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Table 1 Comparison between the parasite viability kinetic assay and the in vitro killing rate assay based on limiting dilutions using compounds from the Medicines for Malaria Venture Malaria Box

From: Identifying rapidly parasiticidal anti-malarial drugs using a simple and reliable in vitro parasite viability fast assay

Compound

In vitro killing rate assay (standard assay)

Viability assay (fast assay)

MMV000478

Fast

Fast

MMV665939

Slow

Slow

MMV019066

Slow

Slow

MMV019662

Slow

Slow

MMV007564

Moderate

Fast/moderate

MMV020750

Moderate

Moderate

MMV665789

Moderate

Moderate

MMV665928

Fast

Fast

MMV006767

Moderate

Moderate

MMV008149

Slow

Slow

MMV009108

Slow

Slow

MMV665924

Fast

Fast

MMV011895

Fast

Fast

MMV019017

Fast

Fast

MMV009063

Fast

Fast

MMV665794

Moderate

Moderate

MMV665824

Slow

Slow

MMV006455

Fast

Fast

MMV665852

Moderate/fast

Fast

MMV665888

Moderate

Moderate

  1. Fast chloroquine/artemisinin-like (no viable parasites detected after 24 h’ treatment), moderate pyrimethamine-like (no viable parasites detected after 48 h’ treatment), slow atovaquone-like (more than 48 h’ treatment needed to kill all parasites)