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Novel acyl carbamates and acyl / diacyl ureas show in vitro efficacy against Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum
Grooms, Gregory M.,Hernandez, Anolan Garcia,Khan, Shahbaz M.,Li, Kun,Stec, Jozef,Witola, William H.
, p. 80 - 90 (2020/10/07)
Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum are protozoan parasites that are highly prevalent and opportunistically infect humans worldwide, but for which completely effective and safe medications are lacking. Herein, we synthesized a series of novel small molecules bearing the diacyl urea scaffold and related structures, and screened them for in vitro cytotoxicity and antiparasitic activity against T. gondii and C. parvum. We identified one compound (GMG-1-09), and four compounds (JS-1-09, JS-2-20, JS-2-35 and JS-2-49) with efficacy against C. parvum and T. gondii, respectively, at low micromolar concentrations and showed appreciable selectivity in human host cells. Among the four compounds with efficacy against T. gondii, JS-1-09 representing the diacyl urea scaffold was the most effective, with an anti-Toxoplasma IC50 concentration (1.21 μM) that was nearly 53-fold lower than its cytotoxicity IC50 concentration, indicating that this compound has a good selectivity index. The other three compounds (JS-2-20, JS-2-35 and JS-2-49) were structurally more divergent from JS-1-09 as they represent the acyl urea and acyl carbamate scaffold. This appeared to correlate with their anti-Toxoplasma activity, suggesting that these compounds’ potency can likely be enhanced by selective structural modifications. One compound, GMG-1-09 representing acyl carbamate scaffold, depicted in vitro efficacy against C. parvum with an IC50 concentration (32.24 μM) that was 14-fold lower than its cytotoxicity IC50 concentration in a human intestinal cell line. Together, our studies unveil a series of novel synthetic acyl/diacyl urea and acyl carbamate scaffold-based small molecule compounds with micromolar activity against T. gondii and C. parvum that can be explored further for the development of the much-needed novel anti-protozoal drugs.
Decomposition of N′-benzoyl-N-nitrosoureas in aqueous media
Faustino, Celia,Garcia-Rio, Luis,Leis, Jose Ramon,Norberto, Fatima
, p. 154 - 161 (2007/10/03)
The decomposition of N′-benzoyl-N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (BMNU) in aqueous media over the 0-14 pH range has been studied. In basic and neutral media (6 a = 7.8) and subsequent decomposition of the conjugate base of the thus formed nitrosourea, via an intermediate benzoyl isocyanate. Support for this mechanism is provided by the presence of N,N′-dibenzoylurea in the final reaction mixtures, as the result of the trapping of benzoyl isocyanate with benzamide generated from hydrolysis of the former. The hydrolysis of BMNU takes place through three competitive pathways: spontaneous decomposition of the conjugate base of BMNU, and buffer-catalyzed and hydroxide ion catalyzed water addition to the carbonyl group of the deprotonated nitrosourea. N′-Benzoyl-N,N′-dimethyl-N-nitrosourea (BDMNU), a benzoyl nitrosourea lacking the acidic proton of BMNU, is hydrolyzed in basic media by attack of hydroxide ion on the carbonyl group of the urea. In acid media (0 pH 6), BMNU gives only deamination products, differing from the reported behavior of other N-nitroso compounds and of the isoster nitrosoguanidine, in which denitrosation is almost quantitative. The reaction is acid-catalyzed in the 0-2.5 pH range and pH-independent in the 3-5 pH range. The presence of general acid catalysis (a = 0.60), the absence of nucleophilic catalysis, and the thermodynamic activation parameters for the reaction support the mechanism proposed in the literature for the deamination of N-nitrosoureas in acidic media. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005.
Spiro-fysed 2-alkoxy-2-amino-Δ3-1,3,4-oxadiazolines. Synthesis and thermolysis to corresponding aminooxycarbenes
Couture, Philippe,Warkentin, John
, p. 1264 - 1280 (2007/10/03)
Δ3-1,3,4-Oxadiazolines spiro-fused at C2 to C2 to oxazolidines (12) or to C2 of tetrahydro-1,3-oxazines (13) were synthesized. The oxadiazolines undergo thermolysis in benzene at 90°C with first-order rate constants of (1.6-50) × 10-5 s-1. The dependence of these rate constants on the nature of the substituents present on the oxadiazoline ring is consistent with a mechanism involving a carbonyl ylide intermediate. Substituents on N of the oxazolidine or tetrahydro-1,3-oxazine moieties play a major role in determining the fragmentation pathways. Oxadiazolines with N-carbonyl groups (12c-j, 13d,e) afford essentially quantitative yields of the corresponding aminooxycarbenes, while other fragmentation reactions compete with carbene generation in the case of oxadiazolines with N-methyl (12b, 13c) or N-sulfonyl (12k) groups.
