1639810-56-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
MEPicides: α,β-Unsaturated Fosmidomycin Analogues as DXR Inhibitors against Malaria
Wang, Xu,Edwards, Rachel L.,Ball, Haley,Johnson, Claire,Haymond, Amanda,Girma, Misgina,Manikkam, Michelle,Brothers, Robert C.,McKay, Kyle T.,Arnett, Stacy D.,Osbourn, Damon M.,Alvarez, Sophie,Boshoff, Helena I.,Meyers, Marvin J.,Couch, Robin D.,Odom John, Audrey R.,Dowd, Cynthia S.
, p. 8847 - 8858 (2018)
Severe malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum remains a significant global health threat. DXR, the second enzyme in the MEP pathway, plays an important role to synthesize building blocks for isoprenoids. This enzyme is a promising drug target for malaria due to its essentiality as well as its absence in humans. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of α,β-unsaturated analogues of fosmidomycin, a natural product that inhibits DXR in P. falciparum. All compounds were evaluated as inhibitors of P. falciparum. The most promising compound, 18a, displays on-target, potent inhibition against the growth of P. falciparum (IC50 = 13 nM) without significant inhibition of HepG2 cells (IC50 > 50 μM). 18a was also tested in a luciferase-based Plasmodium berghei mouse model of malaria and showed exceptional in vivo efficacy. Together, the data support MEPicide 18a as a novel, potent, and promising drug candidate for the treatment of malaria.
Fosmidomycin analogues with N-hydroxyimidazole and N-hydroxyimidazolone as a chelating unit
Midrier, Camille,Montel, Sonia,Braun, Ralf,Haaf, Klaus,Willms, Lothar,Van Der Lee, Arie,Volle, Jean-Noel,Pirat, Jean-Luc,Virieux, David
, p. 23770 - 23778 (2014/07/07)
Fosmidomycin has been reported to have many biological activities as an antibacterial and antimalarial, along with being a herbicidal agent. Its unique mode of action involves the inhibition of a key step of the non mevalonate pathway by blockade of a crucial enzyme, the 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR), whose expression is present in bacteria, plasmodium parasites and higher plants, but not in mammals. Herein we report the development of fosmidomycin and of FR-900098 constrained analogues belonging to an unusual heterocyclic based complexing subunit involving N-hydroxyimidazoles and cyclic N-hydroxyureas.
