Research Article
Antiplasmodial and Genotoxic Study of Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants
Table 2
Concentration-dependent genotoxicity of the extract/drug to the parasite.
| Extract/drug (concentration, µg/ml) | Comet score scale | Average (%) comet score |
| Control | 0 | 0 | Infected red blood cells | 2 | 46 | A. hispidum DC (6.5) | 1.5 | 42 | A. hispidum DC (52.1) | 2 | 46 | A. hispidum DC (208.3) | 3 | 65.5 | A. hispidum DC (833.3) | 4 | 75 | Alstonia boonei (6.5) | 1.5 | 42 | Alstonia boonei (52.1) | 2 | 62 | Alstonia boonei (208.3) | 3 | 65 | Alstonia boonei (833.3) | 3 | 65 | Senna siamea Lam (6.5) | 1.5 | 42 | Senna siamea Lam (52.1) | 2 | 56.5 | Senna siamea Lam (208.3) | 2 | 65 | Senna siamea Lam (833.3) | 3 | 65 | Artesuanate (0.006) | 3 | 85 |
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