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Abass S, Parveen R, Irfan M, Malik Z, Husain SA, Ahmad S. Mechanism of antibacterial phytoconstituents: an updated review. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:325. [PMID: 38913205 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-024-04035-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The increase of multiple drug resistance bacteria significantly diminishes the effectiveness of antibiotic armory and subsequently exaggerates the level of therapeutic failure. Phytoconstituents are exceptional substitutes for resistance-modifying vehicles. The plants appear to be a deep well for the discovery of novel antibacterial compounds. This is owing to the numerous enticing characteristics of plants, they are easily accessible and inexpensive, extracts or chemicals derived from plants typically have significant levels of action against infections, and they rarely cause serious adverse effects. The enormous selection of phytochemicals offers very distinct chemical structures that may provide both novel mechanisms of antimicrobial activity and deliver us with different targets in the interior of the bacterial cell. They can directly affect bacteria or act together with the crucial events of pathogenicity, in this manner decreasing the aptitude of bacteria to create resistance. Abundant phytoconstituents demonstrate various mechanisms of action toward multi drug resistance bacteria. Overall, this comprehensive review will provide insights into the potential of phytoconstituents as alternative treatments for bacterial infections, particularly those caused by multi drug resistance strains. By examining the current state of research in this area, the review will shed light on potential future directions for the development of new antimicrobial therapies.
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- Sageer Abass
- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
- Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology), Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology), Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
- Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology), Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology), Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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Li T, Zhou Y, Fu X, Yang L, Liu H, Zhou X, Liu L, Wu Z, Yang S. Identification of novel 4-substituted 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives as new FtsZ inhibitors: Bioactivity evaluation and computational simulation. Bioorg Chem 2024; 150:107534. [PMID: 38896935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Bacterial infections and the consequent outburst of bactericide-resistance issues are fatal menace to both global health and agricultural produce. Hence, it is crucial to explore candidate bactericides with new mechanisms of action. The filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) protein has been recognized as a new promising and effective target for new bactericide discovery. Hence, using a scaffold-hopping strategy, we designed new 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives, evaluated their antibacterial activities, and investigated their structure-activity relationships. Among them, compound B6 exhibited the optimal in vitro bioactivity (EC50 = 4.65 µg/mL) against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which was superior to the references (bismerthiazol [BT], EC50 = 48.67 µg/mL; thiodiazole copper [TC], EC50 = 98.57 µg/mL]. Furthermore, the potency of compound B6 in targeting FtsZ was validated by GTPase activity assay, FtsZ self-assembly observation, fluorescence titration, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) assay, molecular dynamics simulations, and morphological observation. The GTPase activity assay showed that the final IC50 value of compound B6 against XooFtsZ was 235.0 μM. Interestingly, the GTPase activity results indicated that the B6-XooFtsZ complex has an excellent binding constant (KA = 103.24 M-1). Overall, the antibacterial behavior suggests that B6 can interact with XooFtsZ and inhibit its GTPase activity, leading to bacterial cell elongation and even death. In addition, compound B6 showed acceptable anti-Xoo activity in vivo and low toxicity, and also demonstrated a favorable pharmacokinetic profile predicted by ADMET analysis. Our findings provide new chemotypes for the development of FtsZ inhibitors as well as insights into their underlying mechanisms of action.
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- Ting Li
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Xiao S, Sun G, Huang S, Lin C, Li Y. Nanoarchitectonics-Based Materials as a Promising Strategy in the Treatment of Endodontic Infections. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:759. [PMID: 38931881 PMCID: PMC11207628 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16060759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Endodontic infections arise from the interactive activities of microbial communities colonizing in the intricate root canal system. The present study aims to update the latest knowledge of nanomaterials, their antimicrobial mechanisms, and their applications in endodontics. A detailed literature review of the current knowledge of nanomaterials used in endodontic applications was performed using the PubMed database. Antimicrobial nanomaterials with a small size, large specific surface area, and high chemical activity are introduced to act as irrigants, photosensitizer delivery systems, and medicaments, or to modify sealers. The application of nanomaterials in the endodontic field could enhance antimicrobial efficiency, increase dentin tubule penetration, and improve treatment outcomes. This study supports the potential of nanomaterials as a promising strategy in treating endodontic infections.
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- Suli Xiao
- Department of Endodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361003, China;
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomatological Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Xiamen 361018, China;
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- Department of Stomatology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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- Department of Endodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361003, China;
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomatological Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Xiamen 361003, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361003, China;
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomatological Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Xiamen 361003, China
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Hartman CB, Dube PS, Legoabe LJ, Van Pelt N, Matheeussen A, Caljon G, Beteck RM. Novel quinoline derivatives with broad-spectrum antiprotozoal activities. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024; 357:e2300319. [PMID: 38396284 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Several quinoline derivatives incorporating arylnitro and aminochalcone moieties were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against a broad panel of trypanosomatid protozoan parasites responsible for sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense), nagana (Trypanosoma brucei brucei), Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi), and leishmaniasis (Leishmania infantum). Several of the compounds demonstrated significant antiprotozoal activity. Specifically, compounds 2c, 2d, and 4i displayed submicromolar activity against T. b. rhodesiense with half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) values of 0.68, 0.8, and 0.19 µM, respectively, and with a high selectivity relative to human lung fibroblasts and mouse primary macrophages (∼100-fold). Compounds 2d and 4i also showed considerable activity against T. b. brucei with EC50 values of 1.4 and 0.4 µM, respectively.
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- Carla B Hartman
- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Zhao X, Cao X, Qiu H, Liang W, Jiang Y, Wang Q, Wang W, Li C, Li Y, Han B, Tang K, Zhao L, Zhang X, Wang X, Liang H. Rational molecular design converting fascaplysin derivatives to potent broad-spectrum inhibitors against bacterial pathogens via targeting FtsZ. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 270:116347. [PMID: 38552428 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
The filamentous temperature-sensitive mutant Z protein (FtsZ), a key player in bacterial cell division machinery, emerges as an attractive target to tackle the plight posed by the ever growing antibiotic resistance over the world. Therefore in this regard, agents with scaffold diversities and broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens are highly needed. In this study, a new class of marine-derived fascaplysin derivatives has been designed and synthesized by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. Some compounds exhibited potent bactericidal activities against a panel of Gram-positive (MIC = 0.024-6.25 μg/mL) and Gram-negative (MIC = 1.56-12.5 μg/mL) bacteria including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). They exerted their effects by dual action mechanism via disrupting the integrity of the bacterial cell membrane and targeting FtsZ protein. These compounds stimulated polymerization of FtsZ monomers and bundling of the polymers, and stabilized the resulting polymer network, thus leading to the dysfunction of FtsZ in cell division. In addition, these agents showed negligible hemolytic activity and low cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. The studies on docking and molecular dynamics simulations suggest that these inhibitors bind to the hydrophilic inter-domain cleft of FtsZ protein and the insights obtained in this study would facilitate the development of potential drugs with broad-spectrum bioactivities.
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- Xing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China; Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China; Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China; Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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Zhou P, Wu S, Niu K, Song H, Liu Y, Zhang J, Wang Q. Intramolecular trapping of an iminium salt: rapid construction of quindoline derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:292-295. [PMID: 38059581 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05143a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Construction of the pyridine ring is a practical and streamline way to construct a variety of quindoline derivatives. We have developed a novel method for synthesis of quindoline derivatives by means of intramolecular ring-closure reactions of 3-N-methylphenylindoles via an iminium salt intermediate. This practical method has the advantages of a short reaction time, operational simplicity, and nearly quantitative yields; and it can be used for the rapid synthesis of a variety of valuable quindoline derivatives.
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- Pan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
- College of Basic Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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Kumar N, Khanna A, Kaur K, Kaur H, Sharma A, Bedi PMS. Quinoline derivatives volunteering against antimicrobial resistance: rational approaches, design strategies, structure activity relationship and mechanistic insights. Mol Divers 2023; 27:1905-1934. [PMID: 36197551 PMCID: PMC9533295 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10537-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Emergence of antimicrobial resistance has become a great threat to human species as there is shortage of development of new antimicrobial agents. So, its mandatary to combat AMR by initiating research and developing new novel antimicrobial agents. Among phytoconstituents, Quinoline (nitrogen containing heterocyclic) have played a wide role in providing new bioactive molecules. So, this review provides rational approaches, design strategies, structure activity relationship and mechanistic insights of newly developed quinoline derivatives as antimicrobial agents.
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- Nitish Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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Qiu H, Zhao X, Jiang Y, Liang W, Wang W, Jiang X, Jiang M, Wang X, Cui W, Li Y, Tang K, Zhang T, Zhao L, Liang H. Design and synthesis of fascaplysin derivatives as inhibitors of FtsZ with potent antibacterial activity and mechanistic study. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 254:115348. [PMID: 37060755 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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The increase in antibiotic resistance has made it particularly urgent to develop new antibiotics with novel antibacterial mechanisms. Inhibition of bacterial cell division by disrupting filamentous temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) function is an effective and promising approach. A series of novel fascaplysin derivatives with tunable hydrophobicity were designed and synthesized here. The in vitro bioactivity assessment revealed that these compounds could inhibit the tested Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) (MIC = 0.049-25 μg/mL), B. subtilis (MIC = 0.024-12.5 μg/mL) and S. pneumoniae (MIC = 0.049-50 μg/mL). Among them, compounds B3 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL), B6 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL), B8 (MIC = 0.049 μg/mL) and B16 (MIC = 0.098 μg/mL) showed the best bactericidal activities against MRSA and no significant tendency to trigger bacterial resistance as well as rapid bactericidal properties. The cell surface integrity of bacteria was significantly disrupted by hydrophobic tails of fascaplysin derivatives. Further studies revealed that these highly active amphiphilic compounds showed low hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. Preliminary mechanistic exploration suggests that B3, B6, B8 and B16 are potent FtsZ inhibitors to promote FtsZ polymerization and inhibit GTPase activity of FtsZ, leading to the death of bacterial cells by inhibiting bacterial division. Molecular docking simulations and structure-activity relationship (SAR) study reveal that appropriate increase in the hydrophobicity of fascaplysin derivatives and the addition of additional hydrogen bonds facilitated their binding to FtsZ proteins. These amphiphilic fascaplysin derivatives could serve as a novel class of FtsZ inhibitors, which not only gives new prospects for the application of compounds containing this skeleton but also provides new ideas for the discovery of new antibiotics.
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- Hongda Qiu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, and College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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Discovery of cryptolepine derivatives as novel promising agents against phytopathogenic bacteria. Front Chem Sci Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-022-2196-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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Vchislo NV, Verochkina EA. Syntheses of quinolines and their derivatives from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-022-03102-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dan W, Gao J, Qi X, Wang J, Dai J. Antibacterial quaternary ammonium agents: Chemical diversity and biological mechanism. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 243:114765. [PMID: 36116235 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bacterial infections have seriously threatened public health especially with the increasing resistance and the cliff-like decline of the number of newly approved antibacterial agents. Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) possess potent medicinal properties with 95 successfully marketed drugs, which also have a long history as antibacterial agents. In this review, we summarize the chemical diversity of antibacterial QACs, divided into chain-like and aromatic ring, reported over the past decade (2012 to mid-2022). Additionally, the structure-activity relationships, mainly covering hydrophobicity, charges and skeleton features, are discussed. In the cases where sufficient information is available, antibacterial mechanisms including biofilm, cell membrane, and intracellular targets are presented. It is hoped that this review will provide sufficient information for medicinal chemists to discover the new generation of antibacterial agents based on QACs.
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- Wenjia Dan
- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong, China.
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Patel KB, Kumari P. A Review: Structure-activity relationship and antibacterial activities of Quinoline based hybrids. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Deng J, Zhang T, Li B, Xu M, Wang Y. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of biphenyl-benzamides as potent FtsZ inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 239:114553. [PMID: 35763867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance has become a prevalent threat to public health, thereby development of new antibacterial agents having novel mechanisms of action is in an urgent need. Targeting at the cytoskeletal cell division protein filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) has been validated as an effective and promising approach for antibacterial drug discovery. In this study, a series of novel biphenyl-benzamides as FtsZ inhibitors has been rationally designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities against various Gram-positive bacteria strains. In particular, the most promising compound 30 exhibited excellent antibacterial activities, especially against four different Bacillus subtilis strains, with an MIC range of 0.008 μg/mL to 0.063 μg/mL. Moreover, compound 30 also showed good pharmaceutical properties with low cytotoxicity (CC50 > 20 μg/mL), excellent human metabolic stability (T1/2 = 111.98 min), moderate pharmacokinetics (T1/2 = 2.26 h, F = 61.2%) and in vivo efficacy, which can be identified as a promising FtsZ inhibitor worthy of further profiling.
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- Jingjing Deng
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health - Guangdong Laboratory),Guangzhou, 510530, PR China
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- Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health - Guangdong Laboratory),Guangzhou, 510530, PR China
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- Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health - Guangdong Laboratory),Guangzhou, 510530, PR China
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- Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health - Guangdong Laboratory),Guangzhou, 510530, PR China.
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Chu QR, He YH, Tang C, Zhang ZJ, Luo XF, Zhang BQ, Zhou Y, Wu TL, Du SS, Yang CJ, Liu YQ. Design, Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Activity of Quindoline Derivatives Inspired by the Cryptolepine Alkaloid. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:2851-2863. [PMID: 35226498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Based on the structural characteristics of the cryptolepine alkaloid, a series of new quindoline derivatives bearing various substituents were prepared and evaluated for their fungicidal and antibacterial activities. Bioassay results showed that compound D7 displayed superior in vitro fungicidal activities against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium graminearum, and Rhizoctonia solani with EC50 values of 0.780, 3.62, 1.59, and 2.85 μg/mL, respectively. Compound A7 showed apparent antibacterial activities toward Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 3.12 μg/mL. Significantly, in vivo antifungal activity suggested that the curative effect (98.3%) of compound D7 was comparable to that of the positive control azoxystrobin (96.7%) at 100 μg/mL. Preliminary mechanistic studies showed that compound D7 might cause mycelial abnormality of S. sclerotiorum, cell membrane breakage, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inhibition of sclerotia formation. Therefore, compound D7 could be a novel broad-spectrum fungicidal candidate against plant fungal diseases.
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- Qing-Ru Chu
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 8-aminoquinoline-1,2,3-triazole hybrid derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02866-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Damena T, Zeleke D, Desalegn T, Demissie TB, Eswaramoorthy R. Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activities of Novel Vanadium(IV) and Cobalt(II) Complexes. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:4389-4404. [PMID: 35155932 PMCID: PMC8829937 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Herein, we report novel Co(II) and V(IV) complexes synthesized from an (E)-2-(((2-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)quinolin-3-yl)methylene)amino)ethan-1-ol ligand (L), cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate, and vanadyl(IV) sulfate in methanolic solutions. The ligand and the complexes were characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy,13C NMR spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), mass spectroscopy (MS), thermal analysis, and molar conductance. The FT-IR spectral data showed that the ligand adopted a tridentate fashion when binding with the metal ions via the nitrogen atoms of the imine (C=N) and amine (N-H), and the oxygen atom of the hydroxyl group (O-H). The PXRD and SEM results indicated that the complexes are amorphous in nature. The density functional theory (DFT) calculated absorption and IR spectra agree very well with the corresponding experimental results. The antibacterial activities of the free ligand and its complexes were evaluated using a paper disk diffusion method. The complexes have better percent activitiy index than the free ligand. The cobalt complex exhibited a more recognizable antibacterial activity than the vanadium complex, specifically against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a mean inhibition zone of 18.62 ± 0.19 mm, when compared with the positive control, ciprofloxacin, with a mean inhibition zone of 22.98 ± 0.08 mm at the same concentration. Furthermore, the antioxidant activities of the free ligand and its metal complexes were also determined in vitro using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl. The ligand exhibited less in vitro antioxidant activity than its transition metal complexes, in which the cobalt complex has a better antioxidant activity with half-inhibitory concentrations (IC50 of 16.01 μg/mL) than the ligand and the vanadium complex. Quantum molecular descriptors from the DFT calculations further support the experimental results. Molecular docking analysis also shed more light on the biological activities of the novel cobalt and vanadium complexes.
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- Tadewos Damena
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and
Technology University, P.O.Box 1888, Adama 1888 Ethiopia
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and
Technology University, P.O.Box 1888, Adama 1888 Ethiopia
- Department
of Chemistry, Jigjiga University, P.O.Box 1020, Jigjiga 1020, Ethiopia
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and
Technology University, P.O.Box 1888, Adama 1888 Ethiopia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Botswana, Notwane Rd, P/bag UB 00704 Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute
of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha
University, Chennai 602117, India
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Bai J, Wu Y, Bu Q, Zhong K, Gao H. Comparative study on antibacterial mechanism of shikimic acid and quinic acid against Staphylococcus aureus through transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patil R, Chavan J, Patel S, Beldar A. Advances in polymer based Friedlander quinoline synthesis. Turk J Chem 2021; 45:1299-1326. [PMID: 34849050 PMCID: PMC8596551 DOI: 10.3906/kim-2106-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds has acquired their remarkable and distinct place in the wide area of organic synthesis due to the broad range of applications. Among them, quinoline motifs have attracted researchers in the synthetic chemistry because of its presence in the large number of pharmacologically active compounds. Different methods for synthesis of quinoline derivatives are reported, among them the Friedlander synthesis have provided comparatively more efficient approach. Many of the reported conventional Friedlander methodologies have some problems such as difficult product isolation procedures, poor yields and use of expensive catalysts, etc. Recently, polymer or solid supported synthetic approaches have attracted the attention of researchers because of their easy execution, greater selectivity, increased product yields, simple work-up procedures, recoverability and reusability of the catalysts. In consideration with the advantages of polymer supported synthetic strategies, the proposed review covers the role of polymers in the Friedlander synthesis; which may use polymers of organic, inorganic or hybrid in nature and of nanolevel as well.
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- Rajendra Patil
- Department of Chemistry, P.S.G.V.P. M's SIP Arts, GBP Science and STKVS Commerce College, Shahada, Nandurbar India
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- Department of Chemistry, P.S.G.V.P. M's SIP Arts, GBP Science and STKVS Commerce College, Shahada, Nandurbar India
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- Department of Chemistry, P.S.G.V.P. M's SIP Arts, GBP Science and STKVS Commerce College, Shahada, Nandurbar India
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- Department of Chemistry, P.S.G.V.P. M's SIP Arts, GBP Science and STKVS Commerce College, Shahada, Nandurbar India
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Charpentier E, Doudet L, Allart-Simon I, Colin M, Gangloff SC, Gérard S, Reffuveille F. Synergy between Indoloquinolines and Ciprofloxacin: An Antibiofilm Strategy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10101205. [PMID: 34680786 PMCID: PMC8532862 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10101205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Antibiotic treatments can participate in the formation of bacterial biofilm in case of under dosage. The interest of indoloquinoline scaffold for drug discovery incited us to study the preparation of new indolo [2,3-b]quinoline derivatives by a domino radical process. We tested the effect of two different “indoloquinoline” molecules (Indol-1 and Indol-2) without antimicrobial activity, in addition to ciprofloxacin, on biofilm formation thanks to crystal violet staining and enumeration of adhered bacteria. This association of ciprofloxacin and Indol-1 or Indol-2 attenuated the formation of biofilm up to almost 80% compared to ciprofloxacin alone, or even prevented the presence of adhered bacteria. In conclusion, these data prove that the association of non-antimicrobial molecules with an antibiotic can be a solution to fight against biofilm and antibiotic resistance emergence.
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- Emilie Charpentier
- EA 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux (BIOS), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Cap Santé (FED 4231), 51097 Reims, France; (E.C.); (M.C.); (S.C.G.)
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR-UMR CNRS 7312), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (L.D.); (I.A.-S.); (S.G.)
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR-UMR CNRS 7312), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (L.D.); (I.A.-S.); (S.G.)
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- EA 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux (BIOS), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Cap Santé (FED 4231), 51097 Reims, France; (E.C.); (M.C.); (S.C.G.)
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- EA 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux (BIOS), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Cap Santé (FED 4231), 51097 Reims, France; (E.C.); (M.C.); (S.C.G.)
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR-UMR CNRS 7312), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (L.D.); (I.A.-S.); (S.G.)
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- EA 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux (BIOS), UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, SFR Cap Santé (FED 4231), 51097 Reims, France; (E.C.); (M.C.); (S.C.G.)
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Pradhan P, Margolin W, Beuria TK. Targeting the Achilles Heel of FtsZ: The Interdomain Cleft. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:732796. [PMID: 34566937 PMCID: PMC8456036 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.732796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Widespread antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens is a serious threat to public health. Thus, identification of new targets and development of new antibacterial agents are urgently needed. Although cell division is a major driver of bacterial colonization and pathogenesis, its targeting with antibacterial compounds is still in its infancy. FtsZ, a bacterial cytoskeletal homolog of eukaryotic tubulin, plays a highly conserved and foundational role in cell division and has been the primary focus of research on small molecule cell division inhibitors. FtsZ contains two drug-binding pockets: the GTP binding site situated at the interface between polymeric subunits, and the inter-domain cleft (IDC), located between the N-terminal and C-terminal segments of the core globular domain of FtsZ. The majority of anti-FtsZ molecules bind to the IDC. Compounds that bind instead to the GTP binding site are much less useful as potential antimicrobial therapeutics because they are often cytotoxic to mammalian cells, due to the high sequence similarity between the GTP binding sites of FtsZ and tubulin. Fortunately, the IDC has much less sequence and structural similarity with tubulin, making it a better potential target for drugs that are less toxic to humans. Over the last decade, a large number of natural and synthetic IDC inhibitors have been identified. Here we outline the molecular structure of IDC in detail and discuss how it has become a crucial target for broad spectrum and species-specific antibacterial agents. We also outline the drugs that bind to the IDC and their modes of action.
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- Pinkilata Pradhan
- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, India
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States
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Zhang N, Song D, Chen W, Zhang S, Zhang P, Zhang N, Ma S. Modification of 5-methylphenanthridium from benzothiazoles to indoles as potent FtsZ inhibitors: Broadening the antibacterial spectrum toward vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113723. [PMID: 34340044 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The death caused by pathogenic bacteria has always been a severe threat to mankind. The prevalence of drug resistance among bacteria underscores an urgent goal for new antibacterial agents with novel mode of action. Here we first designed and synthesized a class of benzothiazolyl-5-methylphenanthridium derivatives and evaluated their antibacterial activity. On this basis, we further designed and synthesized another class of novel indolyl-5-methylphenanthridium derivatives by optimizing the benzothiazolyl-5-methylphenanthridium core and evaluated their antibacterial activity targeting the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. The results showed that the indolyl-5-methylphenanthridium derivatives had greatly improved activity against various drug-resistant bacterial strains including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Among them, compound C5 displayed excellent antibacterial activity against susceptible (MIC = 1 μg/mL), methicillin-resistant and clinical isolated S. aureus (MIC = 2 μg/mL). With low hemolytic activity towards mice red blood cells, C5 exhibited good antibacterial effect in vivo in preliminary pharmacodynamic assay. More importantly, C5 was difficult to induce bacterial resistance. Further mechanism studies proved that C5 could inhibit bacterial cell division by promoting FtsZ polymerization, leading to disorderly polymerization and disordered knots. Therefore, our findings suggest that this class of novel indolyl-5-methylphenanthridium derivatives are promising for future antibacterial agents.
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- Nan Zhang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan, 250012, China.
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Song D, Zhang N, Zhang P, Zhang N, Chen W, Zhang L, Guo T, Gu X, Ma S. Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel 9-arylalkyl-10-methylacridinium derivatives as highly potent FtsZ-targeting antibacterial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 221:113480. [PMID: 33964649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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With the increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance, new antibacterial agents having novel mechanisms of action hence are in an urgent need to combat infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. Four novel series of substituted 9-arylalkyl-10-methylacridinium derivatives as FtsZ inhibitors were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The results demonstrated that they exhibited broad-spectrum activities with substantial efficacy against MRSA and VRE, which were superior or comparable to the berberine, sanguinarine, linezolid, ciprofloxacin and vancomycin. In particular, the most promising compound 15f showed rapid bactericidal properties, which avoid the emergence of drug resistance. However, 15f showed no inhibitory effect on Gram-negative bacteria but biofilm formation study gave possible answers. Further target identification and mechanistic studies revealed that 15f functioned as an effective FtsZ inhibitor to alter the dynamics of FtsZ self-polymerization, which resulted in termination of the cell division and caused cell death. Further cytotoxicity and animal studies demonstrated that 15f not only displayed efficacy in a murine model of bacteremia in vivo, but also no significant hemolysis to mammalian cells. Overall, this compound with novel skeleton could serve as an antibacterial lead of FtsZ inhibitor for further evaluation of drug-likeness.
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- Di Song
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, China.
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Chen YJ, Liu H, Zhang SY, Li H, Ma KY, Liu YQ, Yin XD, Zhou R, Yan YF, Wang RX, He YH, Chu QR, Tang C. Design, Synthesis, and Antifungal Evaluation of Cryptolepine Derivatives against Phytopathogenic Fungi. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:1259-1271. [PMID: 33496176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inspired by the widely antiphytopathogenic application of diversified derivatives from natural sources, cryptolepine and its derivatives were subsequently designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antifungal activities against four agriculturally important fungi Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium graminearum, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The results obtained from in vitro assay indicated that compounds a1-a24 showed great fungicidal property against B. cinerea (EC50 < 4 μg/mL); especially, a3 presented significantly prominent inhibitory activity with an EC50 of 0.027 μg/mL. In the pursuit of further expanding the antifungal spectrum of cryptolepine, ring-opened compound f1 produced better activity with an EC50 of 3.632 μg/mL against R. solani and an EC50 of 5.599 μg/mL against F. graminearum. Furthermore, a3 was selected to be a candidate to investigate its preliminary antifungal mechanism to B. cinerea, revealing that not only spore germination was effectively inhibited and the normal physiological structure of mycelium was severely undermined but also detrimental reactive oxygen was obviously accumulated and the normal function of the nucleus was fairly disordered. Besides, in vivo curative experiment against B. cinerea found that the therapeutic action of a3 was comparable to that of the positive control azoxystrobin. These results suggested that compound a3 could be regarded as a novel and promising agent against B. cinerea for its valuable potency.
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- Yong-Jia Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Babaei P, Safaei-Ghomi J. Engineered N-doped graphene quantum dots/CoFe 2O 4 spherical composites as a robust and retrievable catalyst: fabrication, characterization, and catalytic performance investigation in microwave-assisted synthesis of quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives. RSC Adv 2021; 11:34724-34734. [PMID: 35494730 PMCID: PMC9042697 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05739a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs), which are less than 10 nm in size, are an interesting member of the nanocarbon materials family. N-GQDs nanostructures have been broadly applied in various fields, such as drug-gene delivery systems, photocatalytic reactions, and catalysts, owing to their unique properties. However, N-GQDs have rarely been introduced as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Herein, CoFe2O4 nanocomposites with diverse morphologies are fabricated in various conditions (e.g. green routes, various pH adjusters, temperatures). Due to further active sites on the surface of the nanocomposites, morphology engineering can be effective in catalytic activities. Following the synthesis, the catalytic activity of the engineered CoFe2O4 nanocomposites was screened, and it presented the order of spherical > rod > prism > cubic. The uniform spherical morphology provides more accessible active sites. Then, the novel nano-sized N-GQDs/CoFe2O4 magnetic spherical composite was readily fabricated by a green, low-cost, and easy hydrothermal route. The engineered composite was applied as an efficient magnetic nanocatalyst for the MW-assisted one-pot synthesis of new and known quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives (83–96%) in the shortest reaction time (60–90 s). Furthermore, the green route, easy separation of the nanocatalyst, and reusability (7 runs) without noticeable loss of catalytic efficiency are other advantages. Sustainable fabrication of spherical N-GQDs/CoFe2O4 nanocomposites as a novel magnetically retrievable catalyst for the synthesis of quinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives has been developed.![]()
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- Pouria Babaei
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, 87317-51167, I. R. Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, 87317-51167, I. R. Iran
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Bazine I, Bendjedid S, Boukhari A. Potential antibacterial and antifungal activities of novel sulfamidophosphonate derivatives bearing the quinoline or quinolone moiety. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2020; 354:e2000291. [PMID: 33283901 PMCID: PMC7883286 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A series of new α‐sulfamidophosphonate/sulfonamidophosphonate (4a–n) and cyclosulfamidophosphonate (5a–d) derivatives containing the quinoline or quinolone moiety was designed and synthesized via Kabachnik–Fields reaction in the presence of ionic liquid under ultrasound irradiation. This efficient methodology provides new 1,2,5‐thiadiazolidine‐1,1‐dioxide derivatives 5a–d in one step and optimal conditions. The molecular structures of the novel compounds 4a–n and 5a–d were confirmed using various spectroscopic methods. All these compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against Gram‐negative (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853) and Gram‐positive (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 27923) bacteria, in addition to three clinical strains (E. coli 1, P. aeruginosa 1, and S. aureus 1). Most of the tested compounds showed more potent inhibitory activities against both Gram‐positive and ‐negative bacteria compared with the sulfamethoxazole reference. The following compounds, 4n, 4f, 4g, 4m, 4l, 4d, and 4e, are the most active sulfamidophosphonate derivatives. Furthermore, these molecules gave interesting zones of inhibition varying between 28 and 49 mm, against all tested bacterial strains, with a low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value ranging from 0.125 to 8 μg/ml. All the synthesized derivatives were also evaluated for their in vitro antifungal activity against Fusarium oxyporum f. sp. lycopersici and Alternaria sp. The results revealed that all the synthesized compounds exhibited excellent antifungal inhibition and the compounds 4f, 4g, 4m, and 4i were the most potent derivatives with MIC values ranging from 0.25 to 1 µg/ml against the two tested fungal strains. The strongest inhibition of bacteria and fungi strains was detected by the effect of quinolone and sulfamide moieties.
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- Ismahene Bazine
- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Modeling and Optimization of Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Annaba, Algeria
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- Research Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Department of Biology, Chadli Bendjedid University, El Taref, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Modeling and Optimization of Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Annaba, Algeria
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Silber N, Matos de Opitz CL, Mayer C, Sass P. Cell division protein FtsZ: from structure and mechanism to antibiotic target. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:801-831. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance to virtually all clinically applied antibiotic classes severely limits the available options to treat bacterial infections. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop and evaluate new antibiotics and targets with resistance-breaking properties. Bacterial cell division has emerged as a new antibiotic target pathway to counteract multidrug-resistant pathogens. New approaches in antibiotic discovery and bacterial cell biology helped to identify compounds that either directly interact with the major cell division protein FtsZ, thereby perturbing the function and dynamics of the cell division machinery, or affect the structural integrity of FtsZ by inducing its degradation. The impressive antimicrobial activities and resistance-breaking properties of certain compounds validate the inhibition of bacterial cell division as a promising strategy for antibiotic intervention.
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- Nadine Silber
- Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology & Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology & Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology & Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology & Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen 72076, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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Kumar P. A review on quinoline derivatives as anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) agents. BMC Chem 2020; 14:17. [PMID: 32190843 PMCID: PMC7071757 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-020-00669-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) consists of strains of S. aureus which are resistant to methicillin. The resistance is due to the acquisition of mecA gene which encodes PBP2a unlike of any PBPs normally produced by S. aureus. PBP2a shows unusually low β-Lactam affinity and remains active to allow cell wall synthesis at normally lethal β-Lactam concentrations. MRSA can cause different types of infections like Healthcare associated MRSA, Community associated MRSA and Livestock associated MRSA infections. It causes skin lesions, osteomyelitis, endocarditis and furunculosis. To treat MRSA infections, only a few options are available like vancomycin, clindamycin, co-trimoxazole, fluoroquinolones or minocycline and there is a dire need of discovering new antibacterial agents that can effectively treat MRSA infections. In the current review, an attempt has been made to compile the data of quinoline derivatives possessing anti-MRSA potential reported to date.![]()
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- Pradeep Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151001 India
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Ghasemi P, Yarie M, Zolfigol MA, Taherpour AA, Torabi M. Ionically Tagged Magnetic Nanoparticles with Urea Linkers: Application for Preparation of 2-Aryl-quinoline-4-carboxylic Acids via an Anomeric-Based Oxidation Mechanism. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:3207-3217. [PMID: 32118136 PMCID: PMC7045317 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In this exploration, we reported the design and synthesis of a novel ionically tagged magnetic nanoparticles bearing urea linkers, namely, Fe3O4@SiO2@(CH2)3-urea-thiazole sulfonic acid chloride. The structure of the mentioned compound was fully characterized by using several techniques including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, elemental mapping analysis, thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometer. In the presence of the novel reusable catalyst, applied starting materials including aryl aldehydes, pyruvic acid, and 1-naphthylamine condensed to afford the desired 2-aryl-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid derivatives via an anomeric-based oxidation pathway under solvent-free conditions.
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- Parvin Ghasemi
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Razi University, P.O. Box 67149-67346, Kermanshah 6714414971, Iran
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 6516738695, Iran
- E-mail: . Phone: +98 8138282807. Fax: +98 8138257407 (M.Y.)
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 6516738695, Iran
- E-mail: , (M.A.Z.)
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Razi University, P.O. Box 67149-67346, Kermanshah 6714414971, Iran
- Medical
Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University
of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6715847141, Iran
- E-mail: (A.A.T.)
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 6516738695, Iran
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Buroni S, Makarov V, Scoffone VC, Trespidi G, Riccardi G, Chiarelli LR. The cell division protein FtsZ as a cellular target to hit cystic fibrosis pathogens. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 190:112132. [PMID: 32066012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease characterized by the production of dehydrated mucus in the lung able to trap bacteria and rendering their proliferation particularly dangerous, thus leading to chronic infections. Among these bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa play a major role while, within emerging pathogens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Burkholderia cepacia complex species, as well as non-tuberculous mycobacteria are listed. Since a common feature of these bacteria is the high level of drug resistance, cell division, and in particular FtsZ, has been explored as a novel therapeutic target for the design of new molecules with antibacterial properties. This review summarizes and provides insight into recent advances in the discovery of compounds targeting FtsZ: the majority of them exhibit anti-staphylococcal activity, while a few were directed against the cystic fibrosis Gram negative pathogens.
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- Silvia Buroni
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Casiraghi A, Suigo L, Valoti E, Straniero V. Targeting Bacterial Cell Division: A Binding Site-Centered Approach to the Most Promising Inhibitors of the Essential Protein FtsZ. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:E69. [PMID: 32046082 PMCID: PMC7167804 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9020069] [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: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Binary fission is the most common mode of bacterial cell division and is mediated by a multiprotein complex denominated the divisome. The constriction of the Z-ring splits the mother bacterial cell into two daughter cells of the same size. The Z-ring is formed by the polymerization of FtsZ, a bacterial protein homologue of eukaryotic tubulin, and it represents the first step of bacterial cytokinesis. The high grade of conservation of FtsZ in most prokaryotic organisms and its relevance in orchestrating the whole division system make this protein a fascinating target in antibiotic research. Indeed, FtsZ inhibition results in the complete blockage of the division system and, consequently, in a bacteriostatic or a bactericidal effect. Since many papers and reviews already discussed the physiology of FtsZ and its auxiliary proteins, as well as the molecular mechanisms in which they are involved, here, we focus on the discussion of the most compelling FtsZ inhibitors, classified by their main protein binding sites and following a medicinal chemistry approach.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli, 25, 20133 Milano, Italy; (A.C.); (L.S.); (E.V.)
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Utreja D, Sharma S, Goyal A, Kaur K, Kaushal S. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Quaternary Quinolinium Salts: A Review. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666191023122704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Heterocyclic chemistry is the only branch of chemistry that has applications in
varied areas such as dyes, photosensitizers, coordination compounds, polymeric materials,
biological, and many other fields. Quinoline and its derivatives have always engrossed
both synthetic chemists and biologists because of their diverse chemical and pharmacological
properties as these ring systems can be easily found in various natural products, especially
in alkaloids. Among alkaloids, quinoline derivatives i.e. quinolinium salts have
attracted much attention nowadays owing to their diverse biological profile such as antimicrobial,
antitumor, antifungal, hypotensive, anti-HIV, analgesics and anti-inflammatory,
etc. Quinoline and its analogs have recently been examined for their modes of function in
the inhibition of tyrosine kinases, proteasome, tubulin polymerization, topoisomerase, and
DNA repair. These observations have been guiding scientists for the expansion of new quinoline derivatives
with improved and varied biological activities. Quinolinium salts have immense possibilities and scope to investigate
these compounds as potential drug candidates. Therefore, we shall present a concise compilation of
this work to aid in present knowledge and to help researchers explore an interesting quinoline class having medicinal
potential.
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- Divya Utreja
- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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Ajani OO, Iyaye KT, Aderohunmu DV, Olanrewaju IO, Germann MW, Olorunshola SJ, Bello BL. Microwave-assisted synthesis and antibacterial propensity of N′-s-benzylidene-2-propylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide and N′-((s-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene)-2-propylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide motifs. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Harry NA, Ujwaldev SM, Anilkumar G. Recent advances and prospects in the metal-free synthesis of quinolines. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:9775-9790. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02000a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Metal-free synthesis of quinolines has recently gained attention, and this review focuses on the recent advances in the metal-free synthesis of quinolines.
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- Nissy Ann Harry
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Kottayam
- India 686560
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Kottayam
- India 686560
- Advanced Molecular Materials Research Centre (AMMRC)
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Carro L. Recent Progress in the Development of Small-Molecule FtsZ Inhibitors as Chemical Tools for the Development of Novel Antibiotics. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:E217. [PMID: 31717975 PMCID: PMC6963470 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8040217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Antibiotics are potent pharmacological weapons against bacterial pathogens, nevertheless their efficacy is becoming compromised due to the worldwide emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria or "superbugs". Antibiotic resistance is rising to such dangerous levels that the treatment of bacterial infections is becoming a clinical challenge. Therefore, urgent action is needed to develop new generations of antibiotics that will help tackle this increasing and serious public health problem. Due to its essential role in bacterial cell division, the tubulin-like protein FtsZ has emerged as a promising target for the development of novel antibiotics with new mechanisms of action. This review highlights the medicinal chemistry efforts towards the identification of small-molecule FtsZ inhibitors with antibacterial activity in the last three years.
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- Laura Carro
- Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain;
- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Kumari L, Salahuddin, Mazumder A, Pandey D, Yar MS, Kumar R, Mazumder R, Sarafroz M, Ahsan MJ, Kumar V, Gupta S. Synthesis and Biological Potentials of Quinoline Analogues: A Review of Literature. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x16666190213105146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Heterocyclic compounds are well known for their different biological activity. The heterocyclic analogs are the building blocks for synthesis of the pharmaceutical active compounds in the organic chemistry. These derivatives show various type of biological activity like anticancer, antiinflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-convulsant, anti-malarial, anti-hypertensive, etc. From the last decade research showed that the quinoline analogs plays a vital role in the development of newer medicinal active compounds for treating various type of disease. Quinoline reported for their antiviral, anticancer, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activity. This review will summarize the various synthetic approaches for synthesis of quinoline derivatives and to check their biological activity. Derivatives of quinoline moiety plays very important role in the development of various types of newer drugs and it can be used as lead compounds for future investigation in the field of drug discovery process.
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- Leena Kumari
- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, City Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Plot No. 19, Knowledge Park-2, Greater Noida, Utter Pardesh-201306, India
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Yuan W, Yu Z, Song W, Li Y, Fang Z, Zhu B, Li X, Wang H, Hong W, Sun N. Indole-core-based novel antibacterial agent targeting FtsZ. Infect Drug Resist 2019; 12:2283-2296. [PMID: 31413605 PMCID: PMC6662167 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s208757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The prevalence of drug-resistant bacterial infections urges the development of new antibacterial agents that possess a mechanism of action different from traditional antibiotics. FtsZ has been recognized as a key functional protein in bacterial cell division and it is currently believed to be a potential target for the development of novel antibacterial agents. Purpose The primary aim of the study is to screen out an inhibitor targeting at FtsZ and followed to investigate its antibacterial activity and mode of action. Methods Cell-based cell division inhibitory screening assay, antimicrobial susceptibility test, minimum bactericidal concentration assay, time-killing curve determination, FtsZ polymerization assay, GTPase activity assay, and molecular modeling were performed in the present study. Results The screening study from a small library consisting of benzimidazole and indole derivatives discovered a compound (CZ74) with an indole-core structure. The compound exhibited strong cell division inhibitory effect. In addition, CZ74 shows high antibacterial potency against a number of tested Gram-positive bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. The minimum inhibitory concentration values obtained were within the range of 2–4 µg/mL. The results of biological study revealed that CZ74 at 2 µg/mL is able to disrupt FtsZ polymerization and inhibit GTPase activity and cell division. From molecular modeling study, CZ74 is found possibly binding into the interdomain cleft of FtsZ protein and then leads to inhibitory effects. Conclusion This indole-cored molecule CZ74 could be a potential lead compound and could be further developed as a new generation of antibacterial agents targeting FtsZ to combat against multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Wenchang Yuan
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 510700, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Laboratory Science, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510095, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, People's Republic of China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 510700, People's Republic of China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 510700, People's Republic of China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 510700, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, People's Republic of China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 510700, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Khameneh B, Iranshahy M, Soheili V, Fazly Bazzaz BS. Review on plant antimicrobials: a mechanistic viewpoint. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2019; 8:118. [PMID: 31346459 PMCID: PMC6636059 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0559-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microbial resistance to classical antibiotics and its rapid progression have raised serious concern in the treatment of infectious diseases. Recently, many studies have been directed towards finding promising solutions to overcome these problems. Phytochemicals have exerted potential antibacterial activities against sensitive and resistant pathogens via different mechanisms of action. In this review, we have summarized the main antibiotic resistance mechanisms of bacteria and also discussed how phytochemicals belonging to different chemical classes could reverse the antibiotic resistance. Next to containing direct antimicrobial activities, some of them have exerted in vitro synergistic effects when being combined with conventional antibiotics. Considering these facts, it could be stated that phytochemicals represent a valuable source of bioactive compounds with potent antimicrobial activities.
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- Bahman Khameneh
- 1Department of Pharmaceutical Control, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 2Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,3Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Department of Pharmaceutical Control, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 3Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Discovery of 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-one-containing benzamide derivatives targeting FtsZ as highly potent agents of killing a variety of MDR bacteria strains. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:3179-3193. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sun N, Li M, Cai S, Li Y, Chen C, Zheng Y, Li X, Fang Z, Lv H, Lu YJ. Antibacterial evaluation and mode of action study of BIMQ, a novel bacterial cell division inhibitor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 514:1224-1230. [PMID: 31109649 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.05.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The worldwide spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria is currently an extremely serious health risk and therefore to develop new antibiotics is an urgent need. In the present study, the antibacterial activity of a new indolyl quinolinium compound and its underline mechanism were investigated. The compound shows an outstanding antibacterial activity against the tested Gram-positive bacteria. The MIC values are in the range of 1-4 μg/mL. The elongation of B. subtilis cells indicates that the compound can inhibit cell division effectively. In addition, the biochemical studies prove that the compound is able to disrupt FtsZ polymerization effectively through a stimulatory mechanism. Furthermore, the compound can delay the development of drug resistance mutants.
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- Ning Sun
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, PR China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, PR China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China; Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, PR China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, PR China.
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, PR China.
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Golden Health (Guangdong) Technology Co., Ltd, PR China.
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Cai S, Yuan W, Li Y, Huang X, Guo Q, Tang Z, Fang Z, Lin H, Wong WL, Wong KY, Lu YJ, Sun N. Antibacterial activity of indolyl-quinolinium derivatives and study their mode of action. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:1274-1282. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Lui HK, Gao W, Cheung KC, Jin WB, Sun N, Kan JW, Wong IL, Chiou J, Lin D, Chan EW, Leung YC, Chan TH, Chen S, Chan KF, Wong KY. Boosting the efficacy of anti-MRSA β-lactam antibiotics via an easily accessible, non-cytotoxic and orally bioavailable FtsZ inhibitor. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 163:95-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fang Z, Zheng S, Chan KF, Yuan W, Guo Q, Wu W, Lui HK, Lu Y, Leung YC, Chan TH, Wong KY, Sun N. Design, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of 2,4-disubstituted-6-thiophenyl-pyrimidines. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 161:141-153. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Fang Z, Li Y, Zheng Y, Li X, Lu YJ, Yan SC, Wong WL, Chan KF, Wong KY, Sun N. Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of a thiophenyl substituted pyrimidine derivative. RSC Adv 2019; 9:10739-10744. [PMID: 35515309 PMCID: PMC9062536 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01001g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The issue of multidrug resistant bacteria is a worldwide health threat. To develop new antibacterial agents with new mechanisms of action is thus an urgent request to address this antibiotic resistance crisis. In the present study, a new thiophenyl-pyrimidine derivative was prepared and utilized as an effective antibacterial agent against Gram-positive strains. In the tests against MRSA and VREs, the compound showed higher antibacterial potency than that of vancomycin and methicillin. The mode of action is probably attributed to the effective inhibition of FtsZ polymerization, GTPase activity, and bacterial cell division, which cause bactericidal effects. The compound could be a potential candidate for further development as an effective antibiotic to combat drug-resistant bacteria. F20 exhibits strong antibacterial activity through interacting with FtsZ.![]()
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- Zhiyuan Fang
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
- Guangzhou 510700
- P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
- Zhuhai
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
- Guangzhou 510700
- P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences
- Wuyi University
- Jiangmen 529020
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
- Guangzhou 510700
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
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Nainwal LM, Tasneem S, Akhtar W, Verma G, Khan MF, Parvez S, Shaquiquzzaman M, Akhter M, Alam MM. Green recipes to quinoline: A review. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 164:121-170. [PMID: 30594028 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The quinoline core possesses a vast number of biological activities such as anticancer, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antitubercular and antileishmanial. The conventional classical synthetic methods require the use of expensive and harsh conditions such as high temperature. Currently the scientific communities are searching new methodology to eliminate the use of chemicals, solvents and catalysts, which are hazardous to human health as well as to environment. This review provides a concise overview of new dimensions of green chemistry approaches in designing quinoline scaffold that would encourage the researchers towards green chemistry as well as future application of these greener, non-toxic, environment friendly methods in designing quinoline scaffold.
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- Lalit Mohan Nainwal
- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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Sun N, Du RL, Zheng YY, Guo Q, Cai SY, Liu ZH, Fang ZY, Yuan WC, Liu T, Li XM, Lu YJ, Wong KY. Antibacterial activity of 3-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-methylquinolinium derivatives and study of their action mechanism. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:879-889. [PMID: 29722581 PMCID: PMC6010097 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1465055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The increasing incidence of multidrug resistant bacterial infection renders an urgent need for the development of new antibiotics. To develop small molecules disturbing FtsZ activity has been recognized as promising approach to search for antibacterial of high potency systematically. Herein, a series of novel quinolinium derivatives were synthesized and their antibacterial activities were investigated. The compounds show strong antibacterial activities against different bacteria strains including MRSA, VRE and NDM-1 Escherichia coli. Among these derivatives, a compound bearing a 4-fluorophenyl group (A2) exhibited a superior antibacterial activity and its MICs to the drug-resistant strains are found lower than those of methicillin and vancomycin. The biological results suggest that these quinolinium derivatives can disrupt the GTPase activity and dynamic assembly of FtsZ, and thus inhibit bacterial cell division and then cause bacterial cell death. These compounds deserve further evaluation for the development of new antibacterial agents targeting FtsZ.
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- Ning Sun
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Institute of Natural Medicine and Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine and Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine and Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine and Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Goldenpomelo Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Meizhou514021, P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Competitive Fitness of Essential Gene Knockdowns Reveals a Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Inhibitor of the Cell Division Protein FtsZ. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.01231-18. [PMID: 30297366 PMCID: PMC6256756 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01231-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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To streamline the elucidation of antibacterial compounds' mechanism of action, comprehensive high-throughput assays interrogating multiple putative targets are necessary. However, current chemogenomic approaches for antibiotic target identification have not fully utilized the multiplexing potential of next-generation sequencing. Here, we used Illumina sequencing of transposon insertions to track the competitive fitness of a Burkholderia cenocepacia library containing essential gene knockdowns. Using this method, we characterized a novel benzothiadiazole derivative, 10126109 (C109), with antibacterial activity against B. cenocepacia, for which whole-genome sequencing of low-frequency spontaneous drug-resistant mutants had failed to identify the drug target. By combining the identification of hypersusceptible mutants and morphology screening, we show that C109 targets cell division. Furthermore, fluorescence microscopy of bacteria harboring green fluorescent protein (GFP) cell division protein fusions revealed that C109 prevents divisome formation by altering the localization of the essential cell division protein FtsZ. In agreement with this, C109 inhibited both the GTPase and polymerization activities of purified B. cenocepacia FtsZ. C109 displayed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative cystic fibrosis pathogens, including Mycobacterium abscessus C109 effectively cleared B. cenocepacia infection in the Caenorhabditis elegans model and exhibited additive interactions with clinically relevant antibiotics. Hence, C109 is an enticing candidate for further drug development.
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Bi F, Song D, Zhang N, Liu Z, Gu X, Hu C, Cai X, Venter H, Ma S. Design, synthesis and structure-based optimization of novel isoxazole-containing benzamide derivatives as FtsZ modulators. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 159:90-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zheng YY, Du RL, Cai SY, Liu ZH, Fang ZY, Liu T, So LY, Lu YJ, Sun N, Wong KY. Study of Benzofuroquinolinium Derivatives as a New Class of Potent Antibacterial Agent and the Mode of Inhibition Targeting FtsZ. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1937. [PMID: 30174667 PMCID: PMC6107709 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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New generation of antibacterial agents are urgently needed in order to fight the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. FtsZ is currently identified as a promising target for new types of antimicrobial compounds development because of its conservative characteristics and its essential role played in bacterial cell division. In the present study, the antibacterial activity of a series of benzofuroquinolinium derivatives was investigated. The results show that the compounds possess potent antibacterial activity against drug resistant pathogens including MRSA, VREF and NDM-1 Escherichia coli. Biological studies reveal that the compound is an effective inhibitor that is able to suppress FtsZ polymerization and GTPase activity and thus stopping the cell division and causing cell death. More importantly, this series of compounds shows low cytotoxicity on mammalian cells and therefore they could be new chemotypes for the development of new antibacterial agents targeting the cell-division protein FtsZ.
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- Yuan-Yuan Zheng
- Institute of Natural Medicine & Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Natural Medicine & Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Natural Medicine & Green Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Goldenpomelo Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Meizhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Kumar NR, Swaroop DK, Punna N, Sirisha K, Ganapathi T, Kumar CG, Narsaiah B. Synthesis of Novel Pyrido[2′, 3′:3,4]Pyrazolo[1, 5‐
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]Quinazoline Derivatives, Their Biological Evaluation and Molecular Modelling Studies. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Nagiri Ravi Kumar
- Fluoroorganic divisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka Hyderabad-500607 India
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- Fluoroorganic divisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka Hyderabad-500607 India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology DivisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
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- Stem Cell Research DivisionDepartment of BiochemistryNational Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Hyderabad-500007 Telangana India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology DivisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
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- Fluoroorganic divisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka Hyderabad-500607 India
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Fang Z, Ban L, Li Y, Yuan W, Liu Z, Liu T, Li X, Wong KY, Lu Y, Sun N, Yao X. A quinoline-based FtsZ inhibitor for the study of antimicrobial activity and synergistic effects with β-lactam antibiotics. J Pharmacol Sci 2018; 137:283-289. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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