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. 2024 Nov 19;14(50):37131–37141. doi: 10.1039/d4ra04965a

Inhibition of the folic acid pathway expressed as percentage survival.

Compounds No competitor Folic acid
20 µM 100 µM
4g a41% a81% a96%
20a a45% a88% a98%
20b a36% a77% a91%
Trimethoprim a6% a99%
a

Percentage survival is obtained by the formula = 100 − %AP, where %AP is the percent of growth inhibited by either the compound or positive control. Folate activity (through the action on DHFR and PTR1) was obtained with the compounds 20a, 20b, and 4g, along with a positive control trimethoprim.