Synthesis and in-vitro activity of new 1β-methylcarbapenem derivatives as antibacterial agents
The synthesis of a new series of 1β-methylcarbapenems having pyrrolidine and piperidine moieties is described. Their in-vitro antibacterial activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were tested and the effect of substituents on the pyrrolidine ring was investigated. A particular compound III b having an oxime-pyrrolidine moiety showed the most potent antibacterial activity.
Identification of a novel class of succinyl-nitrile-based Cathepsin S inhibitors
The synthesis and in vitro activities of a series of succinyl-nitrile-based inhibitors of Cathepsin S are described. Several members of this class show nanomolar inhibition of the target enzyme as well as cellular potency. The inhibitors displaying the greatest potency contain N-alkyl substituted piperidine and pyrrolidine rings spiro-fused to the α-carbon of the P1 residue.
Bekkali, Younes,Thomson, David S.,Betageri, Raj,Emmanuel, Michel J.,Hao, Ming-Hong,Hickey, Eugene,Liu, Weimin,Patel, Usha,Ward, Yancey D.,Young, Erick R.R.,Nelson, Richard,Kukulka, Alison,Brown, Maryanne L.,Crane, Kathy,White, Della,Freeman, Dorothy M.,Labadia, Mark E.,Wildeson, Jessi,Spero, Denice M.