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.