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. 2020 Mar 29;25(7):1571. doi: 10.3390/molecules25071571

Table 2.

The SBVS top-ranked FDA approved drugs and their inhibition of β-haematin formation and parasite activity in the CQ-sensitive (PfNF54) strain of P. falciparum.

Zinc Code Binding Affinity Drug β-haematin
IC50 (μM)
PfNF54
IC50 (µM)
zinc000001550499 −13.4 Cinacalcet NA 1 -
zinc000052716421 −12.9 Flibanserin NA 1 -
zinc000000601229 −12.3 Azelastine NA 1 -
zinc000012503187 −12.3 Conivaptan NA 1 -
zinc000022010649 −12.2 Panobinostat - 2 -
zinc000003816514 −12 Rolapitant - 2 -
zinc000003784182 −12 Adapalene NA 1 -
zinc000003978005 −12 Dihydroergotamine NA 1 -
zinc000019632618 −12 Imatinib 99.0 ± 4.76 3.9 ± 0.14
zinc000000968263 −11.9 Cyclobenzaprine NA 1 -
zinc000003816287 −11.9 Axitinib NA 1 -
zinc000027990463 −11.8 Lomitapide 68.2 ± 0.85 0.56 ± 0.10
zinc000006716957 −11.8 Nilotinib 7.3 ± 1.2 0.28 ± 0.02
zinc000001530977 −11.8 Naftifine NA 1 -
zinc000011681563 −11.8 Netupitant - 2 -
zinc000000025958 −11.7 Rucaparib NA 1 -
zinc000000538312 −11.6 Risperidone NA 1 -
zinc000068202099 −11.6 Sonidegib NA 1 -
zinc000003776633 −11.5 Acrivastine NA 1 -
zinc000003798734 −11.5 Acitretin NA 1 -
zinc000000968264 −11.5 Cyproheptadine NA 1 -
zinc000000001261 −11.4 Desloratadine NA 1 -
zinc000001550477 −11.4 Lapatinib 5.43 ± 0.03 0.26 ± 0.07
zinc000003939013 −11.3 Fosaprepitant NA 1 -
zinc000070466416 −11.2 Cabozantinib - 2 -
zinc000001530886 −11.2 Telmisartan 51.07 ± 0.67 4.99 ± 1.7
zinc000019144231 −7.4 (S)-Chloroquine 3 - 2 -
zinc000019144226 −8 (R)-Chloroquine 3 - 2 -
- - (±)-Chloroquine 3 26 ± 0.26 0.015 ± 0.001

1 not active at tested concentration of 150 μM. 2 Not in stock at the time of the study. 3 CQ is available and tested as a racemate, but for docking, a specific enantiomer must be constructed. We therefore considered both enantiomers, which were docked separately.