Table 3.
Inhibition percentage (%) of the mice treated with gancidin W (GW) compared with positive control (PC) and negative control (NC) groups on day four at five different concentrations
| Group | Inhibition percentage (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50# | 25# | 12.5# | 6.25# | 3.125# | |
| PC | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GW | 50.09±0.1* | 65.95±0.3* | 60.97±0.5* | 75.87±0.8*,a | 78.46±0.2*,a,b |
Notes:
#
Concentration of GW in micrograms per kilogram body weight;
*
value in mean ± standard deviation;
a
significantly different from the other GW concentration groups (inhibition >65%) at these concentrations;
b
concentration 3.125 μg kg−1 bw is considered to show the best value for antimalarial activity.
Abbreviation: bw, body weight.