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Synthesis and antifungal activity of a new series of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)- 1-phenylethanol derivatives
De Vita, Daniela,Scipione, Luigi,Tortorella, Silvano,Mellini, Paolo,Di Rienzo, Barbara,Simonetti, Giovanna,D'Auria, Felicia Diodata,Panella, Simona,Cirilli, Roberto,Di Santo, Roberto,Palamara, Anna Teresa
, p. 334 - 342 (2012/04/10)
A new series of aromatic ester and carbamate derivatives of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylethanol were synthesized and evaluated for their antifungal activity towards Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species strains. The aromatic biphenyl ester derivatives 6a-c were more active than the reference compound fluconazole. 6c possesses a MIC mean values of 1.7 ± 1.4 μg mL-1 vs C. albicans and 1.9 ± 2.0 μg mL -1 vs non-albicans Candida species strains. The racemic mixtures of 6a, b were purified to afford the pure enantiomers. The (-) isomers were up to 500 times more active than (+) isomers. (-)-6a and (-)-6b were thirty and ninety times more active than fluconazole towards C. krusei strain respectively. The racemates of 6a-c showed low cytotoxicity against human monocytic cell line (U937) with 6a demonstrating a CC50 greater than 128 μg mL -1.
