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. 2016 Mar 2;6:22451. doi: 10.1038/srep22451

Table 3. IC50s in the Alamar blue viability assay using the T. b. brucei clone GUSone with different exposure times from 16 h to 48 h.

Compound IC50[μg/ml]
MIC [μg/ml]
16 h 24 h 40 h 48 h 24 h
 DIP-01 75.6 70.1 57.2 47.1 >100
 DIP-02 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 10
 DIP-03 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5
 DIP-07 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.9 20
 DIP-19 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 20
Melarsoprol 0.021 0.020 0.016 0.012 0.25
Pentamidine 0.018 0.012 0.006 0.003 >20
  CA >20 mM >20 mM 20 mM 8 mM >20 mM

Minimum Concentration to kill all trypanosomes (MIC) was determined microscopically after 24 h of exposure. Assays were performed starting with 4 × 105 trypanosomes in 0.5 ml. CA: cis-aconitate 20 mM = 3.48 mg/ml.