Background:

NSC5844 is a 4-aminoquinoline derivative, with antitumor and antimalarial activity.

NSC5844 (Compound 10) is a 4-aminoquinoline derivative, and has antitumor activity with GI50s of 7.35 ± 0.10 μM and 14.80 ± 0.35 μM against MDA-MB-468 and MCF-7 cells, respectively[1]. NSC5844 (Compound 1) is cytotoxic to P. falciparum, inhibits the growth of chloroquine-sensitive (D-6) and -resistant (W-2) clones of P. falciparum, with IC50s of 17 and 27 nM, respectively[2].

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