Cabildo de Tenerife (project CC20230222, CABILDO.23, 2023\u20132028)
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