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Table 4 Comparison of anti-protozoal activity (IC 50 ) and cytotoxicity (CC 50 ) of alkaloids from Annickia kummeriae with standard drugs

From: Anti-protozoal activity of aporphine and protoberberine alkaloids from Annickia kummeriae (Engl. & Diels) Setten & Maas (Annonaceae)

Compound

IC50cpd IC50CQ

IC50cpd IC50Art

IC50cpd IC50Mel

IC50cpd IC50Milt

CC50cpd CC50Pdx

Lysicamine (1)

38.1

1,200.0

1,850.0

23.6

177.8

Trivalvone (2)

25.4

800.0

7,150.0

26.4

5,033.3

Palmatine (3)

1.3

40.0

1,600.0

70.9

>10,000

Jatrorrhizine (4)

3.8

120

2,100.0

185.5

>10,000

Jatrorrhizine (4) + columbamine (5) (1.2:1.0)

2.2

69.0

2,000.0

119.1

5,577.8

Palmatine (3) + (−)- tetrahydropalmatine (6) (1.1:1.0)

1.6

49.0

2,150.0

63.64

6,855.6

  1. Cpd isolated compound, CQ chloroquine, Art artemisinin, Mel melarsoprol, Pdx podophyllotoxin.