10.2298/JSC091127003K
The research focuses on the synthesis and antimicrobial activity of a new series of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives. The purpose of the study was to prepare a series of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives (1a–g) using Hantzsch syntheses and then react these compounds with thiosemicarbazide to yield a new series of compounds (2a–g). The synthesized compounds were confirmed through IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, mass spectral, and elemental analysis. The research aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of these compounds, with a particular interest in their potential as vasodilators, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and calcium channel modulators. The conclusions drawn from the study indicated that compound 2c exhibited higher activity than ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus, and compound 2d showed greater activity than clotrimazole against Candida albicans, suggesting potential for further investigation in the field of antimicrobial agents.
10.1021/jm300922h
The study investigates the development of coumarin-based inhibitors targeting the replicative DNA helicase enzymes of Bacillus anthracis and Staphylococcus aureus, aiming to address the growing issue of drug-resistant bacterial infections. The researchers synthesized and evaluated a series of optimized coumarin-based inhibitors, finding that compounds 20 and 22 exhibited the highest potency against the helicases of both bacteria, with IC50 values of 3 and 1 μM, respectively. These compounds also demonstrated potent antibacterial activity against multiple ciprofloxacin-resistant MRSA strains, with MIC values ranging between 0.5 and 4.2 μg/mL. The study highlights the importance of the carboxylic acid group attached to the 3-position of the coumarin core and the substituents at the 7-position in determining the potency of the inhibitors. The findings suggest that further optimization of these coumarin-based helicase inhibitors could lead to the development of a new class of antibacterial agents effective against drug-resistant pathogens.
10.1016/j.bmc.2011.04.033
This study investigates the synthesis and antimycobacterial activity of novel hybrid compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The study employs a chemoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction to generate 1,2,4-oxadiazole-pyranopyridine and 1,2,4-oxadiazole-chromene hybrids from 2-aminopyranopyridine-3-carbonitriles and 2-aminochromene-3-carbonitriles, respectively. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimycobacterial activity against MTB H37Rv strain. The results revealed that the 1,2,4-oxadiazole-pyranopyridine hybrids exhibited enhanced activity compared to the 1,2,4-oxadiazole-chromene hybrids. Notably, compound 5h demonstrated superior potency, being 1.2, 15.2, and 24.6 times more active than the standard drugs isoniazid, ciprofloxacin, and ethambutol, respectively.