Institut de Biologie et Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR CNRS 8525, Université de Lille II, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, B.P. 447, 59021, Lille, France.
Abstract:
Solution-phase synthesis and evaluation of a library of 31 sulfonamides as inhibitors of a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum are described. The most potent compound displayed an activity 100-fold better than chloroquine. Experiments using a fluorescent sulfonamide derivative suggest that their site of action inside the parasite is different to that of chloroquine.