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The action of 2:4-diamino-6:7-diisopropylpteridine on normal, proguanil- and sulphadiazine-resistant strains of Plasmodium gallinaceum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Elspeth W. McConnachie
Elspeth W. McConnachie
Affiliation:
Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
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1. 2:4-diamino-6:7-diisopropylpteridine has an antimalarial index of 1:40, when tested against Plasmodium gallinaceum.

2. 2:4-diamino-1′-methylindolo-(2′:3′-6:7)-pteridine showed no activity against P. gallinaceum in doses tolerated by the chick.

3. Proguanil- and sulphadiazine-proguanil-resistant strains of P. gallinaceum were cross-resistant to 2:4-diamino-6:7-diphenylpteridine.

4. Proguanil- and sulphadiazine-proguanil-resistant strains of P. gallinaceum showed no cross-resistance to 2:4-diamino-6:7-diisopropylpteridine, but were slightly hypersensitive to this compound.

I wish to thank Dr A. Bishop for her interest in this work, and for advice and criticism. The work has been financed by the Medical Research Council.

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Parasitology , Volume 42 , Issue 3-4 , January 1953 , pp. 272 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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