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suramin (medicine)


suramin
<chemical> A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of african trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult onchocerca. It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties.

Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent, antineoplastic agent, trypanocidal agents.

Chemical name: 1,3,5-Naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, 8,8'-(carbonylbis(imino-3,1-phenylenecarbonylimino(4-methyl-3,1-phenylene)carbonylimino))bis-


Parnassus, Mt. (sh)




Mountain in central Greece.

Located in the Pindus range, it rises to a height of 8,061 ft (2,457 m). In the ancient world it was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, probably because of its proximity to Delphi and its oracle. For Roman poets the Castalian spring on Parnassus was a source of inspiration, and the mountain was regarded as the Home of the Muses.