Table 2 Structural and compositional parameters of P. falciparum obtained through interpretation of the measured UV-visible-NIR spectra of control IRBCs and parasites extracted from the host IRBCs
From: Spectrophotometric detection of susceptibility to anti-malarial drugs
Paramer | 10-11Â hrs | 15-17Â hrs | 22Â hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
Average cell volume (fl) | 16.0 ± 0.7 | 20.7 ± 0.4 | 22.4 ± 1.9 |
DV volume (fl) | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 6.0 ± 0.2 |
NU volume (fl) | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
HZ (pg/cell) | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.27 ± 0.01 |
Nucleotides (fg/cell) | 45 ± 12 | 141 ± 30 | 120 ± 21 |