Product Name:Buparvaquone

Synonyms  2-[[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)cyclohexyl]methyl]-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione

Molecular Structure

 

Molecular Formula:C₂₁H₂₆O₃

Molecular Weight:326.43

Buparvaquone is a hydroxynaphthoquinone antiprotozoal drug related to parvaquone and atovaquone. It is a promising compound for the therapy and prophylaxis of all forms of theileriosis. Buparvaquone has been shown to have anti-leishmanial activity in vitro.

It is the only really efficient therapy in bovine theileriosis, where it is used since the late 1980s