- Identification of 2,4-Disubstituted Imidazopyridines as Hemozoin Formation Inhibitors with Fast-Killing Kinetics and in Vivo Efficacy in the Plasmodium falciparum NSG Mouse Model
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A series of 2,4-disubstituted imidazopyridines, originating from a SoftFocus Kinase library, was identified from a high throughput phenotypic screen against the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Hit compounds showed moderate asexual blood stage activity. During lead optimization, several issues were flagged such as cross-resistance against the multidrug-resistant K1 strain, in vitro cytotoxicity, and cardiotoxicity and were addressed through structure-Activity and structure-property relationship studies. Pharmacokinetic properties were assessed in mice for compounds showing desirable in vitro activity, a selectivity window over cytotoxicity, and microsomal metabolic stability. Frontrunner compound 37 showed good exposure in mice combined with good in vitro activity against the malaria parasite, which translated into in vivo efficacy in the P. falciparum NOD-scid IL-2Rnull (NSG) mouse model. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest inhibition of hemozoin formation as a contributing mode of action.
- Horatscheck, André,Andrijevic, Ana,Nchinda, Aloysius T.,Le Manach, Claire,Paquet, Tanya,Khonde, Lutete Peguy,Dam, Jean,Pawar, Kailash,Taylor, Dale,Lawrence, Nina,Brunschwig, Christel,Gibhard, Liezl,Njoroge, Mathew,Reader, Janette,Van Der Watt, Mari?tte,Wicht, Kathryn,De Sousa, Ana Carolina C.,Okombo, John,Maepa, Keletso,Egan, Timothy J.,Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie,Basarab, Gregory S.,Wittlin, Sergio,Fish, Paul V.,Street, Leslie J.,Duffy, James,Chibale, Kelly
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p. 13013 - 13030
(2020/11/13)
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- Cheap and long-life reusable polymer for asymmetric organozinc catalysis based on camphor-derived hydroxyamides
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Polystyrene grafted with a chiral zinc-complexing camphor-derived N,N-disubstituted hydroxyamide is proposed as a new type of functional polymer of high reusability for the development of sustainable organozinc-catalyzed asymmetric reactions. The main goal of this new functional polymer is the ease of the hydroxyamide-moiety preparation (cheap chiral ligand obtained straightforwardly from an enantiopure starting material coming from the chiral pool), as well as its chemical robustness when compared with other related zinc-complexing functional groups. The latter allows the polymer to be active after multiple applications, without significant loss of its catalytic activity. This fact is exemplified by the design and preparation of a polymer functionalized with a bis(hydroxyamide) proved previously as active in the homogeneous enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes. The result is a cheap functional polymer with a very high reusability (the enantioselectivity and chemical yield are maintained practically constant after 20 applications). Additionally, a methodology for the multicycle use of these functional polymers is presented. Copyright
- De Las Casas Engel, Tomas,Sanchez-Carnerero, Esther M.,Gallardo-Araya, Claudio M.,Jimenez, Florencio Moreno,Maroto, Beatriz Lora,De La Moya Cerero, Santiago,Sokolovskaya, Ekaterina
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p. 771 - 777,7
(2020/07/30)
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- The coordination chemistry of 1,4-diazepan-6-amine
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The new, tridentate, facially coordinating ligand 1,4-diazepan-6-amine (daza) has been prepared from ethane-1,2-diamine and 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol in a seven-step procedure with an overall yield of 22%. The conformation of the free ligand has been elucida
- Romba, Jens,Kuppert, Dirk,Morgenstern, Bernd,Neis, Christian,Steinhauser, Stefan,Weyhermueller, Thomas,Hegetschweiler, Kaspar
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p. 314 - 328
(2007/10/03)
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