Natural Phenolic Compounds as Potential Antimalarial
Mamede L, Ledoux A, Jansen O, Frédérich M. Natural Phenolic Compounds and Derivatives as Potential Antimalarial Agents. Planta Med. 2020  PMID: 32325510.
Phenolic acids, phenols and derivative
Number Compound Botanical Origin Family Antiplasmodial IC50 (Strain) Cytotoxicity IC50 (Cell line) Selectivity Index (SI)
1 Methyl gallate Dacryoedes edulis (G Don) Burseraceae 2.01 µM (3D7) > 543 µM (LLC-MK2) > 182
 2.99 µM (Dd2)
Swintonia foxworthyi Griffith Anacardiaceae 10.86 µM (W2) > 109 µM (BC1; > 2.17
19.00 µM (D6) Lu1; Col2; KB-V1; LNCaP)
41.27 µM (KB)
Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. Sapindaceae 6.95 µM (D6) ND
 4.18 µM (W2)
2 Atranorin Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth Bignoniaceae 4.41 ± 0.35 µM (W2) 27.72 µM (LLC-MK2) > 1.7
 2.81 ± 1.07 µM (CAM10)+
 2.78 ± 0.29 µM (SHF4)+
3 Ellagic acid Terminalia avicennioides Guill. et Perr Combretaceae 0.2 µM (K1) 30.4 µM (HepG2) 1521
Terminalia mollis M. A. Lawson Combretaceae 0.56 µM (3D7) ND
 0.40 µM (F32)
Alchornea cordifolia L. Euphorbiaceae 0.86 µM (Fcm29) 68.17 µM (Hela) > 45
 1.52 µM (Nigerian strain)
Punica granatum L. Lythraceae > 39.4 µM (D6 and W2) > 103 µM (HL-60) > 2.6
Tristaniopsis calobuxus, Brongniart & Gris Myrtaceae 0.5 µM (D6) > 100 µM (Hep G2) > 200
 0.3 µM (W2)
Acros Organics (Belgium)* 0.33 ± 0.027 µM (F32) > 100 µM Vero, KB, and MRC5 cells > 495
 0.11 ± 0.027 µM (Dd2)
 0.30 ± 0.017 µM (FcB1)
 0.33 ± 0.024 µM (W2)
 0.18 ± 0.020 µM (FcM29)
4 Lauryl gallate Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms Leguminosae 2.2 ± 0.2 µM (Dd2) 30.0 ± 2.0 µM (HepG2) 13.6
6 4-nerolidylcatechol Pothomorphe peltata (L.) Miq. Piperaceae 0.67 µM (K1) 507 µM (3 T3 cells) 756
Coumarins and derivatives.
Number Compound Botanical Origin Family Antiplasmodial IC50 (Strain)
Cytotoxicity IC50 (Cell line)
Selectivity Index (SI)
7 (+)-4′-decanoyl-cis-khellactone Angelica purpuraefolia T. H. Chung Apiaceae 1.5 µM (D10) > 150 µM (SK-OV-3) > 100
8 1-O-galloyl-6-O-luteoyl-R-D-glucose Phyllanthus niruri L. Euphorbiaceae 2.0 – 2.4 µM (FCR-3) ND
9 Clausarin Clausena harmandiana Pierre Rutaceae 0.26 – 1.84 µM (K1) ND
10 trans-avicennol Zanthoxylum chiloperone var. angustifolium Engl. Rutaceae 7.8 µM (K1) 1.5 µM(F32) 3.5 µM (PFB) 6.4 µM (FcB1) 12.85 µM (MCR5) > 1.6
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