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Table 2 Comparison of IC 50 derived from bioluminescence and fluorescence-based assays

From: Evaluation of bioluminescence-based assays of anti-malarial drug activity

Drug1

MSF

Luc

MSF

Luc

 

Dd2attB

Dd2luc

Dd2attB

NF54attB

NF54luc

NF54luc

Artemether

12.0 ± 0.5

11.3 ± 0.3

8.4 ± 0.8

12.1 ± 1.3

13.1 ± 0.9

12.2 ± 0.9

Atovaquone

1.9 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.3

Azithromycin

>1580

>1580

>1580

>1580

>1580

>1580

Cloroquine

22.6 ± 2.5

26.4 ± 1.0

18.6 ± 2.5

26.7 ± 1.0

13.2 ± 2.1

21.0 ± 1.3

Dihydroartemisinin

133.0 ± 7.8

125.6 ± 2.4

166.3 ± 7.4

7.9 ± 0.7

14.1 ± 2.2

19.4 ± 1.8

Mefloquine

4.4 ± 0.5

7.8 ± 1.2

6.0 ± 0.4

9.7 ± 1.4

7.1 ± 1.2

5.6 ± 0.3

Quinine

173.5 ± 13.0

157.3 ± 20.0

115.4 ± 9.1

62.6 ± 5.7

69.0 ± 3.2

48.5 ± 4.0

WR99210

nd2

nd

nd

nd

0.55 ± 0.13

0.48 ± 0.21

  1. 1IC50 values (n.3 independent measurements in the triplicate) reported as mean ± standard deviation in nM, 2not done.