Patent ID: 6800615
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07C,Y02A

Abstract:
A method of inhibiting a Schistosoma sp. which comprises:exposing the Schistosoma sp. to an inhibitory amount of at least one anthraquinone of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, alkyl, acetyl, alkene, alkyne, aryl, cyclic, acid group, carbohydrate, and combinations thereof, R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, alkyl, aldehyde, hydroxymethyl, acid and carbohydrate groups each R containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and the halogen is selected from the group consisting of I, F, Br, and Cl.