ANTITRICHOMONAL ACTIVITY OF 1,3-DIARYL-2-PROPEN-1-ONES

Authors

  • A. O. Oyedapo
  • Vincent O. Makanju
  • E. O. Iwalewa
  • T. K. Adenowo

Keywords:

Trichomonas gallinae, 1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones, in vitro activity

Abstract

1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones were synthesized by the Claisen - Schmidt condensation method. T. gallinae parasites isolated from domestic pigeon were cultured in vitro. The in vitro susceptibility of T. gallinae was evaluated in multi-well plates at 37oC. Four of the synthetic compounds produced significant antitrichomonal activity against T. gallinae. The minimal lethal concentrations (MLCs) (produced by) 2’-hydroxy-4-methoxychalcone, 2’-hydroxy-2,4’-dimethoxychalcone, 2’-hydroxy-4-chlorochalcone, 3,4,4’-Trimethoxychalcone and 4-hydroxcychalcone were 100.0, 0.78, 50.0, 50.0 and 3.13 µg/ml respectively. The results indicate that 2’-hydroxy-2,4’-dimethoxychalcone and 3 other synthetic 1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones possess potent antitrichomonal activity against T. gallinae. However, the studies on cytotoxicity effect showed that all the active chalcones demonstrated a very low haemagglutination titre values ranging between 0.57 –4.06 suggesting their low toxicity profile.

Author Biographies

A. O. Oyedapo

Drug Research & Production Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Vincent O. Makanju

Drug Research & Production Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

E. O. Iwalewa

Department of Pharmacology

T. K. Adenowo

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

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Published

2006-01-07

How to Cite

Oyedapo, A. O., Makanju, V. O., Iwalewa, E. O., & Adenowo, T. K. (2006). ANTITRICHOMONAL ACTIVITY OF 1,3-DIARYL-2-PROPEN-1-ONES. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 1(1), 55–62. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/65

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