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Preferred Name

Atovaquone

Definitions
A synthetic hydroxynaphthoquinone with antiprotozoal activity. Atovoquone blocks the mitochondrial electron transport at complex III of the respiratory chain of protozoa, thereby inhibiting pyrimidine synthesis, preventing DNA synthesis and leading to protozoal death.
Synonyms
566C80
ATOVAQUONE
Atovaquone
BW-566C
BW-A566C
Mepron
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