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. 2021 Aug 26;11(9):1278. doi: 10.3390/biom11091278

Table 1.

Minimum inhibitory concentration of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and their respective synthetic analogues against various mycobacterial strains (μg/mL).

Compound Mycobacterial Strains MIC (μg/mL) Reference
Curcumin MTB H37Rv 16 [45]
Demethoxycurcumin (DM) MTB H37Rv 200 [46]
DM6 MTB H37Rv 7.8
DM7 MTB H37Rv 125
Mono-O-methylcurcumin- isoxazole MTB H37Ra 0.09 [47]
a INH, RIF, STM-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M3) 0.195
b INH, RIF, EMB, STM-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M4) 1.56
INH, RIF, STM-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M5) 3.125
INH, RIF-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M6) 0.39
INH, RIF, EMB, STM-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M8) 3.125
INH, RIF-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M11) 3.125
INH, RIF, EMB-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M16) 1.56
INH, RIF, EMB, STM-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M21) 3.125
INH, RIF-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M22) 0.39
INH, RIF-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M27) 0.195
c INH, RIF, STM, OFX, CIP-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M46) 1.56
INH, RIF, STM, OFX, CIP-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M48) 1.56
INH, RIF, STM, OFX, CIP-resistant MTB (clinical isolate M53) 3.125
UBS-109 M. marinum 10 mM * [48]
MTB H37Rv ~10 μM *
EF-24 MTB Beijing F2 20 μM *
M. marinum 25 mM *
CPMD-6- dihydrochloride MTB H37R 2 [45]
INH-resistant MTB ATCC 35822 2
RIF-resistant MTB ATCC 35838 2
STM-resistant MTB ATCC 35820 2
ETB-resistant MTB ATCC 35837 2
M. fortuitum ATCC 6841 16
M.abscessus ATCC 19977 16
3,3′-Dihydroxycurcumin MTB 156 [49]
Quinolidene based monocarbonyl curcumin analogue 3e MTB >30 # [50]
M. bovis BCG 2.7 #
Quinolidene based monocarbonyl curcumin analogue 3h MTB >30 #
M. bovis BCG 9.2 #
Quinolidene based monocarbonyl curcumin analogue 4a MTB 26.5 #
M. bovis BCG 7.3 #
Quinolidene based monocarbonyl curcumin analogue 4e MTB 7.8 #
M. bovis BCG 9.4 #

* IC50 of UBS-109 EF-24 against the mycobacterial strains; a INH, isoniazid; RIF, rifampicinn; STM, streptomycin; b EMB, ethambutol; c OFX, ofloxacin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; # MIC90.