Unlocking withaferin-A: Structural design toward next-generation antikinetoplastid agents
Authors:
- Eduardo Hernández-ÁlvarezEHEduardo Hernández-Álvarez
- Carlos J. Bethencourt-EstrellaCBCarlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella
- Meriam Ben YoussefMYMeriam Ben Youssef
- Atteneri López-ArencibiaALAtteneri López-Arencibia
- Jacob Lorenzo-MoralesJacob Lorenzo-Morales
- Isabel L. BazzocchiIBIsabel L. Bazzocchi
- José E. PiñeroJosé E. Piñero
- Ignacio A. JiménezIJIgnacio A. Jiménez
Open Access
- 25 September 2025
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
- Vol. 192, 118591
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CB21/13/00100)
- Centro de Investigación Biotecnológica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (PMP22/00092)
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2022-136549OB-100)
- Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras
- Cabildo de Tenerife (CC20230222)
- Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social
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