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Searching for new agents active against Candida albicans biofilm: A series of indole derivatives, design, synthesis and biological evaluation

Candida albicans biofilm represents a major clinical problem due to its intrinsic tolerance to anti-fungal compounds and it has been highly related to infections in catheterized patients. Few compounds are described as able to inhibit biofilm formation or to interfere with preformed biofilm of C. albicans. Here we report the in vitro evaluation of anti-biofilm activity on C. albicans ATCC 10231 of a series of new and already known amine and amide indole derivatives. Among the studied compounds, fifteen resulted active on C. albicans ATCC 10231 biofilm, with BMIC50 ≤ 16 μg/mL. Three of them (7, 23 and 33) showed a selectivity towards mature biofilm and the most active of them was the compound 23 (BMIC50 = 4 μg/mL). On the other hands, two different compounds (21 and 22) were selective towards biofilm formation with BMIC50 values of 8 μg/mL. Otherwise, compounds 16 and 17 resulted active on biofilm formation, with BMIC50 of 8 μg/mL and 2 μg/mL respectively, and on mature biofilm with BMIC50 of 2 μg/mL. These two last compounds also showed an interesting activity towards the planktonic cells of C. albicans. A selection of the more active compounds was also evaluated on different C. albicans strains (PMC1042, PMC1083 and ATCC 10261), showing a comparable or higher anti-biofilm activity, especially on mature biofilm. In vivo toxicity studies using the Galleria mellonella larvae, were finally carried out on more active indole derivatives, showing that they are poorly toxic even at the highest concentrations tested (500–1000 μg/mL).

Site-Selective Carbonylative Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Lactams from Heterocyclic Amines with TFBen as the CO Source

A palladium-catalyzed site-selective C-H carbonylation of heterocyclic amines for the synthesis of lactam motifs has been developed. The reaction of 3-thiophene methylamines, 2-thiophene methylamines, and tryptamines with benzene-1,3,5-triyl triformate (TFBen) as the CO source provides a series of structurally diverse lactams in moderate to high yields with excellent regioselectivities.

Metal-Free Dearomatization: Direct Access to Spiroindol(en)ines in Batch and Continuous-Flow

A metal-free, phosphine-catalyzed intramolecular “umpolung Michael addition” on alkynes to form spiroindol(en)ines is reported. This nucleophilic catalysis enables the formation of a wide scope of five- and six-membered spiroindol(en)ines in moderate to excellent yields in batch as well as under continuous-flow conditions. Triphenylphosphine-catalyzed nucleophilic activation of alkynes allows the exclusive formation of exo-product under mild reaction conditions.

Synthesis of trisubstituted ureas by a multistep sequence utilizing recyclable magnetic reagents and scavengers

Unprecedented magnetic borohydride exchange (mBER), magnetic Wang aldehyde (mWang) and magnetic amine resins were prepared from highly magnetic polymer-coated cobalt or iron nanoparticles. Microwave irradiation was used to obtain excellent degrees of functionalization (>95 %) and loadings (up to 3.0 mmol g-1) in short reaction times of 15 min or less. A small library of ureas and thioureas was synthesized by the exclusive application of these magnetic resins. As a first step, a reductive amination of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes was carried out with mBER. The excess of primary amine needed to complete the reaction was subsequently scavenged selectively by mWang. Simple magnetic decantation from the resins resulted in secondary amines in good to excellent yields and purities. The used magnetic resins were efficiently regenerated and reused for the next run. In a second step, the secondary amines were converted to trisubstituted (thio)ureas in excellent yields and purities by stirring with an excess of iso(thio)cyanate, which was scavenged by addition of the magnetic amine resin after completion of the reaction. The whole reaction sequence is carried out without any purification apart from magnetic decantation; moreover, conventional magnetic stirring can be used as opposed to the vortexing required for polystyrene resins. Do it magnetically! A small library of trisubstituted ureas and thioureas was synthesized in high yields and purities by a multistep sequence exclusively applying magnetic reagents and scavengers. No purification steps were necessary apart from magnetic decantation, and the resins were recycled if possible. The novel resins were conveniently and efficiently prepared starting from polymer-coated magnetic Co/C or Fe/C nanobeads by microwave protocols. Copyright

Indole derivatives with antimycobacterial activity

1,3-Dinitro-2-(indol-3'-yl)-propanes 3 are synthesized by Michael reaction of nitromethane with the indolylnitroethenes 2. - Reaction of the aldehydes 4 and 10 with the benzylamines 12 as well as the reaction of the indolylalkylamines 6a and 9a with the benzaldehydes 11 lead to Schiff bases which are reduced to N-benzyl-(indol-3-ylmethyl)-amines 13 and N-benzyl-(indol-3-ylethyl)-amines 14, respectively; tert amines 16 are synthesized via the formamides 15, amines 18 are prepared according to Mannich. - Inhibitory effects on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H 37 Ra are investigated, a structure-activity relationship is discussed.