Table 3.
Antiplasmodial Activity of Compounds 5–7 and 10c
Compound | Chloroquine-sensitive (D6)-clone | Chloroquine-resistant (W2)-clone | Cytotoxicity to Vero cells | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC50 μM | S.I. | IC50 μM | S. I. | IC50 μM | |
5 | 1.08 | 4.8 | 1.62 | 3.2 | 5.24 |
6 | 2.78 | 1.9 | 3.12 | 1.7 | 5.21 |
7 | 2.75 | 1.6 | 1.94 | 2.3 | 4.53 |
10c | 6.76 | >1.1 | 6.51 | >1.2 | NC |
chloroquinea | 0.03 | 0.31 | NC | ||
artemisinina | 0.02 | 0.01 | NC |
Positive controls
NC not cytotoxic
S. I. (selectivity index) = IC50 for cytotoxicity/IC50 for antiplasmodial activity
IC50: concentration causing 50% growth inhibition