Table 1 Antiviral activity (IC 50 ) against HCV, cytotoxicity (CC 50 ) and selectivity index (SI) of crude venoms of five Egyptian scorpion species tested in this study
From: Virocidal activity of Egyptian scorpion venoms against hepatitis C virus
Species | IC 50 (μg/ml) a | CC 50 (μg/ml) a | SI |
|---|---|---|---|
Leiurus quinquestriatus | >100 | >100 | na |
Androctonus amoreuxi | >100 | >100 | na |
Androctonus australis | 88.3 ± 5.8 | >300 | >3.4 |
Androctonus bicolor | >100 | >100 | na |
Scorpio maurus palmatus | 6.3 ± 1.6 | >100 | >15.8 |