TABLE 2.
Starting amine | IC50 (μM)a |
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Starting amine | Guanide | Biguanide | Phenylguanide | |
Butanediamine | >200 | 50 | >200 | >200 |
Hexanediamine | ≥200 | >200 | >200 | 150 (1), 20 (2) |
Diethylenetriamine (DETA) | ≥200 | 50 | >200 | 15 (1), 6 (2) |
Spermidine | >200 | 8 (2), 10 (3) | 65 (1-2) | 0.2 (2), 0.2 (3) |
Spermine | 75 | 10 (2) | 4-8 (2) | 0.5 (3-4) |
Trisethylaminomelamine (TEAM) | >200 | 20 | >200 (1) | 1.5 (3) |
Trisbutylaminomelamine (TBAM) | ≥100 | 10 | >200 (1-2) | 6 (2), 20 (3) |
Trishexylaminomelamine (THAM) | >200 | 2 | 45 (1-3) | >200 (2) |
BEMA dimer | >200 | 50 | ND | 15 (1), 70 (2) |
PAMAM GO | >200 | 4 | >50 (3-4) | 3 |
DNT2300 | >200 | 8 | 7.5 (3-6) | 1.5 |
DNT2200 | ≥200 | 15 | ≥200 (1-5) | 3.5 |
For comparison, NB325, assuming an average molecular weight of ∼1,000, has an IC50 of 10 μM. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of groups added. ND, synthesis not done.