Gastrointestinal parasites (worms) in sheep and goats are common in all world regions. Parasite burdens have undermined survival of producers and are a limiting factor for farm profitability. Additionally, rampant worm resistance to commercially available anthelmintics adds complexity to parasite management plans and researchers have been looking for alternative compounds with effective anthelm...

A series of N-[3-{(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylthio) methyl}-5-mercapto-4H-1, 2, 4-triazol-4yl]-2-substituted phenoxy acetamide 6(a-g) were synthesized by the mixture of the compound of potassium 2-(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylthio) acetyl) hydrazinecarbodithioate (4) and aryloxy acid hydrazide (5) in presence of hydrochloric acid. The predicted structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed...

The antifeedant and anthelmintic activities of crude extracts of the shells of Anacardium occidentale were studied by comparing it's activity with the activity of Azadirachta indica A Juss (Kernel), a commercial standard. The test extracts of A. occidentale in petroleum ether, dichloromethane: methanol showed better activities compared to A. Indica. To Study the anthelmintic activity, the addit...

Studies were conducted on the anthelmintic property of about 15(e-h, 1e-1h, 2d-2f and 3e-3h) synthesized aminobenzylated Mannich bases bearing N-methyl piperazine using Indian earthworms Pheritima Posthuma against piperazine citrate as standard reference. Three concentrations of each compound (0.1, 0.2, 0.3% w/v) were studied, which involved the determination of paralysis and death time of the ...

Fascioliasis is an emerging and important chronic parasitic disease caused by two trematode liver fluke species: Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica) and Fasciola gigantica (F. gigantica) infecting several herbivorous mammals including cattle, goats, sheep, and humans. We report a 9-year-old girl who suffered from F. hepatica infection and underwent right hepatectomy because of increasing abdominal ...

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites pose a significant economic burden particularly in small ruminant production systems. Anthelmintic resistance is a serious concern to the effective control of GIN parasites and has fuelled the focus to design and promote sustainable control of practices of parasite control. Many facets of sustainable GIN parasite control programs rely on the ability to ...

The benzimidazole anthelmintics mebendazole and fenbendazole have been shown to be much less effective against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infections in the rat on a combined iron and protein deficient diet. In the present experiments it was shown that the anthelmintic efficacy of mebendazole was significantly impaired in the rat on either an iron deficient or a protein deficient diet. Further...

The bioavailability and anthelmintic activity of albendazole-cyclodextrin complexes (ABZ-CDC) compared to albendazole suspensions in carboxymethylcellulose (ABZ-CMC) was assessed in a mouse model for Trichinella infections. Swiss CD-1 mice experimentally infected with T. spiralis were treated with both formulations against enteral (adult worms) and parenteral (migrating and encysted larvae). Or...

Drug development begins with medicinal plants as valuable materials. Euphorbia hirta (EH) andNauclea latifolia (NL) are important having applications in the management ofinfectious diseases. This research aimed at evaluating EH and NL leaves for their anthelminticproperty establishment of probable dauer diapause effect induced via interaction daf-12nuclear receptor worms using standard procedur...

The synthesis of a proline-rich cyclic heptapeptide, fanlizhicyclopeptide A (8), previouslyisolated from the fruits of Annona squamosa (sugar-apples), is described via coupling oftetrapeptide l-prolyl-l-tyrosyl-l-leucyl-l-proline methyl ester with tripeptide Boc-glycyl-lvalyl-l-proline followed by cyclization of the linear fragment having seven amino acid units.Structure of the synthesized cycl...