An antiprotozoal agent (IC50s = 9.91, 12.28, and 10.44 μM against Taluahuen, LQ, and Brener strains of T. cruzi epimastigotes, respectively); interferes with cellular oxygen metabolism; induces parasitic cell death through the production of highly toxic oxygen reactive metabolites, including superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals, and hydrogen peroxide; inhibits clonogenic growth of HCT116, H838, C33A, LN18, KNS42, MDA-MB-231, and FaDu tumor cells in vitro under hypoxic conditions