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Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2011, 2, 380-384 ABB doi:10.4236/abb.2011.25055 Published Online October 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/abb/). Effects of different colours in the visible region on Leishmania tropica Samina Azeemi1* 1 2 3 4 , Syed Mohsin Raza , Masoom Yasinzai , Abdul Samad , Manzoor Iqbal Khattak 1Department of Physics, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan; 2Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 3Center for Advance Studies of Vaccinology and Bio-Technology (CASVAB), University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan; 4Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan. * E-mail: saminatazayyen@ Received 19 June 2011; revised 26 July 2011; accepted 10 August 2011. ABSTRACT destroy connective tissues, such as cartilaginous struc- tures, in the nasopharyngeal tract [5,6]. The aim of this study was to investigate the wave- There are two common medicines containing anti- length-dependency of chromotherapy effects on cuta- mony, meglumine antimoniate (Glucantim®) and sodium neous Leishmaniasis parasite growth. Chromothe- stibogluconate (Pentostam®), but is painful and expen- rapy uses visible range radiations to improve healing; sive, too. It is not completely understood how these however, its effects on parasite are not well under- drugs act against the parasite; they may disrupt its energy stood. Leishmania tropica was irradiated using seven