Figure 5.
MMV688345 does not affect ubiquinone biosynthesis. (a) Giemsa-stained thin smears of MMV688345-treated and control parasites. After 20 h of treatment, P. falciparum cultures were recovered for metabolomics analysis and a sample of each condition was maintained in culture to complete 48 h of treatment. (b) PCA model score plot of LC-HRMS data from analyzed P. falciparum samples comparing MMV688345-treated (Pf-T) and untreated control (Pf-UC) samples. (c) Levels of ubiquinone-9 detected in P. falciparum by LC-HRMS were not affected by MMV688345 treatment. (d) Effect of MMV688345 treatment on the mitochondrial membrane potential was assessed using MitoTracker® after 20 and 48 h of treatment. Scale bar indicates 1 μm. Values represent means ± s.e.m. of at least three independent assays.