1. Evotec (UK) Ltd, Discovery Services, 114 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SA, UK;2. Prolysis Ltd, Oxford University Begbroke Science Park, Sandy Lane, Yarnton, Oxfordshire OX5 1PF, UK
Abstract:
The synthesis and antibacterial activities of three chemotypes of DNA supercoiling inhibitors based on imidazolo1,2-a]pyridine and 1,2,4]triazolo1,5-a]pyridine scaffolds that target the ATPase subunits of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV (GyrB/ParE) is reported. The most potent scaffold was selected for optimization leading to a series with potent Gram-positive antibacterial activity and a low resistance frequency.