Pathway | Mechanism of action | Target | Compound | Compound class | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatty acid metabolism | Inhibitionof type II fatty acid synthase (FAS II) enzymes | Plasmodium falciparum enoyl-ACP reductase (PfFabI) | Oroidin | Bromopyrrole alkaloid | [290] |
 |  |  | Luteolin 7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside | Flavonoid glycoside | [291] |
 |  |  | Anthecularin | Sesquiterpene lactone | [292] |
 |  |  | 4-Hydroxyanthecotulide | Sesquiterpene lactone | [293] |
 |  |  | 4-Acetoxyanthecotulide | Sesquiterpene lactone | [293] |
 |  |  | Mucusisoflavone C | Flavonoid | [294] |
 |  |  | 3-O-Methylquercetin | Flavonoid | [294] |
 |  |  | Isowighteone | Flavonoid | [294] |
 |  |  | Evernic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  |  | Psoromic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  |  | Methylenebissantin | Flavonoid | [296] |
 |  | Plasmodium falciparum β-ketoacyl-ACP reductase (PfFabG) | Anthecularin | Sesquiterpene lactone | [292] |
 |  |  | 4-Hydroxyanthecotulide | Sesquiterpene lactone | [293] |
 |  |  | 4-Acetoxyanthecotulide | Sesquiterpene lactone | [293] |
 |  |  | Psoromic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  | Plasmodium falciparum β-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase (Pf FabZ) | Evernic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  |  | Vulpic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  |  | Psoromic acid | Phenolic acid | [295] |
 |  |  | Catechin gallate | Catechin | [297] |
 |  |  | Bromopyrrolohomoarginin | Bromopyrrole alkaloid | [93] |
Detoxification of haem | Inhibition of β-haematin formation | Haem crystallization | Bromophycolide A | Macrocyclic meroditerpene | [262] |
 |  |  | Bergenin | Phenolic glycoside | [298] |
 |  |  | Fraxetin | Coumarin | [299] |
 |  |  | 1,3,6-Trihydroxy-2-(3-methyl but-dienyl)-7-methoxy-8-(3- methyl but-2-enyl)xanthen-9-one | Xanthone | [300] |
 |  |  | 2-(6-O-Benzoyl-β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-7-(1α, 2α, 6α-trihydroxy-3-oxocyclohex-4-enoyl)-5-hydroxybenzyl alcohol | Phenolic glycoside | [301] |
 |  |  | Dimethylisoborreverine | Indole alkaloid | [46] |
 |  |  | Nitidine | Benzophenanthridine alkaloid | [62] |
 | Inhibition of β-haematin formation, inhibition of H2O2 and glutathione mediated hemin degradation |  | Axisonitrile-3 | Sesquiterpene isonitrile | [154] |
 |  |  | Diisocyanoadociane | Diterpene isonitrile | [154] |
 | Inhibition of β-haematin formation, inhibition of H2O2 mediated haemin degradation |  | Catechin-[5,6-e]-4β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) dihydro-2(3H)-pyranone | Phenylpropanoid catechin | [203] |
 |  |  | Mururin A | Phenylpropanoid catechin | [203] |
 |  | Plasmodium falciparum glutathione transferase (PfGST) | JB42C | Sesquiterpene lactone | [302] |
 |  |  | Tral-1 | Coumarin catechin | [302] |
Oxidative stress | Production of ROS and lipid peroxidation product | Trafficking, transmembrane and vesicular transport parasite proteins | Plakortin | Polyketide endoperoxide | [303] |
Haemoglobin degradation | Inhibition of food vacuole falcipains | Falcipain 2 | 2,3,6-Trihydroxy benzoic acid | Phenolic acid | [304] |
 |  |  | 2,3,6-Trihydroxy methyl benzoate | Phenolic ester | [304] |
 |  |  | Symplostatin 4 | Depsipeptide | [284] |
 |  | Falcipain 2′ and 3 | Symplostatin 4 | Depsipeptide | [284] |
Glyoxalase detoxification system | Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum glyoxalase I (PfGLOI) | (PfGLOI) | Puberulic acid | Tropone | [305] |
 |  |  | Hinokitiol | Tropone | [305] |
 |  |  | Tropolone | Tropone | [305] |
Protein folding | Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-1 (PfHsp70-1) chaperone function | (PfHsp70-1) | Malonganenone A | Purine alkaloid | [306] |
 |  |  | Malonganenone B | Purine alkaloid | [306] |
 |  |  | Malonganenone C | Alkaloid | [306] |
 |  |  | Lapachol | Naphthoquinone | [306] |
 | Inhibition of chaperone and ATPase functions | PfHsp70-1, PfHsp70-z | Epigallocatechin 3-gallate | Catechin | [205] |
Protein degradation | inhibition of Pf20S proteasome | β5 subunit | Carmaphycin B | Tripeptide | [277] |
Ca2+ metabolism | Inhibition of SERCA-type Ca2+-ATPase | PfATP6 | Artemisinins | Sesquiterpene endoperoxide | [307] |
Protein biosynthesis | Inhibition of cytoplasmic lysyl-tRNA synthetase | Pf lysyl-tRNA synthetase | Cladosporin | Isocoumarin | [308] |