Antiparasitics

Micrococcin P1

Micrococcin P1 is a macrocyclic thiopeptide originally isolated from Micrococcus sp. by Su (Oxford) in 1948 and is considered the founding member of the thiopeptide antibiotic family.  It was purified by Heatley and Doery but the producing strain...

View Details

Pentamidine isethionate salt

Pentamidine is a broad spectrum drug able to target fungi, parasites and protozoa. While it was previous phased out of common use in medicine due to relatively high toxicity, it has experienced a resurgence with the occurance of drug-resistant organisms...

View Details

Pentamidine

Pentamidine is a broad spectrum drug able to target fungi, parasites and protozoa. While it was previous phased out of common use in medicine due to relatively high toxicity, it has experienced a resurgence with the occurance of drug-resistant organisms...

View Details

Dichlorophen

Dichlorophen is a tenicide, most often used in the treatment of small mammals. Antifungal, antibacterial and herbicidal activity has also been reported. While dichlorophen has low toxicity to mammals, it is toxic to parasites and aquatic life...

View Details

Miltefosine

Miltefosine is primarily used as an antileishmanial drug with demonstrated activity against other parasites, cancer cells, and pathogenic bacteria and fungi.Mechanism of ActionSeveral potential antileishmanial mechanisms of action have been proposed...

View Details

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-Iodine complex

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)–Iodine complex or "tamed iodine" is used as a topical antiseptic. PVP-I gradually releases active iodine, killling gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi, parasites, viuses and yeasts.Molecular Formula(C6H9NO)n •...

View Details

Selamectin

Selamectin is a semi-synthetic avermectin derivative prepared by selective hydrolysis and oximation of doramectin. Selamectin is a potent nematocide used for the treatment of endo- and exo- parasites of domestic animals, notably cats and dogs.Selamectin...

View Details

Flubendazole

Flubendazole is a pharmalogical common antihelmintic used to treat internal parasites. Researchers have been exploring its ability to inhibit tubulin for use in cancer treatment following successful demonstrations of cytotoxicity.Mechanism of...

View Details

Niclosamide monohydrate

Niclosamide is commonly known as an antihelminthic drug used in the treatment of tapeworms. It has also been used as a molluscicide in water treatment, and more recently there are several reports of niclosamide showing anticancer activity. TOKU-E...

View Details

Niclosamide anhydrous

Niclosamide is commonly known as an antihelminthic drug used in the treatment of tapeworms. It has also been used as a molluscicide in water treatment, and more recently there are several reports of niclosamide showing anticancer activity. TOKU-E...

View Details

Demeclocycline hydrochloride

Demeclocycline hydrochloride is a salt prepared from demeclocycline taking advantage of the basic dimethylamino group which protonates and readily forms a salt in hydrochloric acid solutions. The hydrochloride is the preferred formulation for...

View Details

Lasalocid

Lasalocid is a carboxylic polyether ionophore with potent antibacterial activity isolated from Streptomyces lasaliensis, first reported in 1951. It is a mixture of several related homologs(A, B, C, D and E) and  Lasalocid has been found to have...

View Details