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Eldeek HE, Farrag HMM, Tolba MEM, El-Deek HE, Ali MO, Ibraheim ZZ, Bayoumi SA, Hassanin ESA, Alkhalil SS, Huseein EAEHM. Amoebicidal effect of Allium cepa against Allovahlkampfia spelaea: A keratitis model. Saudi Pharm J 2022; 30:1120-1136. [PMID: 36164578 PMCID: PMC9508644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Allovahlkampfia spelaea (A. spelaea) is a free-living amoeba, proved to cause Acanthamoeba-like keratitis with quite difficult treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the amoebicidal effect of Allium cepa (A. cepa) on A. spelaea trophozoites and cysts both in vitro and in vivo using Chinchilla rabbits as an experimental model of this type of keratitis. Chemical constituents of the aqueous extract of A. cepa were identified using Liquid Chromatography-mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). In vitro, A. cepa showed a significant inhibitory effect on trophozoites and cysts compared to the reference drug, chlorhexidine (CHX) as well as the non-treated control (P < 0.05) with statistically different effectiveness in terms of treatment durations and concentrations. No cytotoxic effect of A. cepa on corneal cell line was found even at high concentrations (32 mg/ml) using agar diffusion method. The in vivo results confirmed the efficacy of A. cepa where the extract enhanced keratitis healing with complete resolution of corneal ulcers in 80% of the infected animals by day 14 (post infection)pi compared to 70% recovery with CHX after 20 treatment days. The therapeutic effect was also approved at histological, immune-histochemical, and parasitological levels. Our findings support the potential use of A. cepa as an effective agent against A. spelaea keratitis.
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McConnell DL, Blades AM, Rodrigues DG, Keyes PV, Sonberg JC, Anthony CE, Rachad S, Simone OM, Sullivan CF, Shapiro JD, Williams CC, Schafer BC, Glanzer AM, Hutchinson HL, Thayaparan AB, Krevlin ZA, Bote IC, Haffary YA, Bhandari S, Goodman JA, Majireck MM. Synthesis of Bench-Stable N-Quaternized Ketene N, O-Acetals and Preliminary Evaluation as Reagents in Organic Synthesis. J Org Chem 2021; 86:13025-13040. [PMID: 34498466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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N-Quaternized ketene N,O-acetals are typically an unstable, transient class of compounds most commonly observed as reactive intermediates. In this report, we describe a general synthetic approach to a variety of bench-stable N-quaternized ketene N,O-acetals via treatment of pyridine or aniline bases with acetylenic ethers and an appropriate Brønsted or Lewis acid (triflic acid, triflimide, or scandium(III) triflate). The resulting pyridinium and anilinium salts can be used as reagents or synthetic intermediates in multiple reaction types. For example, N-(1-ethoxyvinyl)pyridinium or anilinium salts can thermally release highly reactive O-ethyl ketenium ions for use in acid catalyst-free electrophilic aromatic substitutions. N-(1-Ethoxyvinyl)-2-halopyridinium salts can be employed in peptide couplings as a derivative of Mukaiyama reagents or react with amines in nucleophilic aromatic substitutions under mild conditions. These preliminary reactions illustrate the broad potential of these currently understudied compounds in organic synthesis.
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- Danielle L McConnell
- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, New York 13323, United States
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Ahmed U, Anwar A, Ong SK, Anwar A, Khan NA. Applications of medicinal chemistry for drug discovery against Acanthamoeba infections. Med Res Rev 2021; 42:462-512. [PMID: 34472107 DOI: 10.1002/med.21851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Acanthamoeba is a genus of free-living amoebae, pervasively found in the environment. Most of its pathogenic species are the causative agent of sight-threatening Acanthamoeba keratitis and fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Despite the advancements in the field of chemotherapy, treating Acanthamoeba infections is still challenging due to incomplete knowledge of the complicated pathophysiology. In case of infection, the treatment regimen for the patients is often ineffective due to delayed diagnosis, poor specificity, and side-effects. Besides the resistance of Acanthamoeba cysts to most of the drugs, the recurrence of infection further complicates the recovery. Thus, it is necessary to develop an effective treatment which can eradicate these rare, but serious infections. Based on various computational and in vitro studies, it has been established that the synthetic scaffolds such as heterocyclic compounds may act as potential drug leads for the development of antiamoebic drugs. In this review, we report different classes of synthetic compounds especially heterocyclic compounds which have shown promising results against Acanthamoeba. Moreover, the antiamoebic activities of synthetic compounds with their possible mode of actions against Acanthamoeba, have been summarized and discussed in this review.
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- Usman Ahmed
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Defence Science and Technology, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
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Mennai I, Lamera E, Slougui N, Benaicha B, Gasmi S, Samai Z, Rahmounia N, Bensouici C, C G A Pinto D. Chemical Composition and Antioxidant, Antiparasitic, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Potential of the Algerian Limonium Oleifolium Mill. Essential Oil and Organic Extracts. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100278. [PMID: 34227240 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This work aimed to investigate, for the first time, the chemical composition, antioxidant, antiparasitic, cytotoxicity, and antimicrobial activities of the aromatic plant Limonium oleifolium Mill. essential oil (EO) and organic extracts. L. oleifolium aerial parts essential oil was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS, and 46 constituents representing 98.25±1.12 % of the oil were identified. γ-Muurolene (10.81±0.07 %), cis-caryophyllene (7.71±0.06 %), o-cymene (7.07±0.01 %) and α-copaene (5.02±0.05 %) were the essential oil main compounds. The antioxidant activity of L. oleifolium EO and organic extracts (MeOH, CHCl3 , AcOEt, BuOH) was explored using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ABTS, β-carotene/linoleic acid, cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric reducing power assays. The results showed that L. oleifolium EO exhibit antioxidant capacity (IC50 =17.40±1.32 μg/mL for DPPH assay, IC50 =29.82±1.08 μg/mL for β-carotene assay, IC50 =25.23±1.01 μg/mL for ABTS assay, IC50 =9.11±0.08 μg/mL for CUPRAC assay and IC50 =19.41±2.06 mg/mL for reducing power assay). Additionally, the EO showed significant activity against trophozoite form of Acanthamoeba castellanii (IC50 =7.48±0.41 μg/mL) and promastigote form of Leishmania amazonensis (IC50 =19.36±1.06 μg/mL) and low cytotoxicity on murine macrophages (LC50 90.23±1.09 μg/mL), as well as good antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These results suggest that L. oleifolium essential oil is a valuable source of bioactive compounds presenting antioxidant, antiparasitic, and antimicrobial activities. Furthermore, it is considered nontoxic.
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- Imad Mennai
- Research Unit: Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Molécules Bioactives et Analyses Physicochimiques et Biologiques, Brothers Mentouri University Constantine 1, Route of Aïn El Bey, Constantine, 25017, Algeria.,Chemistry Department, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Brothers Mentouri University Constantine 1, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Brothers Mentouri University Constantine 1, Constantine, 25000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Process Engineering for Sustainable Development and Health Products, National Polytechnic School of Constantine, ville universitaire Ali Mendjli, Constantine, 25016, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Applications, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Nature and Life Sciences, Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, 12002, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Applications, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Nature and Life Sciences, Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, 12002, Algeria
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- Research Unit: Therapeutic Potential of Natural Products, University of Badji Mokhtar Annaba, Algeria
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- Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Batna 2, 53 rd street. Fesdis, Batna, 05078, Algérie
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- National Center For Biotechnology Research, Ali Mendjli, Nouvelle Ville UV 03, BP E73, Constantine, Algeria
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- Campus de Santiago, LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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Nanda T, Biswal P, Pati BV, Banjare SK, Ravikumar PC. Palladium-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation of Cyclopropenone: Modular Access to Trisubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Amides. J Org Chem 2021; 86:2682-2695. [PMID: 33427445 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Strain-driven palladium/N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed C-C bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone (DPC) has been explored for one-step access to trisubstituted α,β-unsaturated esters and amides. The designed transformation works under mild conditions providing exclusively a single stereoisomer. Mechanistic studies support the oxidative addition of the C-C bond of cyclopropenone to in-situ-generated Pd(0) intermediate. We have proved that vinylic hydrogen in the product is coming from phenol/aniline through deuterium-labeling studies. Late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules such as procaine, estrone, and hymecromone demonstrates the robustness of this protocol.
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- Tanmayee Nanda
- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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Hong WP, Shin I, Lim HN. Recent Advances in One-Pot Modular Synthesis of 2-Quinolones. Molecules 2020; 25:E5450. [PMID: 33233747 PMCID: PMC7699938 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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It is known that 2-quinolones are broadly applicable chemical structures in medicinal and agrochemical research as well as various functional materials. A number of current publications about their synthesis and their applications emphasize the importance of these small molecules. The early synthetic chemistry originated from the same principle of the classical Friedländer and Knorr procedures for the preparation of quinolines. The analogous processes were developed by applying new synthetic tools such as novel catalysts, the microwave irradiation method, etc., whereas recent innovations in new bond forming reactions have allowed for novel strategies to construct the core structures of 2-quinolones beyond the bond disconnections based on two classical reactions. Over the last few decades, some reviews on structure-based, catalyst-based, and bioactivity-based studies have been released. In this focused review, we extensively surveyed recent examples of one-pot reactions, particularly in view of modular approaches. Thus, the contents are categorized as three major sections (two-, three-, and four-component reactions) according to the number of reagents that ultimately compose atoms of the core structures of 2-quinolones. The collected synthetic methods are discussed from the perspectives of strategy, efficiency, selectivity, and reaction mechanism.
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- Wan Pyo Hong
- School of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, 13-13, Hayang-ro, Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea;
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- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea
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- Eco-Friendly New Materials Research Center, Therapeutics&Biotechnology Division, 141, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34114, Korea
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Drug Discovery against Acanthamoeba Infections: Present Knowledge and Unmet Needs. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9050405. [PMID: 32456110 PMCID: PMC7281112 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9050405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although major strides have been made in developing and testing various anti-acanthamoebic drugs, recurrent infections, inadequate treatment outcomes, health complications, and side effects associated with the use of currently available drugs necessitate the development of more effective and safe therapeutic regimens. For any new anti-acanthamoebic drugs to be more effective, they must have either superior potency and safety or at least comparable potency and an improved safety profile compared to the existing drugs. The development of the so-called 'next-generation' anti-acanthamoebic agents to address this challenge is an active area of research. Here, we review the current status of anti-acanthamoebic drugs and discuss recent progress in identifying novel pharmacological targets and new approaches, such as drug repurposing, development of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapies and testing natural products and their derivatives. Some of the discussed approaches have the potential to change the therapeutic landscape of Acanthamoeba infections.
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