Triage of a set of antimalaria hit compounds, identified through high throughput screening against the Chloroquine sensitive (3D7) and resistant (Dd2) parasite
Plasmodium falciparum strains identified several novel chemotypes suitable for hit-to-lead chemistry investigation. The set was further refined through investigation of their
in vitro ADME properties, which identified templates with good potential to be developed further as antimalarial agents. One example was profiled in an
in vivo murine
Plasmodium berghei model of malaria infection.
Keywords:
Screening; Plasmodium falciparum; phenotypic screening; hit-to-lead chemistry