Discovery and optimisation studies of antimalarial phenotypic hits
2015
There is an urgent need for the development of new antimalarial compounds. As a result of a
phenotypic screen, several compounds with potent activity against the parasite
Plasmodium falciparumwere identified. Characterization of these compounds is discussed, along with approaches to optimise the physicochemical properties. The in vitro antimalarial activity of these compounds against P. falciparum K1 had
EC50values in the range of 0.09–29 μM, and generally good selectivity (typically >100-fold) compared to a mammalian cell line (L6). One example showed no significant activity against a rodent model of malaria, and more work is needed to optimise these compounds.
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