antichagasic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ chagasic.

Adjective

antichagasic (not comparable)

1. Countering Chagas' disease.
   • 2015 August 14, “Antiprotozoal Activity Profiling of Approved Drugs: A Starting Point toward Drug Repositioning”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Nitrofuranes are well known for their antichagasic activity: Nifurtimox—as well as benznidazole, the second treatment available for Chagas’ disease- has been shown to be activated by a NADH-dependent, mitochondrially localized type I nitroreductase.