Synthesis and biological activivity of juvenele hormone analogues (JHA) for Trypanosoma cruzi

Several derivatives of geraniol, geranylacetone, and farnesol bearing carbonate and thiolcarbonate functional groups as well as several derivatives of 4-phenoxyphenol were synthesized and tested for their respective biological activity as growth inhibitors for Trypanosoma cruzi, and for inhibition of tritium-labelled thymidine incorporation in T. cruzi cells. The results indicated that some JHA showed important activity against the development of the cells.