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Synthesis, antibacterial evaluation, and in silico investigations of novel 3-amino-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives. Struct Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-02116-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Jones TH, Harrison DP, Menegatti C, Mevers E, Knott K, Marek P, Hennen DA, Kasson MT, Macias AM, Lovett B, Saporito RA. Deoxybuzonamine Isomers from the Millipede Brachycybe lecontii (Platydesmida: Andrognathidae). JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1134-1140. [PMID: 35389651 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Millipedes (Diplopoda) are well known for their toxic or repellent defensive secretions. Here, we describe (6aR,10aS,10bR)-8,8-dimethyldodecahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline [trans-anti-trans-deoxybuzonamine (1a)] and (rel-6aR,10aR,10bR)-8,8-dimethyldodecahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline [trans-syn-cis-deoxybuzonamine (1b)], two isomers of deoxybuzonamine found in the chemical defense secretions of the millipede Brachycybe lecontii Wood (Colobognatha, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae). The carbon-nitrogen skeleton of these compounds was determined from their MS and GC-FTIR spectra obtained from the MeOH extract of whole millipedes, along with a subsequent selective synthesis. Their structures were established from their 1D (1H, 13C) and 2D NMR (COSY, NOESY, multiplicity-edited HSQC, HSQC-TOCSY, HMBC) spectra. Additionally, computational chemistry (DFT and DP4) was used to identify the relative configurations of 1a and 1b by comparing predicted 13C data to their experimental values, and the absolute configuration of 1a was determined by comparing its experimental specific rotation with that of the computationally calculated value. This is the first report of dodecahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline alkaloids from a platydesmidan millipede.
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- Tappey H Jones
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- Department of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio 44118, United States
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Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Structure-Activity Relationships of 4-Aminopiperidines as Novel Antifungal Agents Targeting Ergosterol Biosynthesis. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237208. [PMID: 34885791 PMCID: PMC8658910 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aliphatic heterocycles piperidine and morpholine are core structures of well-known antifungals such as fenpropidin and fenpropimorph, commonly used as agrofungicides, and the related morpholine amorolfine is approved for the treatment of dermal mycoses in humans. Inspired by these lead structures, we describe here the synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-aminopiperidines as a novel chemotype of antifungals with remarkable antifungal activity. A library of more than 30 4-aminopiperidines was synthesized, starting from N-substituted 4-piperidone derivatives by reductive amination with appropriate amines using sodium triacetoxyborohydride. Antifungal activity was determined on the model strain Yarrowia lipolytica, and some compounds showed interesting growth-inhibiting activity. These compounds were tested on 20 clinically relevant fungal isolates (Aspergillus spp., Candida spp., Mucormycetes) by standardized microbroth dilution assays. Two of the six compounds, 1-benzyl-N-dodecylpiperidin-4-amine and N-dodecyl-1-phenethylpiperidin-4-amine, were identified as promising candidates for further development based on their in vitro antifungal activity against Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. Antifungal activity was determined for 18 Aspergillus spp. and 19 Candida spp., and their impact on ergosterol and cholesterol biosynthesis was determined. Toxicity was determined on HL-60, HUVEC, and MCF10A cells, and in the alternative in vivo model Galleria mellonella. Analysis of sterol patterns after incubation gave valuable insights into the putative molecular mechanism of action, indicating inhibition of the enzymes sterol C14-reductase and sterol C8-isomerase in fungal ergosterol biosynthesis.
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Faheem, Karan Kumar B, Chandra Sekhar KVG, Chander S, Kunjiappan S, Murugesan S. Medicinal chemistry perspectives of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs - biological activities and SAR studies. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12254-12287. [PMID: 35423735 PMCID: PMC8696937 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01480c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Isoquinoline alkaloids are a large group of natural products in which 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQ) form an important class. THIQ based natural and synthetic compounds exert diverse biological activities against various infective pathogens and neurodegenerative disorders. Due to these reasons, the THIQ heterocyclic scaffold has garnered a lot of attention in the scientific community which has resulted in the development of novel THIQ analogs with potent biological activity. The present review provides a much-needed update on the biological potential of THIQ analogs, their structural-activity relationship (SAR), and their mechanism of action. In addition, a note on commonly used synthetic strategies for constructing the core scaffold has also been discussed.
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- Faheem
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani Pilani Campus Pilani-333031 Rajasthan India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani Pilani Campus Pilani-333031 Rajasthan India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet Mandal, Medchal Dist. Hyderabad 500078 Telangana India
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- Amity Institute of Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Noida-201313 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Krishnankoil-626126 Tamil Nadu India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani Pilani Campus Pilani-333031 Rajasthan India
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Antifungal activity of aminoalcohols and diamines against dermatophytes and yeast. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02636-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Senerovic L, Opsenica D, Moric I, Aleksic I, Spasić M, Vasiljevic B. Quinolines and Quinolones as Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anti-virulence, Antiviral and Anti-parasitic Agents. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1282:37-69. [PMID: 31515709 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Infective diseases have become health threat of a global proportion due to appearance and spread of microorganisms resistant to majority of therapeutics currently used for their treatment. Therefore, there is a constant need for development of new antimicrobial agents, as well as novel therapeutic strategies. Quinolines and quinolones, isolated from plants, animals, and microorganisms, have demonstrated numerous biological activities such as antimicrobial, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, and antitumor. For more than two centuries quinoline/quinolone moiety has been used as a scaffold for drug development and even today it represents an inexhaustible inspiration for design and development of novel semi-synthetic or synthetic agents exhibiting broad spectrum of bioactivities. The structural diversity of synthetized compounds provides high and selective activity attained through different mechanisms of action, as well as low toxicity on human cells. This review describes quinoline and quinolone derivatives with antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulent, antiviral, and anti-parasitic activities with the focus on the last 10 years literature.
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- Lidija Senerovic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Center of excellence in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, ICTM - University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nicola AM, Albuquerque P, Paes HC, Fernandes L, Costa FF, Kioshima ES, Abadio AKR, Bocca AL, Felipe MS. Antifungal drugs: New insights in research & development. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 195:21-38. [PMID: 30347212 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The need for better antifungal therapy is commonly accepted in view of the high mortality rates associated with systemic infections, the low number of available antifungal classes, their associated toxicity and the increasing number of infections caused by strains with natural or acquired resistance. The urgency to expand the range of therapeutic options for the treatment of fungal infections has led researchers in recent decades to seek alternative antifungal targets when compared to the conventional ones currently used. Although new potential targets are reported, translating the discoveries from bench to bedside is a long process and most of these drugs fail to reach the patients. In this review, we discuss the development of antifungal drugs focusing on the approach of drug repurposing and the search for novel drugs for classical targets, the most recently described gene targets for drug development, the possibilities of immunotherapy using antibodies, cytokines, therapeutic vaccines and antimicrobial peptides.
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- Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasília, Brazil; Graduate Programme in Microbial Biology, University of Brasília, Brazil
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- Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Brasília Medical School, Brazil
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- Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasília, Brazil; Graduate Programme in Microbial Biology, University of Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Programme in Genomic Science and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil; MATTER, Chicago, IL, USA; Cancer Biology and Epigenomics Program, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- School for Applied Social and Agricultural Sciences, State University of Mato Grosso, Nova Mutum Campus, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Graduate Programme in Genomic Science and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil; Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brazil.
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Krauss J, Stadler M, Bracher F. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Novel Benzylamine-Type Antifungals as Butenafine-Related Antimycotics. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2017; 350. [PMID: 28376264 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201600342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Benzylamine-type antimycotics like naftifine, butenafine, or terbinafine are a well-known class of antimycotics since the 1980s. The following paper describes the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of novel benzylamine-type antimycotics characterized by an isooctyl side chain and various substituents at the benzylamine moiety. The compounds were prepared from benzaldehyde derivatives and 2-amino-6-methylheptane by reductive amination with sodium triacetoxyborohydride and subsequent precipitation with hydrogen chloride. The antimycotic activity of the resulting compounds was evaluated in an agar diffusion assay against the yeasts C. glabrata and Yarrowia lipolytica, the mold Aspergillus niger and the dermatophyte H. burtonii. The compounds were also tested in a microdilution assay against the yeast Candida glabrata and the dermatophyte H. burtonii to determine the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Compounds with an aromatic ether side chain or a short alkyl ether side chain showed significant antimycotic activity against C. glabrata, comparable to terbinafine or clotrimazole.
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- Jürgen Krauss
- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Mague JT, Mohamed SK, Akkurt M, Bakhite EA, Albayati MR. 7-Acetyl-8-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethylsulfanyl-6-hydroxy-1,6-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitrile. IUCRDATA 2017. [DOI: 10.1107/s241431461700390x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In the title compound, C22H23ClN2O2S, the chlorophenyl ring is inclined to the pyridine ring of the isoquinoline ring system by 79.78 (4)°. The cyclohexane ring adopts a flattened boat conformation. In the crystal, dimers form through complementary sets of inversion-related O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds. These are connected into zigzag chains along the c-axis direction by pairwise C—H...N interactions that also form inversion dimers.
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Terent′eva EO, Saidov AS, Khashimova ZS, Tseomashko NE, Sasmakov SA, Abdurakhmanov DM, Vinogradova VI, Azimova SS. Synthesis and Biological Activity of 1,11-bis(6,7-Methylenedioxy- and 6,7-Dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-YL)Undecanes. Chem Nat Compd 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-017-1981-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dang P, Zheng Z, Liang Y. Copper-Catalyzed C(sp3)–S Bond and C(sp2)–S Bond Cross-Coupling of 2-(2-Iodobenzoyl) Substituted or 2-(2-Iodobenzyl) Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines with Potassium Sulfide: Synthesis of Isoquinoline-Fused 1,3-Benzothiazine Scaffolds. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2263-2268. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Pan Dang
- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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Yuan X, Zhang SJ, Du W, Chen YC. Asymmetric Diels-Alder Cycloadditions of Trifluoromethylated Dienophiles Under Trienamine Catalysis. Chemistry 2016; 22:11048-52. [PMID: 27305465 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xin Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting; and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education; West China School of Pharmacy; Sichuan University; Chengdu 610041 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting; and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education; West China School of Pharmacy; Sichuan University; Chengdu 610041 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting; and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education; West China School of Pharmacy; Sichuan University; Chengdu 610041 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting; and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education; West China School of Pharmacy; Sichuan University; Chengdu 610041 P. R. China
- College of Pharmacy; Third Military Medical University; Chongqing 400038 P. R. China
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Müller C, Binder U, Maurer E, Grimm C, Giera M, Bracher F. Fungal sterol C22-desaturase is not an antimycotic target as shown by selective inhibitors and testing on clinical isolates. Steroids 2015; 101:1-6. [PMID: 26022150 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Inhibition of concise enzymes in ergosterol biosynthesis is one of the most prominent strategies for antifungal chemotherapy. Nevertheless, the enzymes sterol C5-desaturase and sterol C22-desaturase, which introduce double bonds into the sterol core and side chain, have not been fully investigated yet for their potential as antifungal drug targets. Lathosterol side chain amides bearing N-alkyl groups of proper length are known as potent inhibitors of the enzymes sterol C5-desaturase and sterol Δ(24)-reductase in mammalian cholesterol biosynthesis. Here we present the results of our evaluation of these amides for their ability to inhibit enzymes in fungal ergosterol biosynthesis. In the presence of inhibitor(s) an accumulation of sterols lacking a double bond at C22/23 (mainly ergosta-5,7-dien-3β-ol) was observed in Candida glabrata, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Yarrowia lipolytica. Hence, the lathosterol side chain amides were identified as selective inhibitors of the fungal sterol C22-desaturase, which was discussed as a specific target for novel antifungals. One representative inhibitor, (3S,20S)-20-N-butylcarbamoylpregn-7-en-3β-ol was subjected to antifungal susceptibility testing on patient isolates according to modified EUCAST guidelines. But, the test organisms showed no significant reduction of cell growth and/or viability up to an inhibitor concentration of 100μg/mL. This leads to the conclusion that sterol C22-desaturase is not an attractive target for the development of antifungals.
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- Christoph Müller
- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Schöpfstr. 41, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Schöpfstr. 41, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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An Antifungal Benzimidazole Derivative Inhibits Ergosterol Biosynthesis and Reveals Novel Sterols. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:6296-307. [PMID: 26248360 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00640-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fungal infections are a leading cause of morbidity and death for hospitalized patients, mainly because they remain difficult to diagnose and to treat. Diseases range from widespread superficial infections such as vulvovaginal infections to life-threatening systemic candidiasis. For systemic mycoses, only a restricted arsenal of antifungal agents is available. Commonly used classes of antifungal compounds include azoles, polyenes, and echinocandins. Due to emerging resistance to standard therapies, significant side effects, and high costs for several antifungals, there is a need for new antifungals in the clinic. In order to expand the arsenal of compounds with antifungal activity, we previously screened a compound library using a cell-based screening assay. A set of novel benzimidazole derivatives, including (S)-2-(1-aminoisobutyl)-1-(3-chlorobenzyl)benzimidazole (EMC120B12), showed high antifungal activity against several species of pathogenic yeasts, including Candida glabrata and Candida krusei (species that are highly resistant to antifungals). In this study, comparative analysis of EMC120B12 versus fluconazole and nocodazole, using transcriptional profiling and sterol analysis, strongly suggested that EMC120B12 targets Erg11p in the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway and not microtubules, like other benzimidazoles. In addition to the marker sterol 14-methylergosta-8,24(28)-dien-3β,6α-diol, indicating Erg11p inhibition, related sterols that were hitherto unknown accumulated in the cells during EMC120B12 treatment. The novel sterols have a 3β,6α-diol structure. In addition to the identification of novel sterols, this is the first time that a benzimidazole structure has been shown to result in a block of the ergosterol pathway.
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Traceless bond construction via rearrangement of N-Boc-N-allylhydrazones giving 1,1-disubstituted olefins. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Liu W, Liu S, Jin R, Guo H, Zhao J. Novel strategies for catalytic asymmetric synthesis of C1-chiral 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and 3,4-dihydrotetrahydroisoquinolines. Org Chem Front 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00294f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review summarizes recent progress in catalytic asymmetric construction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines, among the most important “privileged scaffolds”.
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- Wangsheng Liu
- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Geographical Sciences
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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Krauß J, Hornacek M, MÜller C, Staudacher V, Stadler M, Bracher F. Synthesis and Antifungal Evaluation of Novel N-Alkyl Tetra- and Perhydroquinoline Derivatives. Sci Pharm 2014; 83:1-14. [PMID: 26839797 PMCID: PMC4727778 DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1409-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A series of novel N-alkyl tetra- and perhydroquinoline derivatives and their hydrochlorides were prepared from tetrahydro- or trans-perhydroquinoline by direct alkylation with alkyl halides and subsequent precipitation with HCl gas. The antimicrobial activity of the resulting amines was evaluated in an agar diffusion assay. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the active compounds were determined by the microdilution method. In contrast to the tetrahydroquinolines, the perhydro analogues showed significant antifungal activity. In an assay for the detection of target enzymes in ergosterol biosynthesis, N-undecylperhydroquinoline was identified as an inhibitor of Δ8,7-isomerase.
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- Jürgen Krauß
- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy - Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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