Kiderlen AF, Kayser O, Wu YC (2001): Antileishmanial activity of a series of acetogenins from different Annona species
Arch. Pharm. 334 (Suppl. 2): 55.

A series of acetogenins was isolated from the seeds of Annona muricata, A. atemoya, A. reticulata, and the unripe fruits of A. squamosa (Annonaceae). All compounds were tested for antileishmanial activity in-vitro, and showed dose-dependent activity against extracellular promastigotes of Leishmania donovani, L. infantum and L. major, and intracellular amastigote parasites (L. donovani) residing within murine macrophages. Correlations between molecular structure and antileishmanial activity were presented.