Inhibition of protein synthesis: a mechanism of amebicide action of emetine and other structurally related compounds

J Protozool. 1973 Feb;20(1):160-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1973.tb06025.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Amebicides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Cycloheximide / pharmacology
  • Emetine / pharmacology*
  • Entamoeba histolytica / drug effects*
  • Entamoeba histolytica / growth & development
  • Entamoeba histolytica / metabolism
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Penicillins / pharmacology
  • Protein Biosynthesis*
  • Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Puromycin / pharmacology
  • Rabbits
  • Reticulocytes / drug effects
  • Reticulocytes / metabolism

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Amebicides
  • Penicillins
  • Proteins
  • Puromycin
  • Cycloheximide
  • Emetine