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Ungureanu D, Oniga O, Moldovan C, Ionuț I, Marc G, Stana A, Pele R, Duma M, Tiperciuc B. An Insight into Rational Drug Design: The Development of In-House Azole Compounds with Antimicrobial Activity. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:763. [PMID: 39200063 PMCID: PMC11350776 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13080763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health as the number of efficient antimicrobials decreases and the number of resistant pathogens rises. Our research group has been actively involved in the design of novel antimicrobial drugs. The blueprints of these compounds were azolic heterocycles, particularly thiazole. Starting with oxadiazolines, our research group explored, one by one, the other five-membered heterocycles, developing more or less potent compounds. An overview of this research activity conducted by our research group allowed us to observe an evolution in the methodology used (from inhibition zone diameters to minimal inhibitory concentrations and antibiofilm potential determination) correlated with the design of azole compounds based on results obtained from molecular modeling. The purpose of this review is to present the development of in-house azole compounds with antimicrobial activity, designed over the years by this research group from the departments of Pharmaceutical and Therapeutical Chemistry in Cluj-Napoca.
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- Daniel Ungureanu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
- “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță” Oncology Institute, 34-36 Republicii Street, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 12 Ion Creangă Street, 400010 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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- State Veterinary Laboratory for Animal Health and Safety, 1 Piața Mărăști Street, 400609 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.U.); (O.O.); (C.M.); (I.I.); (G.M.); (A.S.); (B.T.)
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Aaghaz S, Digwal CS, Neshat N, Maurya IK, Kumar V, Tikoo K, Jain R, Kamal A. Synthesis, biological evaluation and mechanistic studies of 4-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)morpholine-benzimidazole hybrids as a new structural class of antimicrobials. Bioorg Chem 2023; 136:106538. [PMID: 37079988 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106538] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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In spite of several attempts to develop newer pharmacophores as potential antimicrobial agents, the benzimidazole scaffold is still considered as one of the most sought after structural component towards the design of compounds that act against a wide spectrum of microbes. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a new structural class of 4-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)morpholine-benzimidazole hybrids as antimicrobial agents. The most potent analog, 6g shows IC50 of 1.3 µM, 2.7 µM, 10.8 µM, 5.4 µM and 10.8 µM against Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. Interestingly 6g exhibits selectivity towards the cryptococcal cells with fungicidal behavior. Propidium iodide uptake study shows permeabilization of pathogenic cells in the presence of 6g. Flow cytometric analysis confirms that cell death is predominantly due to apoptosis. Moreover, electron microscopic analysis specifies that it shrinks, disrupts and initiate pore(s) formation in the cell membrane leading to cell lysis.
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- Shams Aaghaz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S Nagar, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India; Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India.
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Zafar W, Sumrra SH, Chohan ZH. A review: Pharmacological aspects of metal based 1,2,4-triazole derived Schiff bases. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 222:113602. [PMID: 34139626 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Clinical reports have highlighted the radical increase of antibiotic resistance. As a result, multidrug resistance has emerged as a serious threat to human health. Many organic compounds commonly used as drugs in the past, no longer have pure organic mode of action rather need bio-transformation or more activation. Bulk of research has shown that they need trace amount of metal ions incorporated within the chemistry of bioactive molecules for enhancement of their potentiality to fight aggressively against resistance. The deficiency of some metal ions can also be responsible for many diseases like growth retardation, pernicious anemia and heart diseases in infants. To overcome these problems, there is a need to introduce novel strategies which have new mechanism of action along with significant spectrum of biological activity, enhanced safety and efficacy. Bioinorganic compounds have played imperative role in developing the new strategy in the form of "Metal Based Drugs". In current years there have been momentous rise of interest in the application of metal based Schiff base compounds to treat various diseases which are difficult to be treated with conventional methodologies. The unique properties of metal chelates acting as an intermediate between conventional organic and inorganic compounds provided innovative opportunities in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. In this review, we have exclusively focused on the search of metal based 1,2,4-triazole derived Schiff base compounds (synthesized, reported and reviewed in the past ten years) that possess various biological activities such as antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anthelmintic, anticancer, antiproliferative, cytotoxic and DNA-intercalation activity.
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- Wardha Zafar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan
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Li Z, Zhang L, Pu M, Lei M. Mechanistic Understanding of Base‐Catalyzed Aldimine/Ketoamine Condensations: An Old Story and A New Model. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhe‐wei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Institute of Computational Chemistry College of Chemistry Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Institute of Computational Chemistry College of Chemistry Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Institute of Computational Chemistry College of Chemistry Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Institute of Computational Chemistry College of Chemistry Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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An Overview of the Synthesis and Antimicrobial, Antiprotozoal, and Antitumor Activity of Thiazole and Bisthiazole Derivatives. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26030624. [PMID: 33504100 PMCID: PMC7865802 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thiazole, a five-membered heteroaromatic ring, is an important scaffold of a large number of synthetic compounds. Its diverse pharmacological activity is reflected in many clinically approved thiazole-containing molecules, with an extensive range of biological activities, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antihelmintic, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory effects. Due to its significance in the field of medicinal chemistry, numerous biologically active thiazole and bisthiazole derivatives have been reported in the scientific literature. The current review provides an overview of different methods for the synthesis of thiazole and bisthiazole derivatives and describes various compounds bearing a thiazole and bisthiazole moiety possessing antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, and antitumor activity, encouraging further research on the discovery of thiazole-containing drugs.
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Riyadh SM, Gomha SM. Two decades of the synthesis of mono- and bis-aminomercapto[1,2,4]triazoles. RSC Adv 2020; 10:24994-25012. [PMID: 35517465 PMCID: PMC9055246 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04208k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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4-Amino-5-mercapto[1,2,4]triazole and its 3-substituted derivatives have proven to be of biological interest and provide access to a new class of biologically active heterocyclic compounds for biomedical applications. This study will be helpful for scientific researchers interested in the chemistry of bifunctional versatile compounds as it provides a collection of all the methods for the preparation of 3-substituted-4-amino-5-mercapto[1,2,4]triazoles with aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic moieties during the period from 2000 to mid-2020.
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- Sayed M Riyadh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza 12613 Egypt
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351 Saudi Arabia
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Stingaci E, Zveaghinteva M, Pogrebnoi S, Lupascu L, Valica V, Uncu L, Smetanscaia A, Drumea M, Petrou A, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M, Kravtsov V, Geronikaki A, Macaev F. New vinyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives as antimicrobial agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127368. [PMID: 32738986 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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1,2,4-Triazole is a very important scaffold in medicinal chemistry due to the wide spectrum of biological activities and mainly antifungal activity of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives. The main mechanism of antifungal action of the latter is inhibition of 14-alpha-demethylase enzyme (CYP51). The current study presents synthesis and evaluation of eight triazole derivatives for their antimicrobial activity. Docking studies to elucidate the mechanism of action were also performed. The designed compounds were synthesized using classical methods of organic synthesis. The in vivo evaluation of antimicrobial activity was performed by microdilution method. All tested compounds showed good antibacterial activity with MIC and MBC values ranging from 0.0002 to 0.0069 mM. Compound 2 h appeared to be the most active among all tested with MIC at 0.0002-0.0033 mM and MBC at 0.0004-0.0033 mM followed by compounds 2f and 2g. The most sensitive bacterium appeared to be Xanthomonas campestris while Erwinia amylovora was the most resistant. The evaluation of antifungal activity revealed that all compounds showed good antifungal activity with MIC values ranging from 0.02 mM to 0.52 mM and MFC from 0.03 mM to 0.52 mM better than reference drugs ketoconazole (MIC and MFC values at 0.28-1.88 mM and 0.38 mM to 2.82 mM respectively) and bifonazole (MIC and MFC values at 0.32-0.64 mM and 0.64-0.81 mM). The best antifungal activity is displayed by compound 2 h with MIC at 0.02-0.04 mM and MFC at 0.03-0.06 mM while compound 2a showed the lowest activity. The results showed that these compounds could be lead compounds in search for new potent antimicrobial agents. Docking studies confirmed experimental results.
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- Eugenia Stingaci
- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Department of Pharmacy School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Laboratory of Physical Methods of Solid State Investigation ″Tadeusz Malinowski, Institute of Applied Physics, Chisinau, 5 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Department of Pharmacy School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova; Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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Novel 2,4-Disubstituted-1,3-Thiazole Derivatives: Synthesis, Anti- Candida Activity Evaluation and Interaction with Bovine Serum Albumine. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25051079. [PMID: 32121062 PMCID: PMC7179180 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Herein we report the synthesis of two novel series of 1,3-thiazole derivatives having a lipophilic C4-substituent on account of the increasing need for novel and versatile antifungal drugs for the treatment of resistant Candida sp.-based infections. Following their structural characterization, the anti-Candida activity was evaluated in vitro while using the broth microdilution method. Three compounds exhibited lower Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values when compared to fluconazole, being used as the reference antifungal drug. An in silico molecular docking study was subsequently carried out in order to gain more insight into the antifungal mechanism of action, while using lanosterol-C14α-demethylase as the target enzyme. Fluorescence microscopy was employed to further investigate the cellular target of the most promising molecule, with the obtained results confirming its damaging effect towards the fungal cell membrane integrity. Finally, the distribution and the pharmacological potential in vivo of the novel thiazole derivatives was investigated through the study of their binding interaction with bovine serum albumin, while using fluorescence spectroscopy.
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Schiff Bases and Triazolothiadiazines Derived from A Thiophene-Substituted 4-Amino-3-Mercapto-1,2,4-Triazole. ACTA CHEMICA IASI 2019. [DOI: 10.2478/achi-2019-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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4-Amino-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione was synthesized and converted into the corresponding Schiff bases using several aromatic aldehydes. Reaction of this aminotriazolethione with phenacyl bromides lead to triazolothiadiazines, which were subsequently reduced with NaBH4 to dihydrotriazolothiadiazines. The latter type of fused heterocycle has been also obtained directly by reacting one of the previously obtained Schiff base with phenacyl bromides. NMR analysis confirmed the structures of the synthesized compounds.
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Detection of the Species of Origin for Pork, Chicken and Beef in Meat Food Products by Real-Time PCR. SAFETY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/safety5040083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Processed food products of animal origin raise questions related to industrial safety and human health protection. This paper aimed to optimize and validate a real-time, sensitive, and accurate PCR method for the detection and quantification of meat species in selected processed meat products: chicken sausages, beef bologna, and pork bologna. A common detection limit of 8 DNA copies was established for each sample, corresponding to 0.1% for beef and pork and 0.2% for chicken. For the limit of quantification, dilutions of 20 copies of DNA for the bovine and pig species and 50 copies of DNA for the chicken species were performed. Specificity and selectivity tests in six replicates each showed no extraneous meat species, in line with the label. Repeatability was assessed in six replicates, both quantitatively and qualitatively, by the same analyst, on the same day, and with the same equipment. The results showed that beef bologna contained 84.49% beef meat, pork bologna 92.8% pork meat, and chicken sausages 95.14% chicken meat. The reproducibility results obtained by two analysts, on different days, for each sample were very similar. The real-time PCR technique can be used as a tool in internal and public safety control to improve industrial safety and human health protection.
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A Novel Thiazolyl Schiff Base: Antibacterial and Antifungal Effects and In Vitro Oxidative Stress Modulation on Human Endothelial Cells. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:1607903. [PMID: 31687075 PMCID: PMC6811784 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1607903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Schiff bases (SBs) are chemical compounds displaying a significant pharmacological potential. They are able to modulate the activity of many enzymes involved in metabolism and are found among antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiproliferative drugs. A new thiazolyl-triazole SB was obtained and characterized by elemental and spectral analysis. The antibacterial and antifungal ability of the SB was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and against three Candida strains. SB showed good antibacterial activity against L. monocytogenes and P. aeruginosa; it was two times more active than ciprofloxacin. Anti-Candida activity was twofold higher compared with that of fluconazole. The effect of the SB on cell viability was evaluated by colorimetric measurement on cell cultures exposed to various SB concentrations. The ability of the SB to modulate oxidative stress was assessed by measuring MDA, TNF-α, SOD1, COX2, and NOS2 levels in vitro, using human endothelial cell cultures exposed to a glucose-enriched medium. SB did not change the morphology of the cells. Experimental findings indicate that the newly synthetized Schiff base has antibacterial activity, especially on the Gram-negative P. aeruginosa, and antifungal activity. SB also showed antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Jain A, Piplani P. Exploring the Chemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Triazoles: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Mini Rev Med Chem 2019; 19:1298-1368. [DOI: 10.2174/1389557519666190312162601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Triazole is a valuable platform in medicinal chemistry, possessing assorted pharmacological
properties, which could play a major role in the common mechanisms associated with various disorders
like cancer, infections, inflammation, convulsions, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration. Structural
modification of this scaffold could be helpful in the generation of new therapeutically useful
agents. Although research endeavors are moving towards the growth of synthetic analogs of triazole,
there is still a lot of scope to achieve drug discovery break-through in this area. Upcoming therapeutic
prospective of this moiety has captured the attention of medicinal chemists to synthesize novel triazole
derivatives. The authors amalgamated the chemistry, synthetic strategies and detailed pharmacological
activities of the triazole nucleus in the present review. Information regarding the marketed triazole derivatives
has also been incorporated. The objective of the review is to provide insights to designing and
synthesizing novel triazole derivatives with advanced and unexplored pharmacological implications.
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- Ankit Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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Pricopie AI, Ionuț I, Marc G, Arseniu AM, Vlase L, Grozav A, Găină LI, Vodnar DC, Pîrnău A, Tiperciuc B, Oniga O. Design and Synthesis of Novel 1,3-Thiazole and 2-Hydrazinyl-1,3-Thiazole Derivatives as Anti- Candida Agents: In Vitro Antifungal Screening, Molecular Docking Study, and Spectroscopic Investigation of their Binding Interaction with Bovine Serum Albumin. Molecules 2019; 24:E3435. [PMID: 31546673 PMCID: PMC6804233 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In the context of there being a limited number of clinically approved drugs for the treatment of Candida sp.-based infections, along with the rapid development of resistance to the existing antifungals, two novel series of 4-phenyl-1,3-thiazole and 2-hydrazinyl-4-phenyl-1,3-thiazole derivatives were synthesized and tested in vitro for their anti-Candida potential. Two compounds (7a and 7e) showed promising inhibitory activity against the pathogenic C. albicans strain, exhibiting substantially lower MIC values (7.81 μg/mL and 3.9 μg/mL, respectively) as compared with the reference drug fluconazole (15.62 μg/mL). Their anti-Candida activity is also supported by molecular docking studies, using the fungal lanosterol C14α-demethylase as the target enzyme. The interaction of the most biologically active synthesized compound 7e with bovine serum albumin was investigated through fluorescence spectroscopy, and the obtained data suggested that this molecule might efficiently bind carrier proteins in vivo in order to reach the target site.
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- Andreea-Iulia Pricopie
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Preclinic Department, Pharmacy Specialization, Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2A Lucian Blaga Street, 550169 Sibiu, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Heterochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, "Babeş-Bolyai" University, 11 Arany Janos Street, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeș Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Limban C, Diţu LM, Măruțescu L, Missir AV, Chifiriuc MC, Căproiu MT, Morusciag L, Chiriţă C, Udrea AM, Nuţă DC, Avram S. Design, Synthesis and Biopharmacological Profile Evaluation of New 2-((4- Chlorophenoxy)Methyl)-N-(Arylcarbamothioyl)Benzamides with Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity. CURR ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666190621162950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
The emerging antifungal resistance represents a major challenge for the treatment
of severe fungal infections, highlighting the need to develop novel and efficient antifungal
compounds. This study aimed to synthesize new title compounds and screen them
for their antifungal activity in order to generate highly accurate structure - activity relationships
of 2-((4-chlorophenoxy)methyl)-N-(arylcarbamothioyl)benzamides and their de novo
derivatives and to unveil some of their mechanisms of action by flow cytometry and fluorescence
microscopy. The presence of functional groups was confirmed for nine new 2-((4-
chlorophenoxy) methyl)-N-(arylcarbamothioyl)benzamides, using experimental and in silico
methods. The antifungal activity was assessed against a broad spectrum of 26 yeast and
filamentous fungal strains, using qualitative and quantitative assays. The results showed
that Candida kefyr has been the most susceptible to all tested compounds, while 1b and 1f induced a strong inhibitory
effect on the filamentous fungi Alternaria rubi, Aspergillus ochraceus and A. niger strains growth. The
derivative 1c in subinhibitory concentrations alsoincreased the susceptibility of Candida albicans clinical
strains to azoles. Predicted drug likeness and pharmacokinetics profiles of most active compounds were compared
with the standard antifungal ketoconazole. Furthermore, the potentially more potent 1c and 1f derivatives
were designed and studied regarding the chemical structure-biological activity relationship and pharmacokinetics
profiles versus ketoconazole. The study confirms that the new benzamide derivatives exhibited an improved
pharmacokinetics profile and a good antifungal activity, acting at least by increasing membrane permeability of
fungal cells. Our results are recommending them as promising candidates for the development of novel therapeutic
alternatives.
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- Carmen Limban
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia No. 6, Bucharest, 020956, Romania
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- Department of Botanic- Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest- ICUB, Spl. Independentei no. 91-95, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Botanic- Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest- ICUB, Spl. Independentei no. 91-95, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia No. 6, Bucharest, 020956, Romania
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- Department of Botanic- Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest- ICUB, Spl. Independentei no. 91-95, Bucharest, Romania
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- The Organic Chemistry Center, Romanian Academy “Costin D. Nenitescu, Splaiul Independentei, 202B, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia No. 6, Bucharest, 020956, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia No. 6, Bucharest, 020956, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei no. 91-95, Bucharest, Romania
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Vlaicu ID, Olar R, Maxim C, Chifiriuc MC, Bleotu C, Stănică N, Vasile Scăeţeanu G, Dulea C, Avram S, Badea M. Evaluating the biological potential of some new cobalt (II) complexes with acrylate and benzimidazole derivatives. Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ioana Dorina Vlaicu
- National Institute of Materials Physics Atomistilor Str. 405A Măgurele‐Ilfov 077125 Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Bucharest 90‐92 Panduri Str 050663 Bucharest Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Bucharest 90‐92 Panduri Str 050663 Bucharest Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of BiologyUniversity of Bucharest 1‐3 Aleea Portocalelor Str 60101 Bucharest Romania
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- Stefan S Nicolau Institute of Virology 285 Mihai Bravu Ave Bucharest Romania
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- Romanian Academy‘Ilie Murgulescu’ Physical Chemistry Institute 202 Splaiul Independentei 77208 Bucharest Romania
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- Department of Soil SciencesUniversity of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 59 Mărăşti Str., Sector 1 011464 Bucharest Romania
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- Pharma Serv. International SRL 52 Sabinelor Str., Sector 5 050853 Bucharest Romania
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of BiologyUniversity of Bucharest 91‐95 Splaiul Independentei Bucharest Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Bucharest 90‐92 Panduri Str 050663 Bucharest Romania
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5-Arylidene(chromenyl-methylene)-thiazolidinediones: Potential New Agents against Mutant Oncoproteins K-Ras, N-Ras and B-Raf in Colorectal Cancer and Melanoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 55:medicina55040085. [PMID: 30935124 PMCID: PMC6524019 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55040085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background and objectives: Cancer represents the miscommunication between and within the body cells. The mutations of the oncogenes encoding the MAPK pathways play an important role in the development of tumoral diseases. The mutations of KRAS and BRAF oncogenes are involved in colorectal cancer and melanoma, while the NRAS mutations are associated with melanoma. Thiazolidine-2,4-dione is a versatile scaffold in medicinal chemistry and a useful tool in the development of new antitumoral compounds. The aim of our study was to predict the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties, the drug-likeness and lead-likeness of two series of synthetic 5-arylidene(chromenyl-methylene)-thiazolidinediones, the molecular docking on the oncoproteins K-Ras, N-Ras and B-Raf, and to investigate the cytotoxicity of the compounds, in order to select the best structural profile for potential anticancer agents. Materials and Methods: In our paper we studied the cytotoxicity of two series of thiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives, their ADME-Tox properties and the molecular docking on a mutant protein of K-Ras, two isoforms of N-Ras and an isoform of B-Raf with 16 mutations. Results: The heterocyclic compounds strongly interact with K-Ras and N-Ras right after their posttranslational processing and/or compete with GDP for the nucleotide-binding site of the two GTPases. They are less active against the GDP-bound states of the two targets. All derivatives have a similar binding pattern in the active site of B-Raf. Conclusions: The data obtained encourage the further investigation of the 5-arylidene(chromenyl-methylene)-thiazolidinediones as potential new agents against the oncoproteins K-Ras, N-Ras and B-Raf.
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Synthesis, homology modeling, molecular docking, dynamics, and antifungal screening of new 4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives as potential chitinase inhibitors. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.11.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Borcea AM, Marc G, Ionuț I, Vodnar DC, Vlase L, Gligor F, Pricopie A, Pîrnău A, Tiperciuc B, Oniga O. A Novel Series of Acylhydrazones as Potential Anti- Candida Agents: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and In Silico Studies. Molecules 2019; 24:E184. [PMID: 30621322 PMCID: PMC6337626 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In the context of an increased incidence of invasive fungal diseases, there is an imperative need of new antifungal drugs with improved activity and safety profiles. A novel series of acylhydrazones bearing a 1,4-phenylene-bisthiazole scaffold was designed based on an analysis of structures known to possess anti-Candida activity obtained from a literature review. Nine final compounds were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their inhibitory activity against various strains of Candida spp. The anti-Candida activity assay revealed that some of the new compounds are as active as fluconazole against most of the tested strains. A molecular docking study was conducted in order to evaluate the binding poses towards lanosterol 14α-demethylase. An in silico ADMET analysis showed that the compounds possess drug-like properties and represent a biologically active framework that should be further optimized as potential hits.
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- Anca-Maria Borcea
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Preclinic Department, Pharmacy Specialization, Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2A Lucian Blaga Street, 550169 Sibiu, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Preclinic Department, Pharmacy Specialization, Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2A Lucian Blaga Street, 550169 Sibiu, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Dan WJ, Tuong TML, Wang DC, Li D, Zhang AL, Gao JM. Natural products as sources of new fungicides (V): Design and synthesis of acetophenone derivatives against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro and in vivo. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2861-2864. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Moustafa G, Khalaf H, Naglah A, Al-Wasidi A, Al-Jafshar N, Awad H. The Synthesis of Molecular Docking Studies, In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities of Novel Dipeptide Derivatives Based on N-(2-(2-Hydrazinyl-2-oxoethylamino)-2-oxoethyl)-nicotinamide. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23040761. [PMID: 29584635 PMCID: PMC6017860 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of linear dipeptide derivatives (4–10) were prepared and evaluated as antimicrobial agents via the synthesis of N-(2-(2-hydrazinyl-2-oxoethylamino)-2-oxoethyl) nicotinamide (4). Compound 4 was reacted with 4-chlorobenzaldehyde or 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, to give the hydrazones 5 and 6, respectively. On the other hand, Compound 4 was coupled with phenylisocyanate or methylisothiocyanate to give Compounds 7 and 8, respectively. The latter compounds (7 and 8) were coupled with chloroacetic acid to give oxazolidine (9) and thiazolidine (10), respectively. The newly synthesized dipeptide compounds were confirmed by means of their spectral data. The antimicrobial activity of the newly synthesized compounds 4–10 was evaluated by agar well diffusion, and they showed good activity. Compounds 4, 5, and 9 gave the most promising activity in this study. Most of the tested compounds possessed MIC values ranging from 50 to 500 µg/mL. Furthermore, docking studies were carried out on enoyl reductase from E. coli and cytochrome P450 14 α-sterol demethylase (Cyp51) from Candida albicans active sites. The MolDock scores of the seven tested compounds ranged between −117 and −171 and between −107 and −179, respectively.
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- Gaber Moustafa
- Peptide Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts-Qurayat, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia.
- Photochemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Peptide Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Div., National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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Marc G, Stana A, Pîrnău A, Vlase L, Vodnar DC, Duma M, Tiperciuc B, Oniga O. 3,5-Disubstituted Thiazolidine-2,4-Diones: Design, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and ADMET Screening. SLAS DISCOVERY 2018; 23:807-814. [PMID: 29437525 DOI: 10.1177/2472555218759035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A series of 12 new thiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives were obtained by microwave-assisted synthesis. All compounds were physicochemically characterized by quantitative elemental C, H, N, S analysis and spectral data (mass spectrometry [MS], infrared [IR], and nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]), with the results being in agreement with the expected data. An in vitro screening performed on Candida albicans ATCC 10231 showed their moderate antifungal activity, which was further investigated by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum fungicidal concentration values for the most active compounds on four strains of Candida. The molecular docking studies, performed against a fungal lanosterol 14α-demethylase, emphasized the importance of different molecular fragments in the compounds' structures for their antifungal activity. The synthesized compounds were subjected to in silico screening for the prediction of their absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) and molecular properties. The results of the antifungal activity assays, docking study, and ADMET predictions revealed that the synthesized compounds are potential anti- Candida agents that might act by interacting with the fungal lanosterol 14α-demethylase and could be further optimized and developed as antifungal agents.
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- Gabriel Marc
- 1 "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1 "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2 National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 3 "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 4 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Science and Technology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 5 State Veterinary Laboratory for Animal Health and Food Safety, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1 "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 1 "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Nastasă C, Vodnar DC, Ionuţ I, Stana A, Benedec D, Tamaian R, Oniga O, Tiperciuc B. Antibacterial Evaluation and Virtual Screening of New Thiazolyl-Triazole Schiff Bases as Potential DNA-Gyrase Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19010222. [PMID: 29324679 PMCID: PMC5796171 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The global spread of bacterial resistance to drugs used in therapy requires new potent and safe antimicrobial agents. DNA gyrases represent important targets in drug discovery. Schiff bases, thiazole, and triazole derivatives are considered key scaffolds in medicinal chemistry. Fifteen thiazolyl-triazole Schiff bases were evaluated for their antibacterial activity, measuring the growth inhibition zone diameter, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria. The inhibition of S. aureus and S. typhimurium was modest. Compounds B1, B2, and B9 showed a similar effect as ciprofloxacin, the antimicrobial reference, against L. monocytogenes. B10 displayed a better effect. Derivatives B1, B5–7, B9, and B11–15 expressed MIC values lower than the reference, against L. monocytogenes. B5, B6, and B11–15 strongly inhibited the growth of P. aeruginosa. All compounds were subjected to an in silico screening of the ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, toxicity) properties. Molecular docking was performed on the gyrA and gyrB from L. monocytogenes. The virtual screening concluded that thiazolyl-triazole Schiff base B8 is the best drug-like candidate, satisfying requirements for both safety and efficacy, being more potent against the bacterial gyrA than ciprofloxacin.
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- Cristina Nastasă
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, RO-400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, RO-400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, RO-400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, RO-400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 12 Ion Creangă Street, RO-400010 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 4th Uzinei Street, RO-240050 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
- SC Biotech Corp SRL, 4th Uzinei Street, RO-240050 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, RO-400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Victor Babeş Street, RO-400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Kaplancıklı ZA, Levent S, Osmaniye D, Sağlık BN, Çevik UA, Çavuşoğlu BK, Özkay Y, Ilgın S. Synthesis and Anticandidal Activity Evaluation of New Benzimidazole-Thiazole Derivatives. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22122051. [PMID: 29168743 PMCID: PMC6149685 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Azole-based antifungal agents constitute one of the important classes of antifungal drugs. Hence, in the present work, 12 new benzimidazole-thiazole derivatives 3a–3l were synthesized to evaluate their anticandidal activity against C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. krusei, and C. parapsilopsis. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds 3a–3l were confirmed by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and ESI-MS spectroscopic methods. ADME parameters of synthesized compounds 3a–3l were predicted by an in-slico study and it was determined that all synthesized compounds may have a good pharmacokinetic profile. In the anticandidal activity studies, compounds 3c and 3d were found to be the most active compounds against all Candida species. In addition, cytoxicity studies showed that these compounds are nontoxic with a IC50 value higher than 500 µg/mL. The effect of compounds 3c and 3d on the ergosterol level of C. albicans was determined by an LC-MS-MS method. It was observed that both compounds cause a decrease in the ergosterol level. A molecular docking study including binding modes of 3c to lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51), a key enzyme in ergosterol biosynthesis, was performed to elucidate the mechanism of the antifungal action. The docking studies revealed that there is a strong interaction between CYP51 and the most active compound 3c.
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- Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Doping and Narcotic Compounds Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Doping and Narcotic Compounds Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Doping and Narcotic Compounds Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Doping and Narcotic Compounds Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Doping and Narcotic Compounds Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu Universty, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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