Table 6 Structural and compositional parameters of P. falciparum obtained through interpretation of the measured UV-visible-NIR spectra of DHA treated IRBCs and parasites extracted from IRBCs
From: Spectrophotometric detection of susceptibility to anti-malarial drugs
Paramer | 10-11Â hrs | 15-17Â hrs |
|---|---|---|
Average cell volume (fl) | 10.5 ± 1.3 | 10.2 ± 2.1 |
DV volume (fl) | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 |
NU volume (fl) | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.8 |
HZ (pg/cell) | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 0.04 ± 0.02 |
Nucleotides in NU (fg/cell) | 15 ± 13 | 14 ± 2 |