What is "buparvaquone"

n. A hydroxynaphthoquinone antiprotozoal drug related to parvaquone and atovaquone, used to treat theileriosis.

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 can be used to treat bovine East Coast fever protozoa in vitro, along with the only other substance known - Peganum harmala. It is the only really effective commercial therapeutic product against bovine theileriosis, where it has been used since the late 1980s.