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Shi T, Xie Z, Mo X, Feng Y, Peng T, Wu F, Yu M, Zhao J, Zhang L, Guo J. Synthesis and Application of Salicylhydrazone Probes with High Selectivity for Rapid Detection of Cu 2. Molecules 2024; 29:2032. [PMID: 38731524 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29092032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Using the aldehyde amine condensation procedure and the triphenylamine group as the skeleton structure, the new triphenylamine-aromatic aldehyde-succinylhydrazone probe molecule DHBYMH was created. A newly created acylhydrazone probe was structurally characterized by mass spectrometry (MS), NMR, and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Fluorescence and UV spectroscopy were used to examine DHBYMH's sensing capabilities for metal ions. Notably, DHBYMH achieved a detection limit of 1.62 × 10-7 M by demonstrating exceptional selectivity and sensitivity towards Cu2+ ions in an optimum sample solvent system (DMSO/H2O, (v/v = 7/3); pH = 7.0; cysteine (Cys) concentration: 1 × 10-4 M). NMR titration, high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis, and DFT computation were used to clarify the response mechanism. Ultimately, predicated on DHBYMH's reversible identification of Cu2+ ions in the presence of EDTA, a molecular logic gate was successfully designed.
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- Tianzhu Shi
- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
- Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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- Department of Brewing Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai 564500, China
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Dib Ferreira Gremião I, Pereira-Oliveira GR, Pereira SA, Corrêa ML, Borba-Santos LP, Viçosa AL, Garg A, Haranahalli K, Dasilva D, Pereira de Sa N, Matos GS, Silva V, Lazzarini C, Fernandes CM, Miranda K, Artunduaga Bonilla JJ, Nunes AL, Nimrichter L, Ojima I, Mallamo J, McCarthy JB, Del Poeta M. Combination therapy of itraconazole and an acylhydrazone derivative (D13) for the treatment of sporotrichosis in cats. Microbiol Spectr 2024:e0396723. [PMID: 38647345 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03967-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Acylhydrazone (AH) derivatives represent a novel category of anti-fungal medications that exhibit potent activity against Sporothrix sp., both in vitro and in a murine model of sporotrichosis. In this study, we demonstrated the anti-fungal efficacy of the AH derivative D13 [4-bromo-N'-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-benzohydrazide] against both planktonic cells and biofilms formed by Sporothrix brasiliensis. In a clinical study, the effect of D13 was then tested in combination with itraconazole (ITC), with or without potassium iodide, in 10 cats with sporotrichosis refractory to the treatment of standard of care with ITC. Improvement or total clinical cure was achieved in five cases after 12 weeks of treatment. Minimal abnormal laboratory findings, e.g., elevation of alanine aminotransferase, were observed in four cats during the combination treatment and returned to normal level within a week after the treatment was ended. Although highly encouraging, a larger and randomized controlled study is required to evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of this new and exciting drug combination using ITC and D13 for the treatment of feline sporotrichosis. IMPORTANCE This paper reports the first veterinary clinical study of an acylhydrazone anti-fungal (D13) combined with itraconazole against a dimorphic fungal infection, sporotrichosis, which is highly endemic in South America in animals and humans. Overall, the results show that the combination treatment was efficacious in ~50% of the infected animals. In addition, D13 was well tolerated during the course of the study. Thus, these results warrant the continuation of the research and development of this new class of anti-fungals.
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- Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião
- Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pharmacotechnics, Institute of Drug Technology - Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Ultrastructure Hertha Meyer, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics and National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Eukaryotic Glycobiology (LaGE), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Eukaryotic Glycobiology (LaGE), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Eukaryotic Glycobiology (LaGE), Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- MicroRid Technologies Inc., Dix Hills, New York, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- MicroRid Technologies Inc., Dix Hills, New York, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, New York, USA
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Liu X, Shi W, Sun J, Yan CG. Construction of diazepine-containing spiroindolines via annulation reaction of α-halogenated N- acylhydrazones and isatin-derived MBH carbonates. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:1923-1932. [PMID: 38170011 PMCID: PMC10760482 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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A straightforward synthetic protocol for the efficient construction of diazepine-containing spiroindolines has been developed and proceeds through a by base-promoted annulation reaction of α-halogenated N-acylhydrazones and isatin-derived MBH carbonates. The reaction mechanism of this formal [4 + 3] annulation includes the in situ generated allylic ylide, nucleophilic substitution, Michael additon, and elimination processes. Additionally, the similar reaction with α-halogenated N-tosylhydrazones also afforded N-tosyl-substituted spiro[indoline-3,5'-[1,2]diazepine] in satisfactory yields. This protocol provides a convenient approach for the assembly of diverse highly functionalized spiro[indoline-3,5'-[1,2]diazepines] and also features a broad substrate scope, simple reaction conditions, and high molecular convergence.
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- Xing Liu
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Tian Y, Shi J, Deng X, Yu T, Hu Y, Hu R, Lei Y, Yu L, Zhu X, Li J. Design, Synthesis, and Antifungal Activity of Some Novel Phenylthiazole Derivatives Containing an Acylhydrazone Moiety. Molecules 2023; 28:7084. [PMID: 37894562 PMCID: PMC10608836 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Crop fungal diseases pose a serious threat to global crop production and quality. Developing new and efficient fungicides is an important measure to control crop diseases. Phenylthiazole was found to be an excellent antifungal skeleton based on our previous study on the structural optimization and biological activity of the natural product thiasporine A. To find new fungicides, 45 phenylthiazole derivatives containing an acylhydrazone moiety were designed and synthesized by the principle of active substructure splicing. Forty-two of the forty-five compounds are novel, except for compounds E1, E14, and E33. Their structures were structurally characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. The antifungal activities of the target compounds against Magnaporthe oryzae Colletotrichum camelliaet, Bipolaris maydis, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were evaluated at 25 μg/mL. The bioassay results revealed that most of these compounds exhibited excellent antifungal activities against M. oryzae and C. camelliaet at 25 μg/mL. In particular, compounds E4, E10, E14, E17, E23, E26, and E27 showed the inhibition rate of more than 80% against M. oryzae, with EC50 values of 1.66, 2.01, 2.26, 1.45, 1.50, 1.29, and 2.65 μg/mL, respectively, which were superior to that of the commercial fungicides Isoprothiolane (EC50 = 3.22 μg/mL) and Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (EC50 = 27.87 μg/mL). The preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) results suggested that introducing methyl, halogen, or methoxy at the ortho-position of R1 and the para-position of R2 can endow the final structure with excellent antifungal activity against M. oryzae. The current results provide useful data for developing phenylthiazole derivatives as new fungicides for controlling rice blast caused by M. oryzae.
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- Yao Tian
- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.T.); (J.S.); (X.D.); (T.Y.); (Y.H.); (R.H.); (Y.L.); (L.Y.)
- Institute of Pesticides, Yangtze University, Jingmi Road 88, Jingzhou 434025, China
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Tang C, Guo W, Yang S, Hu X, Chen X, Wang X. Design, synthesis and antifungal activity of novel 1,4-benzoxazin-3-one derivatives containing an acylhydrazone moiety. Front Chem 2023; 11:1233443. [PMID: 37547906 PMCID: PMC10400319 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1233443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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A series of 1,4-benzoxazin-3-one derivatives containing an acylhydrazone moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antifungal activities against Gibberella zeae, Pellicularia sasakii, Phytophthora infestans, Capsicum wilt, and Phytophthora capsica. The structures of target compounds were characterized by 1H NMR, 13H NMR, 19F NMR and HRMS. The preliminary antifungal evaluation of all target compounds showed that some target compounds possessed moderate to good activities against G. zeae, P. sasakii, P. infestans and C. wilt. Among them, compounds 5L and 5o exhibited noticeable inhibition effects against G. zeae with the EC50 values (effective concentration for 50% activity) of 20.06 and 23.17 μg/ml, respectively, which were even nearly double effective than that of hymexazol (40.51 μg/ml). Meanwhile, compound 5q displayed a notable inhibitory effect toward P. sasakii, with the EC50 value of 26.66 μg/ml, which was better than that of hymexazol (32.77 μg/ml). In addition, compound 5r yielded the EC50 value of 15.37 μg/ml against P. infestans, which was less than those of hymexazol (18.35 μg/ml) and carbendazim (34.41 μg/ml). Eventually, compound 5p showed higher inhibitory effect against C. wilt, with EC50 value of 26.76 μg/ml, which was better than that of hymexazol (>50 μg/ml).
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Ni W, Song H, Wang L, Liu Y, Wang Q. Design, Synthesis and Various Bioactivity of Acylhydrazone-Containing Matrine Analogues. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104163. [PMID: 37241904 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Compounds with acylhydrazone fragments contain amide and imine groups that can act as electron donors and acceptors, so they are easier to bind to biological targets and thus generally exhibit significant biological activity. In this work, acylhydrazone fragments were introduced to the C-14 or C-11 position of matrine, a natural alkaloid, aiming to enhance their biological activities. The result of this bioassay showed that many synthesized compounds exhibited excellent anti-virus activity against the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Seventeen out of 25 14-acylhydrazone matrine derivatives and 17 out of 20 11-butanehydrazone matrine derivatives had a higher inhibitory activity against TMV than the commercial antiviral agent Ribavirin (the in vitro activity, in vivo inactivation, curative and protection activities at 500 µg/mL were 40.9, 36.5 ± 0.9, 38.0 ± 1.6 and 35.1 ± 2.2%, respectively), and four 11-butanehydrazone matrine derivatives even had similar to or higher activity than the most efficient antiviral agent Ningnanmycin (55.4, 57.8 ± 1.4, 55.3 ± 0.5 and 60.3 ± 1.2% at 500 µg/mL for the above four test modes). Among them, the N-benzyl-11-butanehydrazone of matrine formed with 4-bromoindole-3-carboxaldehyde exhibited the best anti-TMV activity (65.8, 71.8 ± 2.8, 66.8 ± 1.3 and 69.5 ± 3.1% at 500 µg/mL; 29, 33.5 ± 0.7, 24.1 ± 0.2 and 30.3 ± 0.6% at 100 µg/mL for the above four test modes), deserving further investigation as an antiviral agent. Other than these, the two series of acylhydrazone-containing matrine derivatives were evaluated for their insecticidal and fungicidal activities. Several compounds were found to have good insecticidal activities against diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and mosquito larvae (Culex pipiens pallens), showing broad biological activities.
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- Wanjun Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Xu R, Gu S, Chen K, Chen J, Wang Y, Gao Y, Shang S, Song Z, Song J, Li J. Discovery of rosin-based acylhydrazone derivatives as potential antifungal agents against rice Rhizoctonia solani for sustainable crop protection. Pest Manag Sci 2023; 79:655-665. [PMID: 36223125 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of fungicides to protect crops from diseases is an effective method, and novel environmentally friendly plant-derived fungicides with enhanced performance and low toxicity are urgent requirements for sustainable agriculture. RESULTS Two kinds of rosin-based acylhydrazone compounds were designed and prepared. Based on the antifungal activity assessment against Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora capsici, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and Botrytis cinerea, acylhydrazone derivatives containing a thiophene ring were screened and showed an inhibitory effect on rice R. solani. Among them, Compound 4n, with an electron-withdrawing group on the benzene ring structure attached to the thiophene ring, showed optimal activity, and the EC50 value was 0.981 mg L-1 , which was lower than that of carbendazim. Furthermore, it was indicated that 4n could affect the mycelial morphology, cell membrane permeability and microstructure, cause the generation of reactive oxygen species in fungal cells, and damage the nucleus and mitochondrial physiological function, resulting in the cell death of R. solani. Meanwhile, Compound 4n exhibited a better therapeutic effect on in vivo rice plants. However, the induction activity of 4n on the defense enzyme in rice leaf sheaths showed that 4n stimulates the initial resistance of rice plants by removing active oxygen, thereby protecting the cell membrane or enhancing the strength of the cell wall. Through the quantitative structure-activity relationship study, the quantitative chemical and electrostatic descriptors significantly affect the binding of 4n with the receptor, which improves its antifungal activity. CONCLUSION This study provides a basis for exploiting potential rosin-based fungicides in promoting sustainable crop protection. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Renle Xu
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Agricultural Pharmacology, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Agricultural Pharmacology, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, USA
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Socea LI, Barbuceanu SF, Pahontu EM, Dumitru AC, Nitulescu GM, Sfetea RC, Apostol TV. Acylhydrazones and Their Biological Activity: A Review. Molecules 2022; 27. [PMID: 36557851 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Due to the structure of acylhydrazones both by the pharmacophore -CO-NH-N= group and by the different substituents present in the molecules of compounds of this class, various pharmacological activities were reported, including antitumor, antimicrobial, antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antiedematous, antiglaucomatous, antidiabetic, antioxidant, and actions on the central nervous system and on the cardiovascular system. This fragment is found in the structure of several drugs used in the therapy of some diseases that are at the top of public health problems, like microbial infections and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, the acylhydrazone moiety is present in the structure of some compounds with possible applications in the treatment of other different pathologies, such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. Considering these aspects, we consider that a study of the literature data regarding the structural and biological properties of these compounds is useful.
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Zhang J, Yang R, Li L, Liu J, Liu Y, Song H, Wang Q. Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity Study of Novel Tryptophan Derivatives Containing Azepine and Acylhydrazone Moieties. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196700. [PMID: 36235237 PMCID: PMC9573203 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Based on the scaffolds widely used in drug design, a series of novel tryptophan derivatives containing azepine and acylhydrazone moieties have been designed, synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for their biological activities. The bioassay results showed that the target compounds possessed moderate to good antiviral activities against the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), among which compounds 5c, 6a, 6h, 6t, 6v, and 6y exhibited higher inactivation, curative, and protection activities in vivo than that of ribavirin (40 ± 1, 37 ± 1, 39 ± 2% at 500 mg/L). Especially, 6y showed comparable activities to that of ningnanmycin (57 ± 2, 55 ± 3, 58 ± 1% at 500 mg/L). Meanwhile, we were pleased to find that almost all these derivatives showed good larvicidal activities against Plutella xylostella. Meanwhile, these derivatives also showed a broad spectrum of fungicidal activities.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- College of Basic Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Correspondence: (H.S.); (Q.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-22-235-039-52 (Q.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Correspondence: (H.S.); (Q.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-22-235-039-52 (Q.W.)
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Lin F, Dimmitt NH, Moraes de Lima Perini M, Li J, Lin C. Injectable Acylhydrazone-Linked RAFT Polymer Hydrogels for Sustained Protein Release and Cell Encapsulation. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101284. [PMID: 34608768 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A new class of temperature responsive polymer, termed PADO, is synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization. Synthesized from copolymerization of diacetone acrylamide (DAAM), di(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether acrylate, and oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate, PADO polymer phase separates at temperature above its lower critical solution temperature (36-42 °C) due to enhanced hydrophobic interactions between the short ethylene glycol side chains. Solution of PADO polymers exhibit injectable shear-thinning properties and reach sol-gel transition rapidly (<5 min) at 37 °C. When the ketone moieties on DAAM are linked by adipic acid dihydrazdie, PADO polymers form crosslinked and injectable acylhydrazone hydrogels, which are hydrolytically degradable at a mild acidic environment owing to the pH sensitive acylhydrazone bonds. The pH-responsive degradation kinetics can be controlled by tuning polymer contents and ketone/hydrazide ratio. Importantly, the injectable PADO hydrogels are highly cytocompatible and can be easily formulated for pH-responsive sustained protein delivery.
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- Fang‐Yi Lin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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- Department of Biology Purdue School of Science Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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- Department of Biology Purdue School of Science Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Indiana University‐Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
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Paruch K, Biernasiuk A, Berecka-Rycerz A, Hordyjewska A, Popiołek Ł. Biological Activity, Lipophilicity and Cytotoxicity of Novel 3-Acetyl-2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazolines. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:13669. [PMID: 34948461 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is now a global problem, and the lack of effective antimicrobial agents for the treatment of diseases caused by resistant microbes is increasing. The 3-acetyl-2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazolines presented in this article may provide a good starting point for the development of potential new effective antimicrobial agents useful in the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections. Particular attention is drawn to the 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative marked with the number 29 with 5-nitrofuran-2-yl substituent in its chemical structure. This substance showed a strong bactericidal effect, especially against Staphylococcus spp., and no cytotoxicity to the L929 normal cell line.
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Choe D, Kim C. An Acylhydrazone-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Sequential Recognition of Al 3+ and H 2PO 4. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:6392. [PMID: 34771920 PMCID: PMC8585233 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel acylhydrazone-based fluorescent sensor NATB was designed and synthesized for consecutive sensing of Al3+ and H2PO4-. NATB displayed fluorometric sensing to Al3+ and could sequentially detect H2PO4- by fluorescence quenching. The limits of detection for Al3+ and H2PO4- were determined to be 0.83 and 1.7 μM, respectively. The binding ratios of NATB to Al3+ and NATB-Al3+ to H2PO4- were found to be 1:1. The sequential recognition of Al3+ and H2PO4- by NATB could be repeated consecutively. In addition, the practicality of NATB was confirmed with the application of test strips. The sensing mechanisms of Al3+ and H2PO4- by NATB were investigated through fluorescence and UV-Visible spectroscopy, Job plot, ESI-MS, 1H NMR titration, and DFT calculations.
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- Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SNUT), Seoul 136-742, Korea;
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Munir R, Javid N, Zia-ur-Rehman M, Zaheer M, Huma R, Roohi A, Athar MM. Synthesis of Novel N- Acylhydrazones and Their C-N/N-N Bond Conformational Characterization by NMR Spectroscopy. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26164908. [PMID: 34443493 PMCID: PMC8399016 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this article, a synthesis of N’-(benzylidene)-2-(6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-yl)acetohydrazides and their structural interpretation by NMR experiments is described in an attempt to explain the duplication of some peaks in their 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra. Twenty new 6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline substituted N-acylhydrazones 6(a–t) were synthesized from 2-chloro-6-methylquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (1) in four steps. 2-Chloro-6-methylquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (1) afforded 6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline (2), which upon N-alkylation yielded 2-(6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-yl)acetate (3). The hydrazinolysis of 3 followed by the condensation of resulting 2-(6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-yl)acetohydrazide (4) with aromatic aldehydes gave N-acylhydrazones 6(a–t). Structures of the synthesized compounds were established by readily available techniques such as FT-IR, NMR and mass spectral studies. The stereochemical behavior of 6(a–t) was studied in dimethyl sulfoxide-d6 solvent by means of 1H NMR and 13C NMR techniques at room temperature. NMR spectra revealed the presence of N’-(benzylidene)-2-(6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-yl)acetohydrazides as a mixture of two conformers, i.e., E(C=N)(N-N) synperiplanar and E(C=N)(N-N)antiperiplanar at room temperature in DMSO-d6. The ratio of both conformers was also calculated and E(C=N) (N-N) syn-periplanar conformer was established to be in higher percentage in equilibrium with the E(C=N) (N-N)anti-periplanar form.
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- Rubina Munir
- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan;
- Department of Chemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (R.H.); (A.R.)
- Correspondence: or (R.M.); (M.Z.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry (C-Block), Forman Christian College, Ferozepur Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan;
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- Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore 54600, Pakistan;
- Correspondence: or (R.M.); (M.Z.R.)
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- Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore 54600, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (R.H.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (R.H.); (A.R.)
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Lima LM, da Silva TF, da Silva Monteiro CE, Aparecida-Silva C, Bispo Júnior W, de Queiroz AC, Alexandre-Moreira MS, Zapata-Sudo G, Barreiro EJ. Design and Synthesis In Silico Drug-like Prediction and Pharmacological Evaluation of Cyclopolymethylenic Homologous of LASSBio-1514. Molecules 2021; 26:4828. [PMID: 34443416 PMCID: PMC8399892 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Acylhydrazones are still an important framework to the design of new bioactive compounds. As treatment of chronic pain represents a clinical challenge, we decided to modify the structure of LASSBio-1514 (1), previously described as anti-inflammatory and analgesic prototype. Applying the homologation as a strategy for molecular modification, we designed a series of cyclopentyl- (2a-e), cyclobutyl- (3a-e), and cyclopropylacylhydrazones (4a-e) that were synthetized and evaluated in murine models of inflammation and pain. A comparison of their in silico physicochemical and drug-like profile was conducted, as well as their anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. Compounds 4a (LASSBio-1755) and 4e (LASSBio-1757) displayed excellent in silico drug-like profiles and were identified as new analgesic lead-candidates in acute and chronic model of pain, through oral administration.
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- Lidia Moreira Lima
- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Fármacos e Medicamentos (INCT-INOFAR), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil; (T.F.d.S.); (C.A.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Química Medicinal, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil; (C.E.d.S.M.); (G.Z.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Fármacos e Medicamentos (INCT-INOFAR), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil; (T.F.d.S.); (C.A.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Química Medicinal, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil; (C.E.d.S.M.); (G.Z.-S.)
- Laboratório de Farmacologia Cardiovascular, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Fármacos e Medicamentos (INCT-INOFAR), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil; (T.F.d.S.); (C.A.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Química Medicinal, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil; (C.E.d.S.M.); (G.Z.-S.)
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- LaFI—Laboratório de Farmacologia e Imunidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió 57072-900, AL, Brazil; (W.B.J.); (A.C.d.Q.); (M.S.A.-M.)
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- LaFI—Laboratório de Farmacologia e Imunidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió 57072-900, AL, Brazil; (W.B.J.); (A.C.d.Q.); (M.S.A.-M.)
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- LaFI—Laboratório de Farmacologia e Imunidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió 57072-900, AL, Brazil; (W.B.J.); (A.C.d.Q.); (M.S.A.-M.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Química Medicinal, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil; (C.E.d.S.M.); (G.Z.-S.)
- Laboratório de Farmacologia Cardiovascular, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Fármacos e Medicamentos (INCT-INOFAR), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, RJ, Brazil; (T.F.d.S.); (C.A.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Química Medicinal, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil; (C.E.d.S.M.); (G.Z.-S.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, RJ, Brazil
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Lu Y, Liang Y, Zhao Y, Xia M, Liu X, Shen T, Feng L, Yuan N, Chen Q. Fluorescent Test Paper via the In Situ Growth of COFs for Rapid and Convenient Detection of Pd(II) Ions. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:1644-1650. [PMID: 33390003 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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With the extensive use of palladium derivatives in the industry, their environmental pollution has become more and more serious. Herein, allyl functionalized hydrazone 2D COFs (XB-COFs) were found for selective fluorescent detection of Pd2+ (detection concentration of 0.29 μM) in water. The stable structure of the hydrazone bond and the complexation ability of allyl to Pd2+ cause XB-COF to have a good fluorescence sensing effect in both acid and alkaline solutions, and its adsorption capacity for Pd2+ is up to 120 mg g-1. During the interaction between XB-COF and Pd2+, a part of Pd2+ can be reduced to Pd nanoparticles with a diameter of about 10 nm. A fluorescent test paper was prepared by the in situ growth of XB-COF onto a filter paper, which can realize visualization detection of Pd2+ in 10 s with the naked eye or under a 365 nm UV lamp. This is the first time a fluorescent test paper based on in the situ growth of COFs has been applied for the detection of heavy metal ions, which provides a new platform for the application of COF materials in the medical health field, food safety, and environmental protection.
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- Yan Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zunyi Medical University (Zhuhai Campus), Zhuhai 519041, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zunyi Medical University (Zhuhai Campus), Zhuhai 519041, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Lazzarini C, Haranahalli K, McCarthy JB, Mallamo J, Ojima I, Del Poeta M. Preclinical Evaluation of Acylhydrazone SB-AF-1002 as a Novel Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Agent. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:e00946-20. [PMID: 32601165 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00946-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The incidence of invasive fungal infections is rising due to the increase in susceptible populations. Current clinically available drugs have therapeutic limitations due to toxicity, a narrow spectrum of activity, and, more importantly, the consistent rise of fungal species that are intrinsically resistant or that develop resistance due to prolonged therapy. Thus, there is an urgent need for new broad-spectrum antifungal agents with low toxicity and a novel mechanism of action. We previously reported a new class of potent antifungal compounds, acylhydrazones, that target the fungal sphingolipid pathway. Based upon our initial lead molecules, (E)-N'-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-methylbenzohydrazide and D13, we performed a structure-activity relationship study, synthesizing ca. 300 new compounds. Of these, 5 compounds were identified to be the most promising for further studies, based on their broad-spectrum activity and low toxicity in mammalian cells lines. Among these top 5 lead compounds, we report here the impressive in vivo activity of 2,4-dibromo-N'-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)benzohydrazide (SB-AF-1002) in several models of systemic fungal infection. Our data show that SB-AF-1002 is efficacious and outperforms current standard-of-care drugs in models of invasive fungal infections, such as cryptococcosis, candidiasis, and aspergillosis. Specifically, animals treated with SB-AF-1002 not only survived the infection but also showed a clearing of fungal cells from key organs. Moreover, SB-AF-1002 was very effective in an aspergillosis model as a prophylactic therapy. SB-AF-1002 also displayed acceptable pharmacokinetic properties in mice, similar to those of the parent compound, D13. These results clearly indicate that our novel acylhydrazones constitute a new class of highly potent and efficacious antifungal agents which warrant further development for the treatment of invasive fungal infections.
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Xie J, Xu W, Song H, Liu Y, Zhang J, Wang Q. Synthesis and Antiviral/Fungicidal/Insecticidal Activities Study of Novel Chiral Indole Diketopiperazine Derivatives Containing Acylhydrazone Moiety. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:5555-5571. [PMID: 32343564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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On the basis of the mechanism of acylhydrazone compounds inhibiting the assembly of TMV CP and the unique structural characteristics of diketopiperazine ring, a series of optically pure indole diketopiperazine acylhydrazone were designed and synthesized. In order to systematically study the effect of the spatial configuration of the compounds on the antiviral activity, four compounds with different spatial configurations at C6 and C12a were also prepared. The bioassay results indicated that most of these new compounds displayed moderate to good antiviral activity, among which compounds 23, 25, 27, 28, 31, and 5d showed a significantly higher activity than that of commercial ribavirin. An in-depth structure-activity relationship investigation showed that the spatial conformation was one of the most important factors in adjusting antiviral activity; the research results provided information about the possible optimum configuration for interaction of this molecular with its target protein. At the same time, these new compounds also exhibited broad-spectrum fungicidal activities against 14 kinds of phytopathogenic fungi. What's more, some of these compounds exhibited good insecticidal activity to Plutella xylostella and Culex pipiens pallens.
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- Jialin Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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Yang ZB, Li P, He YJ. Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity Evaluation of Novel Isoxazole-Amide Derivatives Containing an Acylhydrazone Moiety as New Active Antiviral Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:E3766. [PMID: 31635044 PMCID: PMC6832660 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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As a continuation of our efforts to discover and develop "me-better" active molecules, in this study, a series of novel isoxazole-amide derivatives containing an acylhydrazone moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). Antiviral bioassays indicated that some of the target compounds exhibited better in vivo antiviral activities against TMV and CMV than those of Ningnanmycin (NNM). Especially, the compound 7t exhibited the best curative, protection, and inactivation activities against TMV and CMV which were superior to those of NNM. Meanwhile, our present work also revealed that compound 7t could enhance the defense-related enzyme activity and increase the chlorophyll content in tobacco leaves to induce resistance and enhance plant tolerance to TMV infection.
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- Zai-Bo Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun 558000, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun 558000, China.
- Qiandongnan Engineering and Technology Research Center for Comprehensive Utilization of National Medicine, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun 558000, China.
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Xie LY, Zhang Y, Xu H, Gong CD, Du XL, Li Y, Wang M, Qin J. Synthesis, structure and bioactivity of Ni 2+ and Cu 2+ acylhydrazone complexes. Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem 2019; 75:927-934. [PMID: 31271381 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229619008040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Two acylhydrazone complexes, bis{6-methyl-N'-[1-(pyrazin-2-yl-κN1)ethylidene]nicotinohydrazidato-κ2N',O}nickel(II), [Ni(C13H12N5O)2], (I), and di-μ-azido-κ4N1:N1-bis({6-methyl-N'-[1-(pyrazin-2-yl-κN1)ethylidene]nicotinohydrazidato-κ2N',O}nickel(II)), [Cu2(C13H12N5O)2(N3)2], (II), derived from 6-methyl-N'-[1-(pyrazin-2-yl)ethylidene]nicotinohydrazide (HL) and azide salts, have been synthesized. HL acts as an N,N',O-tridentate ligand in both complexes. Complex (I) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn and has a mononuclear structure, the azide co-ligand is not involved in crystallization and the Ni2+ centre lies in a distorted {N4O2} octahedral coordination environment. Complex (II) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 and is a centrosymmetric binuclear complex with a crystallographically independent Cu2+ centre coordinating to three donor atoms from the deprotonated L- ligand and to two N atoms belonging to two bridging azide anions. The two- and one-dimensional supramolecular structures are constructed by hydrogen-bonding interactions in (I) and (II), respectively. The in vitro urease inhibitory evaluation revealed that complex (II) showed a better inhibitory activity, with the IC50 value being 1.32±0.4 µM. Both complexes can effectively bind to bovine serum albumin (BSA) by 1:1 binding, which was assessed via tryptophan emission-quenching measurements. The bioactivities of the two complexes towards jack bean urease were also studied by molecular docking. The effects of the metal ions and the coordination environments in the two complexes on in vitro urease inhibitory activity are preliminarily discussed.
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- Long Yan Xie
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255049, People's Republic of China
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Prismawan D, van der Vlag R, Guo H, Dekker FJ, Hirsch AKH. Replacement of an Indole Scaffold Targeting Human 15-Lipoxygenase-1 Using Combinatorial Chemistry. Helv Chim Acta 2019; 102:e1900040. [PMID: 31231138 PMCID: PMC6563716 DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201900040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Human 15-lipoxygenase-1 (15-LOX-1) belongs to the class of lipoxygenases, which catalyze oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as arachidonic and linoleic acid. Recent studies have shown that 15-LOX-1 plays an important role in physiological processes linked to several diseases such as airway inflammation disease, coronary artery disease, and several types of cancer such as rectal, colon, breast and prostate cancer. In this study, we aimed to extend the structural diversity of 15-LOX-1 inhibitors, starting from the recently identified indolyl core. In order to find new scaffolds, we employed a combinatorial approach using various aromatic aldehydes and an aliphatic hydrazide tail. This scaffold-hopping study resulted in the identification of the 3-pyridylring as a suitable replacement of the indolyl core with an inhibitory activity in the micromolar range (IC 50=16±6 μm) and a rapid and efficient structure-activity relationship investigation.
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- Deka Prismawan
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7NL-9747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP)University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, NL-9713AV GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7NL-9747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP)University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, NL-9713AV GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP)University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, NL-9713AV GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7NL-9747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)Department of Drug Design and OptimizationCampus Building E8.1DE-66123SaarbrückenGermany
- Department of PharmacySaarland UniversityDE-66123SaarbrückenGermany
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Fang H, Chen L, Zeng L, Yang Z, Zhang J. Stability, Stimuli-Responsiveness, and Versatile Sorption Properties of a Dynamic Covalent Acylhydrazone Gel. Glob Chall 2019; 3:1800073. [PMID: 31565362 PMCID: PMC6607176 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201800073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Gel adsorbents are promising for pollutant removal from the wastewater. Herein, an acylhydrazone gel is developed from acylhydrazide-terminated pentaerythritol (PAT) and 2,4,6-triformylphloroglucinol (TFP) based on dynamic covalent acylhydrazone chemistry. PAT-TFP gel is stable under various conditions, while it shows reversible Cu2+ adsorption and desorption. PAT-TFP gel is studied as a versatile adsorbent for the capture of a range of (bulky) organic contaminants and heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. Fast and good adsorption capacities are achieved for various dyes (rhodamine B and methyl orange), amines (aniline, p-chloroaniline, 4-methylaniline, and p-aminobenzoic acid), phenols (phenol, 1-naphthol, p-methylphenol, and bisphenol A), and metal ions (Cu2+, Cr3+, and Hg2+). The maximum adsorption capacity is 107.5 mg g-1 for Cu2+ and the equilibrium adsorption time is 30 min. PAT-TFP gel can be regenerated efficiently and used repeatedly.
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- Haobin Fang
- MOE Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologySun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologySun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologySun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologySun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologySun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Frei P, Pang L, Silbermann M, Eriş D, Mühlethaler T, Schwardt O, Ernst B. Target-directed Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: A Study on Potentials and Pitfalls as Exemplified on a Bacterial Target. Chemistry 2017; 23:11570-11577. [PMID: 28654733 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Target-directed dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) is an emerging technique for the efficient identification of inhibitors of pharmacologically relevant targets. In this contribution, we present an application for a bacterial target, the lectin FimH, a crucial virulence factor of uropathogenic E. coli being the main cause of urinary tract infections. A small dynamic library of acylhydrazones was formed from aldehydes and hydrazides and equilibrated at neutral pH in presence of aniline as nucleophilic catalyst. The major success factors turned out to be an accordingly adjusted ratio of scaffolds and fragments, an adequate sample preparation prior to HPLC analysis, and the data processing. Only then did the ranking of the dynamic library constituents correlate well with affinity data. Furthermore, as a support of DCC applications especially to larger libraries, a new protocol for improved hit identification was established.
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- Priska Frei
- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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Li FY, Wang X, Duan WG, Lin GS. Synthesis and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Novel Dehydroabietic Acid-Based Acylhydrazones. Molecules 2017; 22:E1087. [PMID: 28661452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In order to develop novel chemotherapeutic agents with potent anticancer activities, a series of dehydroabietic acid (DHA) derivatives bearing an acylhydrazone moiety were designed and synthesized by the condensation between dehydroabietic acylhydrazide (3) and a variety of substituted arylaldehydes. The inhibitory activities of these compounds against CNE-2 (nasopharynx), HepG2 (liver), HeLa (epithelial cervical), and BEL-7402 (liver) human carcinoma cell lines were evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in vitro. The screening results revealed that many of the compounds showed moderate to high levels of anticancer activities against the tested cancer cell lines and some displayed similar potent inhibitory activities to the commercial anticancer drug cisplatin, while they exhibited lower cytotoxicity against normal human liver cell (HL-7702). Particularly, compound 4w, N'-(3,5-difluorobenzylidene)-2-(dehydroabietyloxy)acetohydrazide, with an IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) value of 2.21 μM against HeLa cell, was about 17-fold more active than that of the parent compound, and showed remarkable cytotoxicity with an IC50 value of 14.46 μM against BEL-7402 cell. These results provide an encouraging framework that could lead to the development of potent novel anticancer agents.
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Xie J, Shen S, Chen R, Xu J, Dong K, Huang J, Lu Q, Zhu W, Ma T, Jia L, Cai H, Zhu T. Synthesis, characterization and antitumor activity of Ln(III) complexes with hydrazone Schiff base derived from 2-acetylpyridine and isonicotinohydrazone. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:4413-4419. [PMID: 28599443 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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In the present study, two isostructural lanthanide (Ln)(III) complexes, namely Ln(HL)2(NO3)(CH3OH)2)·CH3OH, where Ln = La in complex 1 and Ce in complex 2, and hydrogen ligand (HL) = (E)-N'-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylidene]isonicotinohydrazone, have been isolated and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The results revealed that the acylhydrazone ligand HL in each complex was deprotonated as an anionic ligand and coordinated to the central La(III) ion via enolization of oxygen and nitrogen atoms. Furthermore, the antitumor effects and potential mechanisms of the two complexes were explored in the human lung cancer cell line A549 and in the human gastric cancer cell lines BGC823 and SGC7901. In the present study, the roles the two complexes on the proliferation and apoptosis of the above tumor cell lines were determined by MTT assay and Annexin V/propidium iodide flow cytometry, respectively. Furthermore, various apoptosis-associated key genes, including caspase 3, B cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2-associated X protein (Bax) and Bcl-2, were detected by western blotting to explore the possible antitumor mechanisms of the two complexes. The results revealed that the two complexes had comparable antitumor activities in terms of inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in tumor cell lines. The changes in the protein expression levels of caspase 3, Bax and Bcl-2 further verified the apoptosis-promoting mechanisms of the two complexes in tumor cell lines. These findings have a great potential in biomedical applications of novel Ln(III) complexes.
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- Jing Xie
- Department of Geriatrics, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University, Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiration, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiration, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, P.R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454000, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiration, The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing, Jiangsu 214200, P.R. China
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Carcelli M, Rogolino D, Gatti A, Pala N, Corona A, Caredda A, Tramontano E, Pannecouque C, Naesens L, Esposito F. Chelation Motifs Affecting Metal-dependent Viral Enzymes: N'- acylhydrazone Ligands as Dual Target Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase and Reverse Transcriptase Ribonuclease H Domain. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:440. [PMID: 28373864 PMCID: PMC5357622 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, still represent a serious global health emergency. The chronic toxicity derived from the current anti-retroviral therapy limits the prolonged use of several antiretroviral agents, continuously requiring the discovery of new antiviral agents with innovative strategies of action. In particular, the development of single molecules targeting two proteins (dual inhibitors) is one of the current main goals in drug discovery. In this contest, metal-chelating molecules have been extensively explored as potential inhibitors of viral metal-dependent enzymes, resulting in some important classes of antiviral agents. Inhibition of HIV Integrase (IN) is, in this sense, paradigmatic. HIV-1 IN and Reverse Transcriptase-associated Ribonuclease H (RNase H) active sites show structural homologies, with the presence of two Mg(II) cofactors, hence it seems possible to inhibit both enzymes by means of chelating ligands with analogous structural features. Here we present a series of N′-acylhydrazone ligands with groups able to chelate the Mg(II) hard Lewis acid ions in the active sites of both the enzymes, resulting in dual inhibitors with micromolar and even nanomolar activities. The most interesting identified N′-acylhydrazone analog, compound 18, shows dual RNase H-IN inhibition and it is also able to inhibit viral replication in cell-based antiviral assays in the low micromolar range. Computational modeling studies were also conducted to explore the binding attitudes of some model ligands within the active site of both the enzymes.
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- Mauro Carcelli
- Department of Chemistry, University of Parma Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Research Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems Parma Unit, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Research Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems Parma Unit, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di MonserratoCagliari, Italy; Genetics and Biomedical Research institute, National Research CouncilMonserrato, Italy
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato Cagliari, Italy
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Chen L, Xie J, Song H, Liu Y, Gu Y, Wang L, Wang Q. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activities of Spirooxindoles Containing Acylhydrazone Fragment Derivatives Based on the Biosynthesis of Alkaloids Derived from Tryptophan. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:6508-16. [PMID: 27546024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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On the basis of the biosynthesis of alkaloids derived from tryptophan and considering the wide use of spirooxindole in drug molecular design, a series of novel spirooxindole derivatives containing an acylhydrazone moiety were designed, synthesized, and first evaluated for their biological activities. The results of bioassays indicated that the target compounds possessed good activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV); especially compound 4, containing a tert-butyl at the benzene ring, exhibited the best antiviral activity in vitro and inactivation, curative, and protection activities in vivo (48.4%, 58 ± 0.4, 55.2 ± 2.3, and 49.7 ± 1.1% at 500 μg/mL, respectively) compared with ribavirin (38.2, 36.4 ± 0.2, 37.5 ± 0.2, and 36.4 ± 0.1% at 500 μg/mL, respectively) and harmine (44.6, 40.5 ± 0.2, 38.6 ± 0.8, and 42.4 ± 0.6% at 500 μg/mL, respectively). At the same time, these compounds exhibited fungicidal activity selectively against certain fungi; most of these derivatives exhibited >60% fungicidal activity against Physalospora piricola at 50 mg/kg. Additionally, compounds 25 and 14 displayed excellent insecticidal activities (60% motality against C. pipiens pallens at 0.25 mg/kg) even at very low concentrations.
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- Linwei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre , Bracknell, Berks RG42 6EY, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Song H, Huang Y, Li J, Zhao S, Song Y, Yang P, Xiao Z, Liu Y, Li Y, Shang H, Wang Q. Design, synthesis, and antiviral, fungicidal, and insecticidal activities of tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carbohydrazide derivatives. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:9987-9999. [PMID: 25280351 DOI: 10.1021/jf503794g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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According to our previous research on the antiviral activity of β-carboline and tetrahydro-β-carboline derivatives, using (1S,3S)-1-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carbohydrazide (1) as a lead compound, series of novel tetrahydro-β-carboline derivatives containing acylhydrazone moiety were designed, synthesized, and first evaluated for their biological activities. Most of these compounds exhibited excellent antiviral activity both in vitro and in vivo. The in vivo inactivation, curative, and protection activities of compounds 8, 9, 12, 16, 28, 29, and 30 were much higher than that of ribavirin (37.6%, 39.4%, and 37.9% at 500 μg/mL) and the lead compound (40.0%, 42.3%, and 39.6% at 500 μg/mL). Especially, the in vitro and in vivo activities of compound 16 (36.9%, 33.6%, 30.2%, and 35.8%) at 100 μg/mL, which were very close to that of ribavirin (40.0% for in vitro activity) at 500 μg/mL. Compounds 9 and 29 were chosen for the field trials of antiviral efficacy against TMV (tobacco mosaic virus); the results exhibited that both compounds, especially compound 29, showed better activities than control plant virus inhibitors. At the same time, the fungicidal results showed that compounds 6, 9, and 11 exhibited good fungicidal activities against 14 kinds of phytopathogens. Additionally, compounds 3 and 23 exhibited moderate insecticidal activity against the four tested species of insects.
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- Yongxian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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da Silva YKC, Reyes CTM, Rivera G, Alves MA, Barreiro EJ, Moreira MSA, Lima LM. 3-Aminothiophene-2- acylhydrazones: non-toxic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory lead-candidates. Molecules 2014; 19:8456-71. [PMID: 24955640 PMCID: PMC6271570 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19068456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Different chemotypes are described as anti-inflammatory. Among them the N-acylhydrazones (NAH) are highlighted by their privileged structure nature, being present in several anti-inflammatory drug-candidates. In this paper a series of functionalized 3-aminothiophene-2-acylhydrazone derivatives 5a-i were designed, synthesized and bioassayed. These new derivatives showed great anti-inflammatory and analgesic potency and efficacy. Compounds 5a and 5d stand out in this respect, and were also active in CFA-induced arthritis in rats. After daily treatment for seven days with 5a and 5d (50 µmol/Kg), by oral administration, these compounds were not renal or hepatotoxic nor immunosuppressive. Compounds 5a and 5d also displayed good drug-scores and low risk toxicity calculated in silico using the program OSIRIS Property Explorer.
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- Yolanda Karla Cupertino da Silva
- LaFI-Laboratório de Farmacologia e Imunidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió 57072-900, AL, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas-LASSBio, Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68024, Rio de Janeiro 21944-902, RJ, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia Genomica, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Boulevard del Maestro, s/n, 88710 Reynosa, Mexico.
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas-LASSBio, Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68024, Rio de Janeiro 21944-902, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas-LASSBio, Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68024, Rio de Janeiro 21944-902, RJ, Brazil.
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- LaFI-Laboratório de Farmacologia e Imunidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió 57072-900, AL, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas-LASSBio, Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68024, Rio de Janeiro 21944-902, RJ, Brazil.
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Christen MT, Menon L, Myshakina NA, Ahn J, Parniak MA, Ishima R. Structural basis of the allosteric inhibitor interaction on the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase RNase H domain. Chem Biol Drug Des 2012; 80:706-16. [PMID: 22846652 PMCID: PMC3465473 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) has been an attractive target for the development of antiretroviral agents. Although this enzyme is bi-functional, having both DNA polymerase and ribonuclease H (RNH) activities, there is no clinically approved inhibitor of the RNH activity. Here, we characterize the structural basis and molecular interaction of an allosteric site inhibitor, BHMP07, with the wild-type (WT) RNH fragment. Solution NMR experiments for inhibitor titration on WT RNH showed relatively wide chemical shift perturbations, suggesting a long-range conformational effect on the inhibitor interaction. Comparisons of the inhibitor-induced NMR chemical shift changes of RNH with those of RNH dimer, in the presence and absence of Mg(2+) , were performed to determine and verify the interaction site. The NMR results, with assistance of molecular docking, indicate that BHMP07 preferentially binds to a site that is located between the RNH active site and the region encompassing helices B and D (the 'substrate-handle region'). The interaction site is consistent with the previous proposed site, identified using a chimeric RNH (p15-EC) [Gong et al. (2011) Chem Biol Drug Des 77, 39-47], but with slight differences that reflect the characteristics of the amino acid sequences in p15-EC compared to the WT RNH.
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- Martin T. Christen
- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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- Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA-15260
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Malik MA, Al-Thabaiti SA, Malik MA. Synthesis, structure optimization and antifungal screening of novel tetrazole ring bearing acyl-hydrazones. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:10880-10898. [PMID: 23109826 PMCID: PMC3472718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms130910880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Azoles are generally fungistatic, and resistance to fluconazole is emerging in several fungal pathogens. In an attempt to find novel azole antifungal agents with improved activity, a series of tetrazole ring bearing acylhydrazone derivatives were synthesized and screened for their in vitro antifungal activity. The mechanism of their antifungal activity was assessed by studying their effect on the plasma membrane using flow cytometry and determination of the levels of ergosterol, a fungal-specific sterol. Propidium iodide rapidly penetrated a majority of yeast cells when they were treated with the synthesized compounds at concentrations just above MIC, implying that fungicidal activity resulted from extensive lesions of the plasma membrane. Target compounds also caused a considerable reduction in the amount of ergosterol. The results also showed that the presence and position of different substituents on the phenyl ring of the acylhydrazone pendant seem to play a role on the antifungal activity as well as in deciding the fungistatic and fungicidal nature of the compounds.
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- Maqsood Ahmad Malik
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia; E-Mail:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +966-549347193; Fax: +966-26952292
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia; E-Mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, 110025, India; E-Mail:
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