PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROTOZOAL DISEASES PARTICULARLY OF TRYPANOSOMIASIS COMPROSING D-CARNITINE OR AN ACYL DERIVATIVE OF D-CARNITINE

摘要

D-carnitine and its acyl derivatives of formula: IMAGE in which R is an acyl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, particularly acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, or isovaleryl, and their pharmacologically acceptable salts, are useful in the treatment of protozoal diseases, especially trypanosomiasis.