- A New Synthesis Strategy for Rhodanine and Its Derivatives
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Rhodanine and its derivatives have been known as privileged structures in pharmacological research because of their wide spectrum of biological activities, but the synthesis method of rhodanine skeleton is limited. In this paper, not only rhodanine skeleton, but also N -aryl rhodanines can be directly prepared via the reaction of thioureas and thioglycolic acid in one step catalyzed by protic acid, which provides a new approach of the synthesis of rhodanine and its derivatives. The developed strategy is straightforward, efficient, atom economical, and convenient in good yields.
- Pan, Zhenliang,An, Wankai,Wu, Lulu,Fan, Liangxin,Yang, Guoyu,Xu, Cuilian
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p. 1131 - 1134
(2021/05/25)
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- Discovery and optimization of 4-oxo-2-thioxo-thiazolidinones as NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inhibitors
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Aberrant activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is present in a subset of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. The NLRP3 inflammasome has been recognized as an attractive therapeutic target for developing novel and specific anti-inflammatory inhibitors. Cellular structure-activity relationship-guided optimization resulted in the identification of 4-oxo-2-thioxo-thiazolidinone derivative 9 as a selective and direct small-molecule inhibitor of NLRP3 with IC50 of 2.4 μM, possessing favorable ex vivo and in vivo pharmacokinetic properties. Compound 9 may represent a lead for the development of anti-inflammatory therapeutics for treating NLRP3-driven diseases.
- Chen, Yun,Deng, Xianming,He, Hongbin,Hu, Zhiyu,Huang, Huiying,Jiang, Hua,Li, Li,Xu, Qingyan,Zhou, Rongbin
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- Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Carbazole Hybrids as Promising Antimicrobial Agents
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Two series of carbazole analogs of 8-methoxy-N-substituted-9H-carbazole-3-carboxamides (series 1) and carbazolyl substituted rhodanines (series 2) were synthesized through facile synthetic routes. All the final compounds from these two series were evaluated for their preliminary in vitro antifungal and antibacterial activity against four fungal (Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptococcus tropicalis and Aspergillus niger) and four bacterial (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) strains, respectively. Among the tested compounds, three compounds of series 1 displayed promising antifungal and antibacterial activity, especially against C. neoformans and S. aureus. In addition, one compound of series 1 displayed notable antimicrobial activity (MIC: 6.25 μg/mL) against clinical isolates of C. albicans and C. neoformans (MIC: 12.5 μg/mL). From the second series, four compounds exhibited significant antifungal and antibacterial activity, especially against C. neoformans and S. aureus. The most active compound of series 2 displayed a prominent antimicrobial activity against C. neoformans (MIC: 3.125 μg/mL) and S. aureus (MIC: 1.56 μg/mL), respectively.
- Shaikh, Mahamadhanif S.,Chandrasekaran, Balakumar,Palkar, Mahesh B.,Kanhed, Ashish M.,Kajee, Afsana,Mlisana, Koleka P.,Singh, Parvesh,Ghai, Meenu,Cleopus Mahlalela, Mavela,Karpoormath, Rajshekhar
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- Discovery of novel N-methyl carbazole tethered rhodanine derivatives as direct inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis InhA
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InhA (Enoyl-ACP reductase) plays a crucial role in the biosynthetic pathway of cell wall synthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Isoniazid (INH) is an important first-line drug, which inhibits InhA. The rapid increase in resistance to INH and currently marketed drugs as well as emergence of MDR-TB and XDR-TB has complicated the diagnosis and treatment of Mtb with ever increasing threat to human kind. Herein, we report novel N-methyl carbazole derivatives as potential anti-TB compounds acting directly via InhA inhibition. All the synthesized final compounds were screened against Mtb virulent cell line H37Rv and investigated the InhA enzyme inhibition. Interestingly, compound 9e displayed promising inhibition (91%) at 50 μM concentration and IC50 of 2.82 μM against InhA. To understand the ligand receptor interaction between compound 9e and InhA, molecular docking and molecular dynamics experiments were performed. The computational results were in agreement with the observed experimental data. Further, the cytotoxicity studies on mammalian cells revealed that all the compounds were safe.
- Shaikh, Mahamadhanif S.,Kanhed, Ashish M.,Chandrasekaran, Balakumar,Palkar, Mahesh B.,Agrawal, Nikhil,Lherbet, Christian,Hampannavar, Girish A.,Karpoormath, Rajshekhar
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supporting information
p. 2338 - 2344
(2019/06/20)
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- WATER SOLUBLE SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR
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Provided herein are highly water soluble, thiazolidinone derivative compounds and glycine hydrazide derivative compounds that inhibit the ion transport activity of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The compounds, and composit
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-substituted 2,5-dimethyl-N-(3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl)pyrroles as novel potential HIV-1 gp41 inhibitors
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Based on the structure of HIV-1 gp41 binding site for small-molecule inhibitors, optimization of lead 2 resulted in the discovery of a new series of 2,5-dimethyl-3-(5-(N-phenylrhodaninyl)methylene)-N-(3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl) pyrrole compounds with improved anti-HIV-1 activity. The most active compounds 13a and 13j exhibited significant potency against gp41 6-HB formation with IC50 values of 4.4 and 4.6 μM and against HIV-1 replication in the MT-2 cells with EC50 values of 3.2 and 2.2 μM, respectively, thus providing a new starting point to develop highly potent small-molecule HIV fusion inhibitors targeting gp41.
- He, Xiao-Yang,Zou, Peng,Qiu, Jiayin,Hou, Ling,Jiang, Shibo,Liu, Shuwen,Xie, Lan
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experimental part
p. 6726 - 6734
(2011/12/04)
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- Thiazolidinone CFTR inhibitors with improved water solubility identified by structure-activity analysis
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The thiazolidinone 3-[(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-[(4-carboxyphenyl)methylene]-2-thioxo-4-thiazolidinone (CFTRinh-172) inhibits cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel conductance with submicromolar affinity and blocks cholera toxin-induced intestinal fluid secretion. Fifty-eight CFTRinh-172 analogs were synthesized to identify CFTR inhibitors with improved water solubility, exploring modifications in its two phenyl rings, thiazolidinone core, and core-phenyl connectors. Greatest CFTR inhibition potency was found for 3-CF3 and polar group-substituted-phenyl rings, and a thiazolidinone core. Two compounds with ～1 μM CFTR inhibition potency and solubility >180 μM (>10-fold more than CFTRinh-172) were identified: Tetrazolo-172, containing 4-tetrazolophenyl in place of 4-carboxyphenyl, and Oxo-172, containing thiazolidinedione in place of the thiazolidinone core. These water soluble thiazolidinone analogs had low cellular toxicity. The improved water solubility of Tetrazolo- and Oxo-172 make them potential lead candidates for therapy of secretory diarrheas and polycystic kidney disease.
- Sonawane,Verkman
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experimental part
p. 8187 - 8195
(2009/04/11)
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- Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of N-carboxyphenylpyrrole derivatives as potent HIV fusion inhibitors targeting gp41
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On the basis of the structures of small-molecule hits targeting the HIV-1 gp41, N-(4-carboxy-3-hydroxy)phenyl-2,5-dimethylpyrrole (2, NB-2), and N-(3-carboxy-4-chloro)phenylpyrrole (A1, NB-64), 42 N-carboxyphenylpyrrole derivatives in two categories (A and B series) were designed and synthesized. We found that 11 compounds exhibited promising anti-HIV-1 activity at micromolar level and their antiviral activity was correlated with their inhibitory activity on gp41 six-helix bundle formation, suggesting that these compounds block HIV fusion and entry by disrupting gp41 core formation. The structure-activity relationship and molecular docking analysis revealed that the carboxyl group could interact with either Arg579 or Lys574 to form salt bridges and two methyl groups on the pyrrole ring were favorable for interaction with the residues in gp41 pocket. The most active compound, N-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxy)phenyl-2,5-dimethylpyrrole (A12), partially occupied the deep hydrophobic pocket, suggesting that enlarging the molecular size of A12 could improve its binding affinity and anti-HIV-1 activity for further development as a small-molecule HIV fusion and entry inhibitor.
- Liu, Kun,Lu, Hong,Hou, Ling,Qi, Zhi,Teixeira, Cátia,Barbault, Florent,Fan, Bo-Tao,Liu, Shuwen,Jiang, Shibo,Xie, Lan
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experimental part
p. 7843 - 7854
(2009/11/30)
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