The bis(indolyl)imidazole alkaloid nortopsentin a exhibits antiplasmodial activity.

نویسندگان

  • Stephenie Alvarado
  • Bracken F Roberts
  • Amy E Wright
  • Debopam Chakrabarti
چکیده

A library of enriched marine natural product fractions was screened for their antiplasmodial activity using a SYBR green I fluorescence-based assay. Fractions derived from a sponge of the genus Spongosorites exhibited potent inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum growth. This genus of sponge has been reported to contain the nortopsentin and topsentin class of bis-indole imidazole alkaloids. This is the first report of nortopsentin A inhibiting parasite growth at the trophozoite stage at submicromolar 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC(50)).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 57 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013