Design and synthesis of novel antimicrobials with activity against Gram-positive bacteria and mycobacterial species,including M. tuberculosis |
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Authors: | V.V.N. Phani Babu Tiruveedhula Christopher M. Witzigmann Ranjit Verma M. Shahjahan Kabir Marc Rott William R. Schwan Sara Medina-Bielski Michelle Lane William Close Rebecca L. Polanowski David Sherman Aaron Monte Jeffrey R. Deschamps James M. Cook |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA;3. Department of Microbiology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA;4. Seattle Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA;5. Center for Bimolecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6930, Washington, DC 20375, USA |
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Abstract: | The alarming increase in bacterial resistance over the last decade along with a dramatic decrease in new treatments for infections has led to problems in the healthcare industry. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is responsible for 1.4 million deaths per year. A world-wide threat with HIV co-infected with multi and extensively drug-resistant strains of TB has emerged. In this regard, herein, novel acrylic acid ethyl ester derivatives were synthesized in simple, efficient routes and evaluated as potential agents against several Mycobacterium species. These were synthesized via a stereospecific process for structure activity relationship (SAR) studies. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays indicated that esters 12, 13, and 20 exhibited greater in vitro activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis than rifampin, one of the current, first-line anti-mycobacterial chemotherapeutic agents. Based on these studies the acrylic ester 20 has been developed as a potential lead compound which was found to have an MIC value of 0.4 μg/mL against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The SAR and biological activity of this series is presented; a Michael-acceptor mechanism appears to be important for potent activity of this series of analogs. |
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Keywords: | Anti-tuberculosis Acrylic esters Michael-acceptor |
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