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Yin C, Alam MZ, Fallon JT, Huang W. Advances in Development of Novel Therapeutic Strategies against Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:119. [PMID: 38391505 PMCID: PMC10885988 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13020119] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) with multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of serious healthcare-associated infections, leading to high morbidity and mortality. This opportunistic pathogen is responsible for various infectious diseases, such as those seen in cystic fibrosis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, urinary tract infection, otitis externa, and burn and wound injuries. Due to its relatively large genome, P. aeruginosa has great diversity and can use various molecular mechanisms for antimicrobial resistance. For example, outer membrane permeability can contribute to antimicrobial resistance and is determined by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and porin proteins. Recent findings on the regulatory interaction between peptidoglycan and LPS synthesis provide additional clues against pathogenic P. aeruginosa. This review focuses on recent advances in antimicrobial agents and inhibitors targeting LPS and porin proteins. In addition, we explore current and emerging treatment strategies for MDR P. aeruginosa, including phages, vaccines, nanoparticles, and their combinatorial therapies. Novel strategies and their corresponding therapeutic agents are urgently needed for combating MDR pathogens.
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- Changhong Yin
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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Li Y, Wang L, Zhou S, He G, Zhou Y. Electrochemical oxidative cyclization of N-allylamides for the synthesis of CF 3-containing benzoxazines and oxazolines. RSC Adv 2024; 14:154-159. [PMID: 38173567 PMCID: PMC10758801 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07282g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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The introduction of trifluoromethyl (-CF3) groups into compounds is a common synthetic strategy in organic chemistry. Commonly used methods for introducing trifluoromethyl groups are limited by harsh reaction conditions, low regioselectivity, or the need for excess reagents. In this study, a facile electrochemical oxidative and radical cascade cyclization of N-(2-vinylphenyl)amides for the synthesis of CF3-containing benzoxazines and oxazolines was obtained. This sustainable protocol features inexpensive and durable electrodes, a wide range of substrates, diverse functional group compatibility under transition-metal-free, external-oxidant-free, and additive-free conditions, and can be applied in an open environment.
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- Yutian Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201203 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Zhukovets AA, Chernyshov VV, Al’mukhametov AZ, Seregina TA, Revtovich SV, Kasatkina MA, Isakova YE, Kulikova VV, Morozova EA, Cherkasova AI, Mannanov TA, Anashkina AA, Solyev PN, Mitkevich VA, Ivanov RA. Novel Hydroxamic Acids Containing Aryl-Substituted 1,2,4- or 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Backbones and an Investigation of Their Antibiotic Potentiation Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:96. [PMID: 38203266 PMCID: PMC10779255 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010096] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) is a zinc amidase that catalyzes the second step of the biosynthesis of lipid A, which is an outer membrane essential structural component of Gram-negative bacteria. Inhibitors of this enzyme can be attributed to two main categories, non-hydroxamate and hydroxamate inhibitors, with the latter being the most effective given the chelation of Zn2+ in the active site. Compounds containing diacetylene or acetylene tails and the sulfonic head, as well as oxazoline derivatives of hydroxamic acids, are among the LpxC inhibitors with the most profound antibacterial activity. The present article describes the synthesis of novel functional derivatives of hydroxamic acids-bioisosteric to oxazoline inhibitors-containing 1,2,4- and 1,3,4-oxadiazole cores and studies of their cytotoxicity, antibacterial activity, and antibiotic potentiation. Some of the hydroxamic acids we obtained (9c, 9d, 23a, 23c, 30b, 36) showed significant potentiation in nalidixic acid, rifampicin, and kanamycin against the growth of laboratory-strain Escherichia coli MG1655. Two lead compounds (9c, 9d) significantly reduced Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 growth in the presence of nalidixic acid and rifampicin.
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- Anastasia A. Zhukovets
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.S.); (S.V.R.); (V.V.K.); (E.A.M.); (A.A.A.); (P.N.S.); (V.A.M.)
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Olympic Ave. 1, 354340 Sochi, Russia; (A.A.Z.); (A.Z.A.); (M.A.K.); (Y.E.I.); (A.I.C.); (T.A.M.); (R.A.I.)
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Kumar Pal S, Kumar S. LpxC (UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase) inhibitors: A long path explored for potent drug design. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:122960. [PMID: 36565833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.179] [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: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Microbial infections are becoming resistant to traditional antibiotics. As novel resistance mechanisms are developed and disseminated across the world, our ability to treat the most common infectious diseases is becoming increasingly compromised. As existing antibiotics are losing their effectiveness, especially treatment of bacterial infections, is difficult. In order to combat this issue, it is of utmost importance to identify novel pharmacological targets or antibiotics. LpxC, a zinc-dependent metalloamidase that catalyzes the committed step in the biosynthesis of lipid A (endotoxin) in bacteria, is a prime candidate for drug/therapeutic target. So far, the rate-limiting metallo-amidase LpxC has been the most-targeted macromolecule in the Raetz pathway. This is because it is important for the growth of these bacterial infections. This review showcases on the research done to develop efficient drugs in this area before and after the 2015.
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- Sudhir Kumar Pal
- Centre for Bio-Separation Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.
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- Centre for Bio-Separation Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.
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Cao TY, Qi L, Wang LJ. Switchable Regioselective 7- endo or 6- exo Iodocyclization of O-Homoallyl Benzimidates. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 36757344 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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We present a facile switchable regioselective 7-endo or 6-exo iodocyclization of O-homoallyl benzimidates here, which affords various iodo-substituted 1,3-oxazines and tetrahydro-1,3-oxazepines in a controllable manner. The products can further undergo substitution reactions to afford a series of rich functionalized target heterocyclic molecules. The developed protocol has the advantages of mild conditions, simple operation, and excellent functional group compatibility.
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- Tong-Yang Cao
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Donglu, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Donglu, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Donglu, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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Niu Z, Lei P, Wang Y, Wang J, Yang J, Zhang J. Small molecule LpxC inhibitors against gram-negative bacteria: Advances and future perspectives. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 253:115326. [PMID: 37023679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
Abstract
Uridine diphosphate-3-O-(hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) is a metalloenzyme with zinc ions as cofactors and is a key enzyme in the essential structural outer membrane lipid A synthesis commitment step of gram-negative bacteria. As LpxC is extremely homologous among different Gram-negative bacteria, it is conserved in almost all gram-negative bacteria, which makes LpxC a promising target. LpxC inhibitors have been reported extensively in recent years, such as PF-5081090 and CHIR-090 were found to have broad-spectrum antibiotic activity against P. aeruginosa and E. coli. They are mainly classified into hydroxamate inhibitors and non-hydroxamate inhibitors based on their structure, but no LpxC inhibitors have been marketed due to safety and activity issues. This review, therefore, focuses on small molecule inhibitors of LpxC against gram-negative pathogenic bacteria and covers recent advances in LpxC inhibitors, focusing on their structural optimization process, structure-activity relationships, and future directions, with the aim of providing ideas for the development of LpxC inhibitors and clinical research.
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Hummels KR, Berry SP, Li Z, Taguchi A, Min JK, Walker S, Marks DS, Bernhardt TG. Coordination of bacterial cell wall and outer membrane biosynthesis. Nature 2023; 615:300-304. [PMID: 36859542 PMCID: PMC9995270 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05750-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Gram-negative bacteria surround their cytoplasmic membrane with a peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall and an outer membrane (OM) with an outer leaflet composed of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)1. This complex envelope presents a formidable barrier to drug entry and is a major determinant of the intrinsic antibiotic resistance of these organisms2. The biogenesis pathways that build the surface are also targets of many of our most effective antibacterial therapies3. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the assembly of the Gram-negative envelope therefore promises to aid the development of new treatments effective against the growing problem of drug-resistant infections. Although the individual pathways for PG and OM synthesis and assembly are well characterized, almost nothing is known about how the biogenesis of these essential surface layers is coordinated. Here we report the discovery of a regulatory interaction between the committed enzymes for the PG and LPS synthesis pathways in the Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We show that the PG synthesis enzyme MurA interacts directly and specifically with the LPS synthesis enzyme LpxC. Moreover, MurA was shown to stimulate LpxC activity in cells and in a purified system. Our results support a model in which the assembly of the PG and OM layers in many proteobacterial species is coordinated by linking the activities of the committed enzymes in their respective synthesis pathways.
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- Katherine R Hummels
- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Systems Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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Romano K, Hung D. Targeting LPS biosynthesis and transport in gram-negative bacteria in the era of multi-drug resistance. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119407. [PMID: 36543281 PMCID: PMC9922520 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Gram-negative bacteria pose a major threat to human health in an era fraught with multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. Despite extensive drug discovery campaigns over the past decades, no new antibiotic target class effective against gram-negative bacteria has become available to patients since the advent of the carbapenems in 1985. Antibiotic discovery efforts against gram-negative bacteria have been hampered by limited intracellular accumulation of xenobiotics, in large part due to the impermeable cell envelope comprising lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane, as well as a panoply of efflux pumps. The biosynthesis and transport of LPS are essential to the viability and virulence of most gram-negative bacteria. Thus, both LPS biosynthesis and transport are attractive pathways to target therapeutically. In this review, we summarize the LPS biosynthesis and transport pathways and discuss efforts to find small molecule inhibitors against targets within these pathways.
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- K.P. Romano
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA,The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA,Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA,Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA,Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA,Corresponding author at: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA. (D.T. Hung)
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Gu Q, Cheng Z, Qiu X, Zeng X. Recent Advances in the Electrochemical Functionalization of Isocyanides. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200177. [PMID: 36126178 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Isocyanides are well-known as efficient CO surrogates and C1 synthons in modern organic synthesis. Although tremendous efforts have been devoted to fully exploiting the reactivity of isocyanides, these transformations are primarily limited by their utilization of stoichiometric toxic chemical oxidants. With the recent resurgence of organic electrochemistry, which has considerably laid dormant over the past several decades, electrolysis has been identified as a green and powerful tool to enrich structural diversity by solely utilizing electric current as clean and inherently safe redox equivalents of stoichiometric chemical oxidants. In this regard, the unique reactivity of isocyanides has been studied in numerous electrochemical transformations. This review comprehensively highlights the most relevant progress in electrochemical strategies towards the functionalization of isocyanides up until June of 2022, with a focus on reaction outcomes and mechanisms.
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- Qingyun Gu
- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, PR China
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Yang T, Huang C, Jia J, Wu F, Ni F. A Facile Synthesis of 2-Oxazolines via Dehydrative Cyclization Promoted by Triflic Acid. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27249042. [PMID: 36558175 PMCID: PMC9781752 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27249042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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2-oxazolines are common moieties in numerous natural products, pharmaceuticals, and functional copolymers. Current methods for synthesizing 2-oxazolines mainly rely on stoichiometric dehydration agents or catalytic dehydration promoted by specific catalysts. These conditions either generate stoichiometric amounts of waste or require forcing azeotropic reflux conditions. As such, a practical and robust method that promotes dehydrative cyclization while generating no byproducts would be attractive to oxazoline production. Herein, we report a triflic acid (TfOH)-promoted dehydrative cyclization of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amides for synthesizing 2-oxazolines. This reaction tolerates various functional groups and generates water as the only byproduct. This method affords oxazoline with inversion of α-hydroxyl stereochemistry, suggesting that alcohol is activated as a leaving group under these conditions. Furthermore, the one-pot synthesis protocol of 2-oxazolines directly from carboxylic acids and amino alcohols is also provided.
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- Tao Yang
- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Qian Xuesen Collaborative Research Center of Astrochemistry and Space Life Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Qian Xuesen Collaborative Research Center of Astrochemistry and Space Life Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Qian Xuesen Collaborative Research Center of Astrochemistry and Space Life Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Qian Xuesen Collaborative Research Center of Astrochemistry and Space Life Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Correspondence: (F.W.); (F.N.)
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Qian Xuesen Collaborative Research Center of Astrochemistry and Space Life Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Correspondence: (F.W.); (F.N.)
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Wang X, Chen X, Qi L, Ma X, Zhou Y, Jiang X, Zhu W. Halogenation of Unsaturated Amides: Synthesis of Halogenated (Spiro)Oxazolines. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xueqing Wang
- College of Life Sciences China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- College of Life Sciences China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- College of Life Sciences China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- College of Life Sciences China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
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Chai H, Zhen X, Wang X, Qi L, Qin Y, Xue J, Xu Z, Zhang H, Zhu W. Catalytic Synthesis of 5-Fluoro-2-oxazolines: Using BF 3·Et 2O as the Fluorine Source and Activating Reagent. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:19988-19996. [PMID: 35721954 PMCID: PMC9202255 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hypervalent iodine catalyst-catalyzed nucleophilic fluorination of unsaturated amides using BF3·Et2O as the fluorine source and activating reagent was reported. Various 5-fluoro-2-oxazoline derivatives were synthesized in good to excellent yields (up to 95% isolated yield) within 10 min. The process was efficient and metal-free under mild conditions. A mechanism involving a fluorination/1,2-aryl migration/cyclization cascade was proposed on the basis of previous work and experimental results.
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- Hongli Chai
- Key
Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School
of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School
of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, College of Life Sciences, China
Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, College of Life Sciences, China
Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen
University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School
of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School
of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School
of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School
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Davis SM, Eckroat TJ. Isatin-linked 4,4-dimethyl-5-methylene-4,5-dihydrothiazole-2-thiols for inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-021-02800-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Phosphinotripeptidic Inhibitors of Leucylaminopeptidases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105090. [PMID: 34065004 PMCID: PMC8151835 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Phosphinate pseudopeptide are analogs of peptides containing phosphinate moiety in a place of the amide bond. Due to this, the organophosphorus fragment resembles the tetrahedral transition state of the amide bond hydrolysis. Additionally, it is also capable of coordinating metal ions, for example, zinc or magnesium ions. These two properties of phosphinate pseudopeptides make them an ideal candidate for metal-related protease inhibitors. This research investigates the influence of additional residue in the P2 position on the inhibitory properties of phosphinopeptides. The synthetic strategy is proposed, based on retrosynthetic analysis. The N-C-P bond formation in the desired compounds is conveniently available from the three-component condensation of appropriate amino components, aldehydes, and hypophosphorous acid. One of the crucial synthetic steps is the careful selection of the protecting groups for all the functionals. Determination of the inhibitor activity of the obtained compounds has been done using UV-Vis spectroscopy and standard substrate L-Leu-p-nitroanilide toward the enzymes isolated from the porcine kidney (SsLAP, Sus scrofa Leucine aminopeptidase) and barley seeds (HvLAP, Hordeum vulgare Leucine aminopeptidase). An efficient procedure for the preparation of phosphinotripeptides has been performed. Activity test shown that introduction of additional residue into P2 position obtains the micromolar range inhibitors of SsLAP and HvLAP. Moreover, careful selection of the residue in the P2 position should improve its selectivity toward mammalian and plant leucyl aminopeptidases.
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Pike E, Grafinger KE, Cannaert A, Ametovski A, Luo JL, Sparkes E, Cairns EA, Ellison R, Gerona R, Stove CP, Auwärter V, Banister SD. Systematic evaluation of a panel of 30 synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists structurally related to MMB-4en-PICA, MDMB-4en-PINACA, ADB-4en-PINACA, and MMB-4CN-BUTINACA using a combination of binding and different CB 1 receptor activation assays: Part I-Synthesis, analytical characterization, and binding affinity for human CB 1 receptors. Drug Test Anal 2021; 13:1383-1401. [PMID: 33787091 DOI: 10.1002/dta.3037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) are one of the largest and most structurally diverse classes of new psychoactive substances (NPS). Despite this, pharmacological data are often lacking following the identification of a new SCRA in drug markets. In this first of a three-part series, we describe the synthesis, analytical characterization, and binding affinity of a proactively generated, systematic library of 30 indole, indazole, and 7-azaindole SCRAs related to MMB-4en-PICA, MDMB-4en-PINACA, ADB-4en-PINACA, and MMB-4CN-BUTINACA featuring a 4-pentenyl (4en-P), butyl (B/BUT), or 4-cyanobutyl (4CN-B/BUT) tail and a methyl l-valinate (MMB), methyl l-tert-leucinate (MDMB), methyl l-phenylalaninate (MPP), l-valinamide (AB), l-tert-leucinamide (ADB), l-phenylalaninamide (APP), adamantyl (A), or cumyl head group. Competitive radioligand binding assays demonstrated that the indazole core conferred the highest CB1 binding affinity (Ki = 0.17-39 nM), followed by indole- (Ki = 0.95-160 nM) and then 7-azaindole-derived SCRAs (Ki = 5.4-271 nM). Variation of the head group had the greatest effect on binding, with tert-leucine amides and methyl esters (Ki = 0.17-14 nM) generally showing the greatest affinities, followed by valine derivatives (Ki = 0.72-180 nM), and then phenylalanine derivatives (Ki = 2.5-271 nM). Adamantyl head groups (Ki = 8.8-59 nM) were suboptimal for binding, whereas the cumyl analogues consistently conferred high affinity (Ki = 0.62-36 nM). Finally, both butyl (Ki = 3.1-163 nM) and 4-cyanobutyl (Ki = 5.5-44 nM) tail groups were less favorable for CB1 binding than their corresponding 4-pentenyl counterparts (Ki = 0.72-25 nM).
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- Edward Pike
- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Toxicology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Toxicology and Environmental Biomonitoring Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Clinical Toxicology and Environmental Biomonitoring Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Toxicology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Bozzini LA, Santos TD, Murie VE, de Mello MBM, Vessecchi R, Clososki GC. Regioselective Functionalization of Ester-, Amide-, Carbonate-, and Carbamate-Substituted 2-Phenyl-2-oxazolines with Mixed Lithium-Magnesium Amides. J Org Chem 2021; 86:1204-1215. [PMID: 33296214 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We have prepared novel highly functionalized benzene derivatives by regioselective metalation of ester-, amide-, carbamate-, and carbonate-substituted 2-phenyl-2-oxazolines with mixed lithium-magnesium amides followed by reaction with different electrophiles. While a complementary metalation site can be accessed by using different bases, steric and electronic effects promoted by the aromatic ring substituents also play an important role in reaction regioselectivity. Computational calculations of the aromatic hydrogen pKa values have helped us to rationalize the metalation preference by the complex-induced proximity effect concept.
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- Leandro A Bozzini
- Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14040-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. dos Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14090-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências BioMoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto-SP 14040-903, Brazil
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Garkhedkar AM, Chiang Y, Senadi GC, Wang J, Hu W. DBU‐Promoted Synthesis of 1,3‐Benzoxazines from Geminal Dibromo Olefins: Applications to the Construction of
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‐Amido Phenacyl Bromides. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Amol Milind Garkhedkar
- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shiquan 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shiquan 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shiquan 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied ChemistryKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shiquan 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
- Department of Medical ResearchKaohsiung Medical University Hospital No. 100, Tzyou 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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- Department of BiotechnologyKaohsiung Medical University No. 100, Shiquan 1st Rd Sanmin District Kaohsiung City 807 Taiwan
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Elbatrawi YM, Pedretty KP, Giddings N, Woodcock HL, Del Valle JR. δ-Azaproline and Its Oxidized Variants. J Org Chem 2020; 85:4207-4219. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yassin M. Elbatrawi
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Mutations Reducing In Vitro Susceptibility to Novel LpxC Inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Interplay of Efflux and Nonefflux Mechanisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 64:AAC.01490-19. [PMID: 31658970 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01490-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Upregulated expression of efflux pumps, lpxC target mutations, LpxC protein overexpression, and mutations in fabG were previously shown to mediate single-step resistance to the LpxC inhibitor CHIR-090 in P. aeruginosa Single-step selection experiments using three recently described LpxC inhibitors (compounds 2, 3, and 4) and mutant characterization showed that these mechanisms affect susceptibility to additional novel LpxC inhibitors. Serial passaging of P. aeruginosa wild-type and efflux pump-defective strains using the LpxC inhibitor CHIR-090 or compound 1 generated substantial shifts in susceptibility and underscored the interplay of efflux and nonefflux mechanisms. Whole-genome sequencing of CHIR-090 passage mutants identified efflux pump overexpression, fabG mutations, and novel mutations in fabF1 and in PA4465 as determinants of reduced susceptibility. Two new lpxC mutations, encoding A214V and G208S, that reduce susceptibility to certain LpxC inhibitors were identified in these studies, and we show that these and other target mutations differentially affect different LpxC inhibitor scaffolds. Lastly, the combination of target alteration (LpxCA214V) and upregulated expression of LpxC was shown to be tolerated in P. aeruginosa and could mediate significant decreases in susceptibility.
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MacNair CR, Tsai CN, Brown ED. Creative targeting of the Gram-negative outer membrane in antibiotic discovery. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1459:69-85. [PMID: 31762048 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The rising threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is exacerbated by the scarcity of new antibiotics in the development pipeline. Permeability through the outer membrane remains one of the leading hurdles in discovery efforts. However, the essentiality of a robust outer membrane makes itself an intriguing antimicrobial target. Herein, we review drug discovery efforts targeting the outer membrane and the prospective antimicrobial leads identified.
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- Craig R MacNair
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Potent LpxC Inhibitors with In Vitro Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.00977-19. [PMID: 31451507 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00977-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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New drugs with novel mechanisms of resistance are desperately needed to address both community and nosocomial infections due to Gram-negative bacteria. One such potential target is LpxC, an essential enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step of lipid A biosynthesis. Achaogen conducted an extensive research campaign to discover novel LpxC inhibitors with activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa We report here the in vitro antibacterial activity and pharmacodynamics of ACHN-975, the only molecule from these efforts and the first ever LpxC inhibitor to be evaluated in phase 1 clinical trials. In addition, we describe the profiles of three additional LpxC inhibitors that were identified as potential lead molecules. These efforts did not produce an additional development candidate with a sufficiently large therapeutic window and the program was subsequently terminated.
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Yang YY, Yang G, Cheng C, Li YX, Zhang JQ, Feng W, Zhao YL, Tang L. Catalyst-free Cleavage of Amide and C–O Double Bond for the Diastereoselective Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-Containing Dihydrooxazole Derivatives. Org Lett 2019; 21:2236-2240. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yuan-Yong Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Building 11, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550014, China
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Chen AY, Adamek RN, Dick BL, Credille CV, Morrison CN, Cohen SM. Targeting Metalloenzymes for Therapeutic Intervention. Chem Rev 2019; 119:1323-1455. [PMID: 30192523 PMCID: PMC6405328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metalloenzymes are central to a wide range of essential biological activities, including nucleic acid modification, protein degradation, and many others. The role of metalloenzymes in these processes also makes them central for the progression of many diseases and, as such, makes metalloenzymes attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. Increasing awareness of the role metalloenzymes play in disease and their importance as a class of targets has amplified interest in the development of new strategies to develop inhibitors and ultimately useful drugs. In this Review, we provide a broad overview of several drug discovery efforts focused on metalloenzymes and attempt to map out the current landscape of high-value metalloenzyme targets.
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- Allie Y Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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Design, synthesis, antitubercular and antiviral properties of new spirocyclic indole derivatives. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2019; 150:1533-1544. [PMID: 32214484 PMCID: PMC7087588 DOI: 10.1007/s00706-019-02457-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Abstract A series of indole-based spirothiazolidinones have been designed, synthesized and evaluated, in vitro, for their antitubercular, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal activities. The structures of the new compounds were established by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR (proton decoupled, APT, and DEPT), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and microanalysis. Compounds bearing a phenyl substituent at position 8 of the spiro ring, exhibited significant antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv ATCC 27294 at concentrations of 3.9 and 7.8 µM. Still, some of the tested compounds displayed activity on mycobacteria with MIC values of 16 and 31 µM. Four of the indole-spirothiazolidinone derivatives were found to be moderately active against Punta Toro virus, yellow fever virus or Sindbis virus in Vero cells. The antiviral EC50 values were in the range of 1.9–12 µM and the selectivity index (ratio of cytotoxic to antivirally effective concentration) was above 10 in some cases. The most potent effect was seen with the compound that is methylated at positions 2 and 8 of the spirothiazolidinone system. Graphic abstract ![]()
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00706-019-02457-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Verbraeken B, Hullaert J, van Guyse J, Van Hecke K, Winne J, Hoogenboom R. The Elusive Seven-Membered Cyclic Imino Ether Tetrahydrooxazepine. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:17404-17408. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Bart Verbraeken
- Supramolecular Chemistry group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Organic Synthesis group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Organic Synthesis group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Ahmad S, Navid A, Akhtar AS, Azam SS, Wadood A, Pérez-Sánchez H. Subtractive Genomics, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Revealed LpxC as a Potential Drug Target Against Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Interdiscip Sci 2018; 11:508-526. [PMID: 29721784 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-018-0299-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The emergence and dissemination of pan drug resistant clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae are great threat to public health. In this regard new therapeutic targets must be highlighted to pave the path for novel drug discovery and development. Subtractive proteomic pipeline brought forth UDP-3-O-[3-hydroxymyristoyl] N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC), a Zn+2 dependent cytoplasmic metalloprotein and catalyze the rate limiting deacetylation step of lipid A biosynthesis pathway. Primary sequence analysis followed by 3-dimensional (3-D) structure elucidation of the protein led to the detection of K. pneumoniae LpxC (KpLpxC) topology distinct from its orthologous counterparts in other bacterial species. Molecular docking study of the protein recognized receptor antagonist compound 106, a uridine-based LpxC inhibitory compound, as a ligand best able to fit the binding pocket with a Gold Score of 67.53. Molecular dynamics simulation of docked KpLpxC revealed an alternate binding pattern of ligand in the active site. The ligand tail exhibited preferred binding to the domain I residues as opposed to the substrate binding hydrophobic channel of subdomain II, usually targeted by inhibitory compounds. Comparison with the undocked KpLpxC system demonstrated ligand induced high conformational changes in the hydrophobic channel of subdomain II in KpLpxC. Hence, ligand exerted its inhibitory potential by rendering the channel unstable for substrate binding.
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- Sajjad Ahmad
- National Center for Bioinformatics (NCB), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- National Center for Bioinformatics (NCB), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- National Center for Bioinformatics (NCB), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- National Center for Bioinformatics (NCB), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University-Mardan, Shankar Campus, Mardan, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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Wang T, Dai C, Qing X, Wang C. Efficient Synthesis of Substituted 2-(4 H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-yl)Phenols via a Pseudo Three-Component Reaction. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.3184/174751918x15199181776822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An efficient pseudo three-component reaction between substituted 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes and ammonium acetate for the preparation of substituted 2-(4 H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-yl)phenols in moderate to good yields (70-80%) was developed. The structure of a typical product was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.
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- Ting Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P.R. China
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Miura M, Hirano K, Yamamoto C, Takamatsu K. Oxidative Rearrangement of Benzylamines to 4H-3,1-Benzoxazines via Cu/Mn-Promoted Intramolecular C–H Amination/Electrocyclic Reaction Cascade. HETEROCYCLES 2018. [DOI: 10.3987/com-18-s(t)27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li M, Han P, Mao ZY, Zhou W, Si CM, Xiong J, Wei BG, Hu JF. Studies toward asymmetric synthesis of hoiamides A and B. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mollo MC, Orelli LR. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 2-Aryl-2-oxazolines, 5,6-Dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazines, and 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1,3-oxazepines. Org Lett 2016; 18:6116-6119. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- María C. Mollo
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Departamento de Química Orgánica,
Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Departamento de Química Orgánica,
Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Mane YD, Sarnikar YP, Surwase SM, Biradar DO, Gorepatil PB, Shinde VS, Khade BC. Design, synthesis, and antimicrobial activity of novel 5-substituted indole-2-carboxamide derivatives. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-016-2696-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Erwin AL. Antibacterial Drug Discovery Targeting the Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthetic Enzyme LpxC. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2016; 6:cshperspect.a025304. [PMID: 27235477 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The enzyme LpxC (UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase) is broadly conserved across Gram-negative bacteria and is essential for synthesis of lipid A, the membrane anchor of the lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), which are a major component of the outer membrane in nearly all Gram-negative bacteria. LpxC has been the focus of target-directed antibiotic discovery projects in numerous pharmaceutical and academic groups for more than 20 years. Despite intense effort, no LpxC inhibitor has been approved for therapeutic use, and only one has yet reached human studies. This article will summarize the history of LpxC as a drug target and the parallel history of research on LpxC biology. Both academic and industrial researchers have used LpxC inhibitors as tool compounds, leading to increased understanding of the differing mechanisms for regulation of LPS synthesis in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Sheng J, Su X, Cao C, Chen C. Synthesis of benzo[1,3]oxazines via copper(i)-catalyzed cascade annulation of nitriles, aldehydes and diaryliodonium salts. Org Chem Front 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qo00012f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A copper(i)-catalyzed one-pot [2 + 2 + 2] cascade annulation reaction of diaryliodoniums, nitriles, and aldehydes has been developed for the efficient synthesis of 2,4-substituted benzoxazine derivatives.
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- Jinyu Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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EPPS rescues hippocampus-dependent cognitive deficits in APP/PS1 mice by disaggregation of amyloid-β oligomers and plaques. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8997. [PMID: 26646366 PMCID: PMC4686862 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the transition of amyloid-β (Aβ) monomers into toxic oligomers and plaques. Given that Aβ abnormality typically precedes the development of clinical symptoms, an agent capable of disaggregating existing Aβ aggregates may be advantageous. Here we report that a small molecule, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinepropanesulphonic acid (EPPS), binds to Aβ aggregates and converts them into monomers. The oral administration of EPPS substantially reduces hippocampus-dependent behavioural deficits, brain Aβ oligomer and plaque deposits, glial γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) release and brain inflammation in an Aβ-overexpressing, APP/PS1 transgenic mouse model when initiated after the development of severe AD-like phenotypes. The ability of EPPS to rescue Aβ aggregation and behavioural deficits provides strong support for the view that the accumulation of Aβ is an important mechanism underlying AD. Amyloid-beta deposits are a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and have previously been targeted in immunisation therapies. Here, the authors show that oral administration of the small molecule EPPS reduces Aß plaque and oligomer load in APP/PS1 mice and improves learning and memory performance.
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Mutant Alleles of lptD Increase the Permeability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Define Determinants of Intrinsic Resistance to Antibiotics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 60:845-54. [PMID: 26596941 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01747-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria provide a particular challenge to antibacterial drug discovery due to their cell envelope structure. Compound entry is impeded by the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the outer membrane (OM), and those molecules that overcome this barrier are often expelled by multidrug efflux pumps. Understanding how efflux and permeability affect the ability of a compound to reach its target is paramount to translating in vitro biochemical potency to cellular bioactivity. Herein, a suite of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were constructed in either a wild-type or efflux-null background in which mutations were engineered in LptD, the final protein involved in LPS transport to the OM. These mutants were demonstrated to be defective in LPS transport, resulting in compromised barrier function. Using isogenic strain sets harboring these newly created alleles, we were able to define the contributions of permeability and efflux to the intrinsic resistance of P. aeruginosa to a variety of antibiotics. These strains will be useful in the design and optimization of future antibiotics against Gram-negative pathogens.
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Deng QH, Chen JR, Wei Q, Zhao QQ, Lu LQ, Xiao WJ. Visible-light-induced photocatalytic oxytrifluoromethylation of N-allylamides for the synthesis of CF3-containing oxazolines and benzoxazines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:3537-40. [PMID: 25644314 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc10217g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A visible-light-induced photocatalytic oxytrifluoromethylation reaction of N-allylamides has been developed for the efficient synthesis of CF3-containing oxazolines and benzoxazines under mild reaction conditions.
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- Qiao-Hui Deng
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China.
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Jana SK, Löppenberg M, Daniliuc CG, Holl R. Synthesis and biological evaluation of C-ethynyl furanosides as LpxC inhibitors. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Morse PD, Nicewicz DA. Divergent Regioselectivity in Photoredox-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization Reactions of Unsaturated Amides and Thioamides. Chem Sci 2015; 6:270-274. [PMID: 25541590 PMCID: PMC4273915 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02331e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A direct method to construct 2-oxazolines and 2-thiazolines from corresponding allylic amides and thioamides is reported. The redox-neutral intramolecular hydrofunctionalization is enabled by a dual catalyst system comprised of the 9-mesityl-N-methyl acridinium tetrafluoroborate and phenyl disulphide and exhibits complete selectivity for the anti-Markovnikov regioisomeric products. The cyclization of allylic thioamides is postulated to operate via a modified mechanism in which oxidation of the thioamide, rather than the alkene, is responsible for the observed reactivity.
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- Peter D. Morse
- Department of Chemistry
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Chemistry
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill
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; http://www.chem.unc.edu/people/faculty/nicewicz/
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Comparative genomics study for identification of drug and vaccine targets in Vibrio cholerae: MurA ligase as a case study. Genomics 2013; 103:83-93. [PMID: 24368230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A systematic workflow consisting of comparative genomics, metabolic pathways analysis and additional drug prioritization parameters identified 264 proteins of Vibrio cholerae which were predicted to be absent in Homo sapiens. Among these, 40 proteins were identified as essential proteins that could serve as potential drug and vaccine targets. Additional prioritization parameters characterized 11 proteins as vaccine candidates while druggability of each of the identified proteins as evaluated by the Drug Bank database which prioritized 16 proteins suitable for drug targets. As a case study, we built a homology model of one of the potential drug targets, MurA ligase, using MODELLER (9v12) software. The model has been further explored for in silico docking with inhibitors having druggability potential from the Drug Bank database. Results from this study could facilitate selecting V. cholerae proteins for drug design and vaccine production pipelines in future.
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Holler TP, Evdokimov AG, Narasimhan L. Structural biology approaches to antibacterial drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2013; 2:1085-101. [PMID: 23484874 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2.8.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Antibacterial drug discovery has undertaken a major experiment in the 12 years since the first bacterial genomes were sequenced. Genome mining has identified hundreds of potential targets that have been distilled to a relatively small number of broad-spectrum targets ('low-hanging fruit') using the genetics tools of modern microbiology. Prosecuting these targets with high-throughput screens has led to a disappointingly small number of lead series that have mostly evaporated under closer scrutiny. In the meantime, multi-drug resistant pathogens are becoming a serious challenge in the clinic and the community and the number of pharmaceutical firms pursuing antibacterial discovery has declined. Filling the antibacterial development pipeline with novel chemical series is a significant challenge that will require the collaboration of scientists from many disciplines. Fortunately, advancements in the tools of structural biology and of in silico modeling are opening up new avenues of research that may help deal with the problems associated with discovering novel antibiotics.
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- Tod P Holler
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA +1 734 622 5954 ; +1 734 622 2963 ; Tod.Holler@pfizer. com
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FtsH-mediated coordination of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Escherichia coli correlates with the growth rate and the alarmone (p)ppGpp. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:1912-9. [PMID: 23417489 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02134-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The outer membrane is the first line of defense for Gram-negative bacteria and serves as a major barrier for antibiotics and other harmful substances. The biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), the essential component of the outer membrane, must be tightly controlled as both too much and too little LPS are toxic. In Escherichia coli, the cellular level of the key enzyme LpxC, which catalyzes the first committed step in LPS biosynthesis, is adjusted by proteolysis carried out by the essential and membrane-bound protease FtsH. Here, we demonstrate that LpxC is degraded in a growth rate-dependent manner with half-lives between 4 min and >2 h. According to the cellular demand for LPS biosynthesis, LpxC is degraded during slow growth but stabilized when cells grow rapidly. Disturbing the balance between LPS and phospholipid biosynthesis in favor of phospholipid production in an E. coli strain encoding a hyperactive FabZ protein abolishes growth rate dependency of LpxC proteolysis. Lack of the alternative sigma factor RpoS or inorganic polyphosphates, which are known to mediate growth rate-dependent gene regulation in E. coli, did not affect proteolysis of LpxC. In contrast, absence of RelA and SpoT, which synthesize the alarmone (p)ppGpp, deregulated LpxC degradation resulting in rapid proteolysis in fast-growing cells and stabilization during slow growth. Our data provide new insights into the essential control of LPS biosynthesis in E. coli.
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McAllister LA, Montgomery JI, Abramite JA, Reilly U, Brown MF, Chen JM, Barham RA, Che Y, Chung SW, Menard CA, Mitton-Fry M, Mullins LM, Noe MC, O'Donnell JP, Oliver RM, Penzien JB, Plummer M, Price LM, Shanmugasundaram V, Tomaras AP, Uccello DP. Heterocyclic methylsulfone hydroxamic acid LpxC inhibitors as Gram-negative antibacterial agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:6832-8. [PMID: 23046961 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The synthesis and antibacterial activity of heterocyclic methylsulfone hydroxamates is presented. Compounds in this series are potent inhibitors of the LpxC enzyme, a key enzyme involved in the production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. SAR evaluation of compounds in this series revealed analogs with potent antibacterial activity against challenging Gram-negative species such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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- Laura A McAllister
- Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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Schweizer HP. Understanding efflux in Gram-negative bacteria: opportunities for drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2012; 7:633-42. [PMID: 22607346 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2012.688949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bacteria evolved an arsenal of mechanisms to deal with toxic compounds and metabolic stresses, including antimicrobial agents. Efflux pumps are major players in the multidrug resistance of Gram-negative bacteria and pose major hurdles in the drug discovery process. However, recent advances in our understanding of efflux in these bacteria provide opportunities and assets for drug discovery. AREAS COVERED This review provides an overview of drug efflux in Gram-negative bacteria and its role in antimicrobial resistance, stress responses and other biological processes such as biofilm formation, and virulence. The discussion includes comments on the significance of synergy between a low-permeability outer membrane and efflux, notably the role of porins and lipopolysaccharide. The author then summarizes efforts aimed at inhibiting efflux pumps as a means to extend the utility of clinically useful antibiotics. This includes highlights of identification and characterization of small molecule efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) from natural and synthetic sources, as well as novel strategies such as gene silencing and inhibitory antibodies. EXPERT OPINION Options for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are limited. Given the attractiveness of the therapeutic potential of efflux pump inhibition, further studies exploring novel strategies to interfere with efflux pump expression and function are warranted. This includes rational EPI design facilitated by pump structure information, exploitation of genetically defined efflux-proficient and efflux-compromised strain panels and non-traditional approaches such as pump inhibition by gene silencing, antibodies and perhaps even phage.
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- Herbert P Schweizer
- Colorado State University, IDRC at Foothills Campus, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0922, USA.
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Montgomery JI, Brown MF, Reilly U, Price LM, Abramite JA, Arcari J, Barham R, Che Y, Chen JM, Chung SW, Collantes EM, Desbonnet C, Doroski M, Doty J, Engtrakul JJ, Harris TM, Huband M, Knafels JD, Leach KL, Liu S, Marfat A, McAllister L, McElroy E, Menard CA, Mitton-Fry M, Mullins L, Noe MC, O'Donnell J, Oliver R, Penzien J, Plummer M, Shanmugasundaram V, Thoma C, Tomaras AP, Uccello DP, Vaz A, Wishka DG. Pyridone methylsulfone hydroxamate LpxC inhibitors for the treatment of serious gram-negative infections. J Med Chem 2012; 55:1662-70. [PMID: 22257165 DOI: 10.1021/jm2014875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The synthesis and biological activity of a new series of LpxC inhibitors represented by pyridone methylsulfone hydroxamate 2a is presented. Members of this series have improved solubility and free fraction when compared to compounds in the previously described biphenyl methylsulfone hydroxamate series, and they maintain superior Gram-negative antibacterial activity to comparator agents.
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- Justin I Montgomery
- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States.
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Page MGP. The role of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria in antibiotic resistance: Ajax' shield or Achilles' heel? Handb Exp Pharmacol 2012:67-86. [PMID: 23090596 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28951-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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There has been an enormous increase in our knowledge of the fundamental steps in the biosynthesis and assembly of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Lipopolysaccharide is a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria as is peptidoglycan. Porins, efflux pumps and other transport proteins of the outer membrane are also present. It is clear that there are numerous essential proteins that have the potential to be targets for novel antimicrobial agents. Progress, however, has been slow. Much of the emphasis has been on cytoplasmic processes that were better understood earlier on, but have the drawback that two penetration barriers, with different permeability properties, have to be crossed. With the increased understanding of the late-stage events occurring in the periplasm, it may be possible to shift focus to these more accessible targets. Nevertheless, getting drugs across the outer membrane will remain a challenge to the ingenuity of the medicinal chemist.
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Topczewski JJ, Callahan MP, Kodet JG, Inbarasu JD, Mente NR, Beutler JA, Wiemer DF. Relevance of the C-5 position to schweinfurthin induced cytotoxicity. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:7570-81. [PMID: 22055715 PMCID: PMC3232010 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The schweinfurthins are an intriguing group of anti-proliferative agents that display low nanomolar activities against several cell types, including the human-derived glioblastoma cell line SF-295, but have little impact on other cell lines even at micromolar concentrations. This activity has inspired the synthesis of seven of the natural schweinfurthins, all with the correct absolute stereochemistry, and a variety of analogues designed to probe different facets of the pharmacophore. Reported herein is the synthesis of several new schweinfurthin analogues varied at the C-5 position along with data on their biological activity in the NCI 60 cell-line assay.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA
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- Molecular Targets Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA
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Liang X, Lee CJ, Chen X, Chung HS, Zeng D, Raetz CRH, Li Y, Zhou P, Toone EJ. Syntheses, structures and antibiotic activities of LpxC inhibitors based on the diacetylene scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:852-60. [PMID: 21194954 PMCID: PMC3035996 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Compounds inhibiting LpxC in the lipid A biosynthetic pathway are promising leads for novel antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. We report the syntheses and structural and biochemical characterizations of LpxC inhibitors based on a diphenyl-diacetylene (1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiyne) threonyl-hydroxamate scaffold. These studies provide a molecular interpretation for the differential antibiotic activities of compounds with a substituted distal phenyl ring as well as the absolute stereochemical requirement at the C2, but not C3, position of the threonyl group.
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- Xiaofei Liang
- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Structural Biology & Biophysics Program, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Structural Biology & Biophysics Program, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Structural Biology & Biophysics Program, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria is difficult due in large part to problems arising from innate and acquired drug resistance, resulting in a limited number of effective antibiotics. Consequently, antibiotics that can circumvent mechanisms of drug resistance are needed. Lipid A is a glucosamine phospholipid that acts as an anchor for lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that comprise the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, a barrier for small molecule entry into the cell, and is also the portion of LPS that stimulates the immune system in septic shock. Consequently, inhibitors of lipid A biosynthesis have the potential to function as antibiotics and/or anti-endotoxins in the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections. Current efforts in the development of antibiotics targeted against lipid A have focused on the metal-dependent deacetylase LpxC. Herein we describe fluorescence-based assays that can be used for the evaluation of LpxC inhibitors with the potential to serve as antibiotics.
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- Marcy Hernick
- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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Control of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis by FtsH-mediated proteolysis of LpxC is conserved in enterobacteria but not in all gram-negative bacteria. J Bacteriol 2010; 193:1090-7. [PMID: 21193611 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01043-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite the essential function of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in Gram-negative bacteria, it is largely unknown how the exact amount of this molecule in the outer membrane is controlled. The first committed step in LPS biosynthesis is catalyzed by the LpxC enzyme. In Escherichia coli, the cellular concentration of LpxC is adjusted by the only essential protease in this organism, the membrane-anchored metalloprotease FtsH. Turnover of E. coli LpxC requires a length- and sequence-specific C-terminal degradation signal. LpxC proteins from Salmonella, Yersinia, and Vibrio species carry similar C-terminal ends and, like the E. coli enzyme, were degraded by FtsH. Although LpxC proteins are highly conserved in Gram-negative bacteria, there are striking differences in their C termini. The Aquifex aeolicus enzyme, which is devoid of the C-terminal extension, was stable in E. coli, whereas LpxC from the alphaproteobacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Rhodobacter capsulatus was degraded by the Lon protease. Proteolysis of the A. tumefaciens protein required the C-terminal end of LpxC. High stability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LpxC in E. coli and P. aeruginosa suggested that Pseudomonas uses a proteolysis-independent strategy to control its LPS content. The differences in LpxC turnover along with previously reported differences in susceptibility against antimicrobial compounds have important implications for the potential of LpxC as a drug target.
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Mansoor UF, Vitharana D, Reddy PA, Daubaras DL, McNicholas P, Orth P, Black T, Siddiqui MA. Design and synthesis of potent Gram-negative specific LpxC inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 21:1155-61. [PMID: 21273067 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.12.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Antibiotic resistant hospital acquired infections are on the rise, creating an urgent need for novel bactericidal drugs. Enzymes involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis are attractive antibacterial targets since LPS is the major structural component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Lipid A is an essential hydrophobic anchor of LPS and the first committed step in lipid A biosynthesis is catalyzed by a unique zinc dependent metalloamidase, UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC). LpxC is an attractive Gram-negative only target that has been chemically validated by potent bactericidal hydroxamate inhibitors that work by coordination of the enzyme's catalytic zinc ion. An exploratory chemistry effort focused on expanding the SAR around hydroxamic acid zinc-binding 'warheads' lead to the identification of novel compounds with enzyme potency and antibacterial activity similar to CHIR-090.
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Affiliation(s)
- U Faruk Mansoor
- Department of Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, 320 Bent Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA.
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