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. 2020 Jan 2;19:1. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-3075-5

Table 6.

Binding to plasma and media proteins

Compound Fraction unbound ± SD
Human Plasmaa Albumaxa 10% FCS in DMEMa HLMa
Ionized or partially ionized bases at physiological pH
 Cycloguanil 0.75 ± 0.040 0.88 ± 0.057 0.94 ± 0.064 0.72 ± 0.083
 Doxycyclin 0.23 ± 0.090b 0.41 ± 0.023 0.44 ± 0.070 0.93 ± 0.045
 Pyronaridine 0.090 ± 0.012b 0.69 ± 0.023 Not assessed 0.29 ± 0.018
 Proguanil 0.34 ± 0.010 0.80 ± 0.021 Not assessed 0.33 ± 0.014
 Primaquine 0.26 ± 0.023 0.96 ± 0.056 0.78 ± 0.025 0.56 ± 0.050
 Chloroquine 0.54 ± 0.048 0.97 ± 0.069 Not assessed 0.50 ± 0.032
 Chlorproguanil 0.10 ± 0.0070 0.50 ± 0.020 Not assessed 0.052 ± 0.004
 Azithromycin 0.34, 0.35b 0.76 ± 0.065 Not assessed 0.70 ± 0.060
 AQ-13 0.43 ± 0.022 0.85 ± 0.028 Not assessed 0.66 ± 0.048
 Desethylamodiaquine 0.17 ± 0.0020 0.75 ± 0.074 Not assessed not assessed
 Quinine 0.37 ± 0.040b 0.69 ± 0.090 Not assessed 0.57 ± 0.036
 Clindamycin 0.19 ± 0.011 0.65 ± 0.066 Not assessed 0.67 ± 0.084
 KAF156 0.069 ± 0.013b 0.38 ± 0.017 0.477 ± 0.032 0.14 ± 0.0060
 M5717 0.24 ± 0.0020b 0.55 ± 0.041 0.638 ± 0.065 0.50 ± 0.041
 OZ277 0.086 ± 0.0080 0.29 ± 0.021 Not assessed 0.044 ± 0.0050
 Mefloquine 0.015 ± 0.0010b 0.27 ± 0.019 Not assessed 0.050 ± 0.0060
 Amodiaquine 0.089 ± 0.0080 0.67 ± 0.033 Not assessed 0.91 ± 0.094
 NPC1161B 0.00074 ± 0.00016c 0.035 ± 0.0020 0.043 ± 0.004 CNDe
 Ferroquine 0.041 ± 0.0010c 0.52 ± 0.031 0.364 ± 0.026 0.27 ± 0.032
 Naphthoquine 0.018 ± 0.0010c 0.27 ± 0.035 Not assessed 0.21 ± 0.015
 Tafenoquine 0.00070 ± 0.00017c CNDe 0.038 ± 0.001 0.0020 ± 0.00030
 MMV253 0.017 ± 0.00020c 0.48 ± 0.026 Not assessed 0.11 ± 0.017
 MMV052 0.00040 ± 0.00010c 0.014 ± 0.0010 Not assessed 0.0010 ± 0.00010
 Piperaquine 0.0003 ± 0.0001c 0.019 ± 0.0040 0.092 ± 0.0030 0.013 ± 0.0020
 Halofantrine < 0.0001c 0.0080 ± 0.0010 Not assessed 0.0020 ± 0.00020
 TDD-E209 < 0.0001c 0.0070 ± 0.0010 Not assessed 0.00030 ± 0.000010
 Lumefantrine < 0.0001c CNDe Not assessed CNDe
Ionized acids at physiological pH
 Sulfadoxine 0.036 ± 0.0010 0.50 ± 0.030 0.86 ± 0.044 0.93 ± 0.086
 Sulfamethoxazole 0.32 ± 0.024 0.67 ± 0.120 0.87 ± 0.058 1.00 ± 0.033
 Artesunate 0.27 ± 0.0080d 0.14 ± 0.0070d 0.72 ± 0.026 CNDd
 Atovaquone < 0.0001c CNDe CNDe ~ 0.0020
Zwitterionic or partially zwitterionic at physiological pH
 P218 0.13 ± 0.013 0.41 ± 0.022 0.684 ± 0.017 0.88 ± 0.041
 JPC3210 0.0028 ± 0.00020c 0.21 ± 0.012 0.227 ± 0.012 0.029 ± 0.0030
Neutral at physiological pH
 Dapsone 0.27 ± 0.019 0.63 ± 0.11 Not assessed 0.86 ± 0.059
 Dihydroartemisinin 0.21 ± 0.010d 0.34 ± 0.018d Not assessed 0.87 ± 0.10d
 DSM421 0.039 ± 0.007 0.43 ± 0.020 0.615 ± 0.043 0.77 ± 0.065f
 Pyrimethamine 0.095 ± 0.0010b 0.46 ± 0.090 0.48 ± 0.034 0.54 ± 0.097
 MMV048 0.11 ± 0.0070b 0.46 ± 0.022 0.653 ± 0.060 0.61 ± 0.014
 Artemisone 0.12 ± 0.0060 0.46 ± 0.013 Not assessed 0.44 ± 0.024
 Artemether 0.038 ± 0.0090c 0.46 ± 0.039 Not assessed 0.50 ± 0.052
 SJ733 0.085 ± 0.012c 0.40 ± 0.040 Not assessed 0.58 ± 0.069
 DSM265 0.0018 ± 0.00010c 0.18 ± 0.0050f 0.366 ± 0.041 0.28 ± 0.0070f
 KAE609 0.0016 ± 0.00010c 0.044 ± 0.0040 Not assessed 0.019 ± 0.0010
 OZ439 < 0.0001c 0.010 ± 0.0010 Not assessed 0.0010 ± 0.00010
 ELQ300 0.00010 ± 0.000010c CNDe 0.001 ± 0.001 0.002 ± 0.00010

CND could not determine

aMean ± SD, n = 3–4 replicates; ultracentrifugation used unless indicated otherwise

bRED device with diluted plasma correcting for the dilution factor with 6 h dialysis

cRED device with diluted plasma correcting for the dilution factor; presaturation of device and 24 h dialysis

dInstability evident; where values are given they represent an estimate only

eCompound not detected in free fraction

fData for DSM265 from [79] and for DSM421 from [78]