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Table 1 Results of antiplasmodial screening against Pf3D7 and PfDd2 and selectivity on Raw cell lines

From: In vitro antiplasmodial activity and toxicological profile of extracts, fractions and chemical constituents of leaves and stem bark from Dacryodes edulis (Burseraceae)

 

SYBr Green based assay

 

Cytotoxicity assay on Raw Cells

 

IC50 ± SD (μg/mL)

Resistance Index (RI)

CC50 (μg/mL)

SI

 

Pf3D7

PfDd2

  

Pf3D7

PfDd2

Extracts and fractions

DEM

9.62 ± 0.48

6.32 ± 0.00

0.65

 > 250

 > 26

 > 40

DEF

3.10 ± 0.09

3.56 ± 0.03

1.14

 > 250

 > 81

 > 70

DEH

 > 100

23.39 ± 0.30

-

 > 250

-

 > 11

DEC

1.82 ± 0.72

5.17 ± 0.10

2.84

 > 250

 > 137

 > 48

DEA

3.43 ± 0.01

1.44 ± 0.21

0.41

 > 250

 > 73

 > 174

DEN

3.83 ± 0.17

3.62 ± 0.05

0.94

ND

-

-

DFH

2.70 ± 0.64

2.98 ± 0.22

1.31

 > 250

 > 93

 > 84

DFC

16.92 ± 0.76

10.37 ± 0.19

0.61

 > 250

 > 15

 > 24

DFA

3.84 ± 0.22

8.79 ± 0.10

2.28

 > 250

65

 > 28

DFN

10.36 ± 0.98

8.47 ± 0.09

0.81

 > 250

 > 24

 > 30

DFM

8.72 ± 1.28

4.56 ± 0.19

0.52

 > 250

 > 29

 > 55

Compounds

Griseoxanthone C (2)

 > 25

 > 25

-

 > 100

-

-

3,3'-di-O-methylellargic acid (3)

1.17 ± 0.04

1.36 ± 0.14

1.16

 > 100

 > 85

 > 74

3,3′,4-tri-O-methylellagic acid (4)

 > 25

0.63 ± 0.27

-

 > 100

-

159

3,3″-di-O-methylellagic acid 4-O-(3″-galloyl)-β-D-xylopyranoside (5)

1.86 ± 0.18

1.76 ± 0.14

1.12

 > 100

 > 87

 > 64

3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (6)

 > 25

17.09 ± 0.06

-

 > 100

-

 > 6

Confluentic acid (7)

 > 25

 > 25

-

 > 100

-

-

Glyceryl-1-tetracosanoate (8)

 > 25

 > 25

-

 > 100

-

-

Auranthiamide acetate (9)

 > 25

 > 25

-

 > 100

-

-

Ethyl gallate (10)

1.15 ± 0.10

2.86 ± 0.07

2.48

 > 100

 > 87

 > 35

β-amyrinacetate (11)

 > 25

 > 25

-

 > 100

-

-

β-amyrin (12)

 > 25

 > 25

-

ND

-

-

3-oxo-lanosta-7,24-Z-dien-26-oid acid (13)

 > 25

14.21 ± 0.11

-

 > 100

-

 > 7

Mixture of β- and α- amyrin (14)

 > 25

3.14 ± 0.09

-

 > 100

-

 > 32

Artemisinin (nM)

14.66 ± 0.11

18.90 ± 0.13

0.12

-

-

-

Chloroquine (nM)

4.36 ± 0.53

133 ± 0.16

30.5

-

-

-

  1. DEM Methanolic extract of the stem bark of D. edulis, DEF Hydroethanolic extract of the leaves of D. edulis, DEH n-Hexane fraction of DEM, DEC DCM fraction of DEM, DEA AcOEt fraction of DEM, DEN n-BuOH fraction of DEM, DFH n-Hexane fraction of DEF, DFC DCM fraction of DEF, DFA AcOEt fraction of DEF, DFN n-BuOH fraction of DEF, DFM methanolic fraction of DEF, IC50 Inhibitory concentration 50%, SI Selectivity index, CC50 Cytotoxic Concentration 50, Pf Plasmodium falciparum