Table 1. MICs of the SCAR compounds acting on MTB H37Rv under various conditions and on drug-resistant variants under normal conditions.
Compound | MIC (µM) | |||||||
Normal | pH 6 | Protein Binding | Drug Resistant Variants* | |||||
4% BSA | 10% FBS | rRMP | rINH | rSM | rKM | |||
SCAR1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
SCAR2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
SCAR4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
SCAR5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
SCAR6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
SCAR7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Standard Drug | ||||||||
RMP | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | >2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
INH | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | n.d. | >4 | n.d. | n.d. |
SM | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | n.d. | n.d. | >7.9 | n.d. |
KM | 4.1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | >10.2 |
Normal conditions – those recommended by the manufacturer (pH = 6.8).
rRMP - H37Rv -rifampicin-resistant (ATCC 35838).
rINH - H37Rv-isoniazid-resistant (ATCC 35822).
rSM - H37Rv-streptomycin-resistant (ATCC 35820).
rKM - H37Rv -kanamycin-resistant (ATCC 35827).
n.d. - not determined.