Discovery and optimisation studies of antimalarial phenotypic hits
There is an urgent need for the development of new antimalarial compounds. As a result of a phenotypic screen, several compounds with potent activity against the parasite Plasmodium falciparum were identified. Characterization of these compounds is discussed, along with approaches to optimise the physicochemical properties. The in vitro antimalarial activity of these compounds against P. falciparum K1 had EC50 values in the range of 0.09e29 mM, and generally good selectivity (typically >100-fold) compared to a mammalian cell line (L6). One example showed no significant activity against a rodent model of malaria, and more work is needed to optimise these compounds.
Mital, Alka,Murugesan, Dinakaran,Kaiser, Marcel,Yeates, Clive,Gilbert, Ian H.
p. 530 - 538
(2015/10/12)
Discovery and structure-activity relationships of pyrrolone antimalarials
In the pursuit of new antimalarial leads, a phenotypic screening of various commercially sourced compound libraries was undertaken by the World Health Organisation Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO-TDR). We report here the detailed characterization of one of the hits from this process, TDR32750 (8a), which showed potent activity against Plasmodium falciparum K1 (EC50 ~ 9 nM), good selectivity (>2000-fold) compared to a mammalian cell line (L6), and significant activity against a rodent model of malaria when administered intraperitoneally. Structure-activity relationship studies have indicated ways in which the molecule could be optimized. This compound represents an exciting start point for a drug discovery program for the development of a novel antimalarial.
Murugesan, Dinakaran,Mital, Alka,Kaiser, Marcel,Shackleford, David M.,Morizzi, Julia,Katneni, Kasiram,Campbell, Michael,Hudson, Alan,Charman, Susan A.,Yeates, Clive,Gilbert, Ian H.
p. 2975 - 2990
(2013/05/23)
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