Table 4.
Antiparasitic activity of selected compounds.
| Compound | T. gondii modela | C. parvum model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC50(μM) | Selectivity | |||
| Toxo/WT | Toxo/CpIMPDH | EC50 (μM) | ||
| C64 | >23 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | >73 | 0.7 ± 0.2c |
| C84 | 3 ± 2 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 5 | 1.7 ± 0.8c |
| C90 | 5 ± 1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 ± 0.5 |
| C91 | 2.7 ± 0.9c | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 9 | n.d. |
| C97 | 17 ± 9 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 30 | < 0.8d |
All values are the average of three independent trials unless otherwise stated.
T. gondii model12. Toxo/WT, strain with endogenous IMPDH; Toxo/CpIMPDH, strain that depends on CpIMPDH. Selectivity = EC50(Toxo/WT)/EC50(Toxo/CpIMPDH);
C. parvum in vitro infection model;
two determinations;
Average growth inhibition 80 ± 10 % at 0.8 μM.