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Desai NC, Bhatt K, Jadeja DJ, Mehta HK, Khedkar VM, Sarkar D. Conventional and microwave-assisted organic synthesis of novel antimycobacterial agents bearing furan and pyridine hybrids. Drug Dev Res 2021; 83:416-431. [PMID: 34414591 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Drug resistance in tuberculosis poses a serious threat to humanity because currently available antitubercular drugs are ineffective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). As a result, the approval of Bedaquiline and Delamanid for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis was accelerated. Still, there is an urgent need to search for new antitubercular drugs with novel mechanisms of action (MoA). Due to this, we have designed a synthetic strategy by utilizing microwave-assisted organic synthesis. We have compared our method with the conventional procedure, and the data show that our procedure is more effective in the preparation of title compounds. A unique series of 1-(2-(furan-2-yl)-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-3(2H)-yl)-3-(aryl)-prop-2-en-1-ones (5a-o) was synthesized utilizing conventional and microwave-assisted techniques. Synthetic compounds were investigated for antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium TB H37 Ra and Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). Compound 5b was reported to be the most effective against M. tuberculosis H37 Ra (97.69 percent inhibition at 30 μg/ml) and M. bovis (97.09 percent inhibition at 30 μg/ml). An in silico binding affinity study of mycobacterial enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (InhA) reveals the binding mechanism and thermodynamic interactions that determine these molecule's binding affinity. Compound 5b had a high glide score of -8.991 and low glide energy of -49.893 kcal/mol.
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- Nisheeth C Desai
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Campus, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, India
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Campus, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, India
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Campus, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, India
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Campus, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, India
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- Combichem Bio-resource Centre, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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Ramírez D, Mejia-Gutierrez M, Insuasty B, Rinné S, Kiper AK, Platzk M, Müller T, Decher N, Quiroga J, De-la-Torre P, González W. 5-(Indol-2-yl)pyrazolo[3,4- b]pyridines as a New Family of TASK-3 Channel Blockers: A Pharmacophore-Based Regioselective Synthesis. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26133897. [PMID: 34202296 PMCID: PMC8271858 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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TASK channels belong to the two-pore-domain potassium (K2P) channels subfamily. These channels modulate cellular excitability, input resistance, and response to synaptic stimulation. TASK-channel inhibition led to membrane depolarization. TASK-3 is expressed in different cancer cell types and neurons. Thus, the discovery of novel TASK-3 inhibitors makes these bioactive compounds very appealing to explore new cancer and neurological therapies. TASK-3 channel blockers are very limited to date, and only a few heterofused compounds have been reported in the literature. In this article, we combined a pharmacophore hypothesis with molecular docking to address for the first time the rational design, synthesis, and evaluation of 5-(indol-2-yl)pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines as a novel family of human TASK-3 channel blockers. Representative compounds of the synthesized library were assessed against TASK-3 using Fluorometric imaging plate reader-Membrane Potential assay (FMP). Inhibitory properties were validated using two-electrode voltage-clamp (TEVC) methods. We identified one active hit compound (MM-3b) with our systematic pipeline, exhibiting an IC50 ≈ 30 μM. Molecular docking models suggest that compound MM-3b binds to TASK-3 at the bottom of the selectivity filter in the central cavity, similar to other described TASK-3 blockers such as A1899 and PK-THPP. Our in silico and experimental studies provide a new tool to predict and design novel TASK-3 channel blockers.
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- David Ramírez
- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Llano Subercaseaux 2801-Piso 5, Santiago 8900000, Chile
- Correspondence: (D.R.); (P.D.-l.-T.); (W.G.)
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A, Cali 760031, Colombia; (M.M.-G.); (B.I.); (J.Q.)
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A, Cali 760031, Colombia; (M.M.-G.); (B.I.); (J.Q.)
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Vegetative Physiology and Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 2, 35037 Marburg, Germany; (S.R.); (A.K.K.); (N.D.)
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Vegetative Physiology and Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 2, 35037 Marburg, Germany; (S.R.); (A.K.K.); (N.D.)
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- Joint Pulmonary Drug Discovery Lab Bayer-MGH, Boston, MA 02114, USA;
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany;
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Vegetative Physiology and Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 2, 35037 Marburg, Germany; (S.R.); (A.K.K.); (N.D.)
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A, Cali 760031, Colombia; (M.M.-G.); (B.I.); (J.Q.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Caribe Therapeutics, Vía 40 No. 69-111, Oficina 804 A, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
- Correspondence: (D.R.); (P.D.-l.-T.); (W.G.)
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- Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Poniente No. 1141, Talca 3460000, Chile
- Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channels-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile
- Correspondence: (D.R.); (P.D.-l.-T.); (W.G.)
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Molecular Human Targets of Bioactive Alkaloid-Type Compounds from Tabernaemontana cymose Jacq. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26123765. [PMID: 34205626 PMCID: PMC8234993 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Alkaloids are a group of secondary metabolites that have been widely studied for the discovery of new drugs due to their properties on the central nervous system and their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer activities. Molecular docking was performed for 10 indole alkaloids identified in the ethanol extract of Tabernaemontana cymosa Jacq. with 951 human targets involved in different diseases. The results were analyzed through the KEGG and STRING databases, finding the most relevant physiological associations for alkaloids. The molecule 5-oxocoronaridine proved to be the most active molecule against human proteins (binding energy affinity average = −9.2 kcal/mol) and the analysis of the interactions between the affected proteins pointed to the PI3K/ Akt/mTOR signaling pathway as the main target. The above indicates that indole alkaloids from T. cymosa constitute a promising source for the search and development of new treatments against different types of cancer.
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Three-component one-pot synthesis of new spiro[indoline-pyrrolidine] derivatives mediated by 1,3-dipolar reaction and DFT analysis. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-021-02765-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Molecular docking has been consolidated as one of the most important methods in the molecular modeling field. It has been recognized as a prominent tool in the study of protein-ligand complexes, to describe intermolecular interactions, to accurately predict poses of multiple ligands, to discover novel promising bioactive compounds. Molecular docking methods have evolved in terms of their accuracy and reliability; but there are pending issues to solve for improving the connection between the docking results and the experimental evidence. AREAS COVERED In this article, the author reviews very recent innovative molecular docking applications with special emphasis on reverse docking, treatment of protein flexibility, the use of experimental data to guide the selection of docking poses, the application of Quantum mechanics(QM) in docking, and covalent docking. EXPERT OPINION There are several issues being worked on in recent years that will lead to important breakthroughs in molecular docking methods in the near future These developments are related to more efficient exploration of large datasets and receptor conformations, advances in electronic description, and the use of structural information for guiding the selection of results.
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- Julio Caballero
- Departamento De Bioinformática, Centro De Bioinformática, Simulación Y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad De Ingeniería, Universidad De Talca, Talca, Chile
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