Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases, killing a person every 20 s. InhA, the enoyl-ACP reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the target of the frontline antitubercular drug isoniazid (INH). Compounds that directly target InhA and do not require activation by mycobacterial catalase peroxidase KatG are promising candidates for treating infections caused by INH resistant strains. The application of the encoded library technology (ELT) to the discovery of direct InhA inhibitors yielded compound 7 endowed with good enzymatic potency but with low antitubercular potency. This work reports the hit identification, the selected strategy for potency optimization, the structure−activity relationships of a hundred analogues synthesized, and the results of the in vivo efficacy studies performed with the lead compound 65.
A fast and efficient protocol for the formation of amides from low nucleophilic amines and esters in flow is described. Products were obtained in good to excellent yields and with the advantage of simultaneous mixing of all reagents at once, avoiding steps for intermediate formation. The protocol is also suitable to be combined with ester synthesis, resulting in the preparation of amides in-line from haloarenes.
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