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aminoquinoline
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aminoquinoline /ami·no·quin·o·line/ (ah-me″no-kwin´o-lēn) a heterocyclic compound derived from quinoline by the addition of an amino group; the 4-aminoquinoline and 8-aminoquinoline derivatives constitute classes of antimalarials.
aminoquinoline [ah-me″no-kwin´o-lēn]
a heterocyclic compound derived from quinoline by the addition of an amino group; the 4-aminoquinoline and 8-aminoquinoline derivatives are groups of antimalarial agents.


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A new 8-aminoquinoline tafenoquine is on clinical trial as a potential replacement for primaquine to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria (Shanks 2001) and holds promise as a prophylactic against Plasmodium falciparum (Shanks 2001).
Mass administration of an antimalarial drug combining 4-aminoquinoline and 8-aminoquinoline in Tanganyika.
Tefenoquine, which is an 8-aminoquinoline, has activity against blood-stage and liver-stage malaria parasite.
 
 
 
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