Research Article

Evaluating Antiplasmodial and Antimalarial Activities of Soybean (Glycine max) Seed Extracts on P. falciparum Parasite Cultures and P. berghei-Infected Mice

Table 4

In vivo antimalarial activities of crude extract of Glycine max in curative test on day 4 and animal survival time.

TreatmentDose (mg/kg)Mean ± SD parasitemia (%)% suppression of parasiteMean survival time (days)

Methanol extract2005.99 ± 0.1853.4510.50 ± 0.58
4004.54 ± 0.2264.6711.25 ± 0.96
8003.48 ± 0.3772.9316.25 ± 0.96

Peptide extract2005.87 ± 0.2554.3911.00 ± 0.82
4004.52 ± 0.1364.8912.40 ± 1.14
8003.61 ± 0.2771.9015.60 ± 1.52

CQ1.19 ± 0.3690.7228.25 ± 1.50

Vehicle (3% dimethyl sulfoxide and 10% tween 80 in PBS)12.87 ± 0.265.00 ± 0.82

The results are expressed as mean ± SD.