- 2-Pyridylquinolone antimalarials with improved antimalarial activity and physicochemical properties
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A series of 2-pyridylquinolones has been prepared in 5-7 steps and through lead optimisation, antimalarial activity as low as 12 nM against Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) has been achieved. Compared with previous analogues in this series, selected molecules h
- Charoensutthivarakul, Sitthivut,Hong, W. David,Leung, Suet C.,Gibbons, Peter D.,Bedingfield, Paul T.P.,Nixon, Gemma L.,Lawrenson, Alexandre S.,Berry, Neil G.,Ward, Stephen A.,Biagini, Giancarlo A.,O'Neill, Paul M.
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p. 1252 - 1259
(2015/07/15)
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- Identification, design and biological evaluation of bisaryl quinolones targeting Plasmodium falciparum type II NADH:Quinone oxidoreductase (PfNDH2)
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A program was undertaken to identify hit compounds against NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (PfNDH2), a dehydrogenase of the mitochondrial electron transport chain of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. PfNDH2 has only one known inhibitor, hydroxy-2-dodecyl-4-(1H)-quinolone (HDQ), and this was used along with a range of chemoinformatics methods in the rational selection of 17 000 compounds for high-throughput screening. Twelve distinct chemotypes were identified and briefly examined leading to the selection of the quinolone core as the key target for structure-activity relationship (SAR) development. Extensive structural exploration led to the selection of 2-bisaryl 3-methyl quinolones as a series for further biological evaluation. The lead compound within this series 7-chloro-3-methyl-2-(4-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl)phenyl) quinolin-4(1H)-one (CK-2-68) has antimalarial activity against the 3D7 strain of P. falciparum of 36 nM, is selective for PfNDH2 over other respiratory enzymes (inhibitory IC50 against PfNDH2 of 16 nM), and demonstrates low cytotoxicity and high metabolic stability in the presence of human liver microsomes. This lead compound and its phosphate pro-drug have potent in vivo antimalarial activity after oral administration, consistent with the target product profile of a drug for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Other quinolones presented (e.g., 6d, 6f, 14e) have the capacity to inhibit both PfNDH2 and P. falciparum cytochrome bc1, and studies to determine the potential advantage of this dual-targeting effect are in progress.
- Pidathala, Chandrakala,Amewu, Richard,Pacorel, Bénédicte,Nixon, Gemma L.,Gibbons, Peter,Hong, W. David,Leung, Suet C.,Berry, Neil G.,Sharma, Raman,Stocks, Paul A.,Srivastava, Abhishek,Shone, Alison E.,Charoensutthivarakul, Sitthivut,Taylor, Lee,Berger, Olivier,Mbekeani, Alison,Hill, Alasdair,Fisher, Nicholas E.,Warman, Ashley J.,Biagini, Giancarlo A.,Ward, Stephen A.,O'Neill, Paul M.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1831 - 1843
(2012/05/04)
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- Identification, design and biological evaluation of heterocyclic quinolones targeting plasmodium falciparum Type II NADH:Quinone oxidoreductase (PfNDH2)
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Following a program undertaken to identify hit compounds against NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (PfNDH2), a novel enzyme target within the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, hit to lead optimization led to identification of CK-2-68, a molecule suitab
- Leung, Suet C.,Gibbons, Peter,Amewu, Richard,Nixon, Gemma L.,Pidathala, Chandrakala,Hong, W. David,Pacorel, Bénédicte,Berry, Neil G.,Sharma, Raman,Stocks, Paul A.,Srivastava, Abhishek,Shone, Alison E.,Charoensutthivarakul, Sitthivut,Taylor, Lee,Berger, Olivier,Mbekeani, Alison,Hill, Alasdair,Fisher, Nicholas E.,Warman, Ashley J.,Biagini, Giancarlo A.,Ward, Stephen A.,O'Neill, Paul M.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1844 - 1857
(2012/05/05)
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- New methods and reagents in organic synthesis. 92. A stereoselective synthesis of tilivalline and its analogs
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Tilivalline (1a), a metabolite from Klebsiella pneumoniae var. oxytoca, and its derivatives 1 have been efficiently and stereoselectively synthesized from diphenyl phosphorazidate, the 2-oxazoline 2, the L-proline derivatives 5, and indole; the key step is a Mannich type intramolecular cyclization accompanied with completely stereoselective introduction of indole. Furthermore, 11-substituted 5H- pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-ones (16) have been also synthesized from the acetal amide 9a and various nucleophiles by the use of this new Mannich type cyclization.
- Mori, Shigehiro,Ohno, Tomoyasu,Harada, Hiroshi,Aoyama, Toyohiko,Shioiri, Takayuki
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p. 5051 - 5070
(2007/10/02)
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- NEW METHOD AND REAGENTS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS. 65. A STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF TILIVALLINE
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Tilivalline (1), a metabolite from Klebsiella, has been efficiently and stereoselectively synthesized from diphenyl phosphorazidate (DPPA), the 2-oxazoline 2, the L-proline derivative 5, and indole; the key step is a Mannich type intramolecular cyclization accompanied with simultaneous and completely stereoselective introduction of indole.
- Mori, Shigehiro,Aoyama, Toyohiko,Shioiri, Takayuki
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p. 6111 - 6114
(2007/10/02)
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