In an attempt to identify potential new agents that are active against HIV-1 IN, a series of novel coumarin-3-carbohydrazide derivatives were designed and synthesised.
Herein we report the synthesis of novel compounds inspired by the antimicrobial activities of nitroazole and thiazolidin-4-one based compounds reported in the literature. Target compounds were investigated in vitro for antitubercular, antibacterial, antifungal, and overt cell toxicity properties. All compounds exhibited potent antitubercular activity. Most compounds exhibited low micromolar activity against S. aureus and C. albicans with no overt cell toxicity against HEK-293 cells nor haemolysis against human red blood cells. Notably, compound 3b exhibited low to sub-micromolar activities against Mtb, MRSA, and C. albicans. 3b showed superior activity (0.25 μg/ml) against MRSA compared to vancomycin (1 μg/ml).
Curcumin is a natural product that has been reported to exhibit myriad pharmacological properties, one of which is antitubercular activity. It demonstrates antitubercular activity by directly inhibiting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and also enhances immune responses that ultimately lead to the elimination of M.tb by macrophages. This natural product is, however, unstable, and several analogues, noticeably monocarbonyl analogues, have been synthesized to overcome this challenge. Curcumin and its monocarbonyl analogues reported so far exhibit moderate antitubercular activity in the range of 7 to 16 μM. Herein, we report a straightforward synthesis of novel monocarbonyl curcumin analogues, their antitubercular activity, and the structure-activity relationship. The hit compound from this study, 3a, exhibits potent MIC 90 values in the range of 0.2 to 0.9 μM in both ADC and CAS media.
Trypanosomes and Leishmania are parasitic protozoans that affect millions of people globally. Herein we report the synthesis of 2‐aroyl quinazolinones and their antiprotozoal efficacy against Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania infantum. These compounds were counter‐screened against a human cell line for cytotoxicity. Thirteen of the twenty target compounds in this study inhibited the growth of these parasites, with compounds KJ1, and KJ10 exhibiting IC50 values of 4.7 μM (T. b. brucei) and 1.1 μM (T. b. rhodesiense), respectively.
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Developing new anti-TB compounds using cost-effective processes is critical to reduce TB incidence and accomplish the End TB Strategy milestone. Herein, we describe the synthesis and structure–activity relationships of a library of thirty
7H
-Pyrrolo[2,3-
d
]pyrimidine derivatives providing insights into the contributions of different aromatic, aryl and alkyl substitution at the C-4 position of the 7-deazapurine ring. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the compounds against the green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter strain of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
was assayed using the standard broth microdilution method, and cell toxicity was determined using the MTT assay. Sixteen compounds displayed in vitro activity against the GFP reporter strain of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
with MIC
90
values of 0.488–62.5 µM. This study highlights the most potent derivative,
N-(4-phenoxy phenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine
with a MIC
90
value of 0.488 µM and was non-cytotoxic to the Vero cell line. Moreover, all the potent compounds from this series have a ClogP value less than 4 and molecular weight < 400; thus, likely to maintain drug-likeness during lead optimisation.
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Supplementary Information
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11030-022-10453-1.
Sleeping sickness, caused by trypanosomes, is a debilitating, neglected tropical disease wherein current treatments suffer from several drawbacks such as toxicity, low activity, and poor pharmacokinetic properties, and hence the need for alternative treatment is apparent. To this effect, we screened in vitro a library of 2-quinazolinone derivatives for antitrypanosomal activity against T.b. brucei and cytotoxicity against HeLa cells. Seven compounds having no overt cytotoxicity against HeLa cells exhibited antitrypanosomal activity in the range of 0.093–45 µM were identified. The activity data suggests that the antitrypanosomal activity of this compound class is amenable to substituents at N1 and C6 positions. Compound 14 having a molecular weight of 238Da, ClogP value of 1 and a total polar surface area of 49 was identified as the most active, exhibiting an IC50 value of 0.093 µM Graphical Abstract.
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