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Functionalized Dioxonaphthoimidazoliums: A Redox Cycling Chemotype with Potent Bactericidal Activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Cook, Gregory M.,Dick, Thomas,Fridianto, Kevin T.,Go, Mei-Lin,Hards, Kiel,Lam, Yulin,Li, Ming,Negatu, Dereje A.
supporting information, p. 15991 - 16007 (2021/11/16)
Disruption of redox homeostasis in mycobacteria causes irreversible stress induction and cell death. Here, we report the dioxonaphthoimidazolium scaffold as a novel redox cycling antituberculosis chemotype with potent bactericidal activity against growing and nutrient-starved phenotypically drug-resistant nongrowing bacteria. Maximal potency was dependent on the activation of the redox cycling quinone by the positively charged scaffold and accessibility to the mycobacterial cell membrane as directed by the lipophilicity and conformational characteristics of the N-substituted side chains. Evidence from microbiological, biochemical, and genetic investigations implicates a redox-driven mode of action that is reliant on the reduction of the quinone by type II NADH dehydrogenase (NDH2) for the generation of bactericidal levels of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). The bactericidal profile of a potent water-soluble analogue 32 revealed good activity against nutrient-starved organisms in the Loebel model of dormancy, low spontaneous resistance mutation frequency, and synergy with isoniazid in the checkerboard assay.
Antimalarial N1, N3-Dialkyldioxonaphthoimidazoliums: Synthesis, Biological Activity, and Structure-activity Relationships
Ahenkorah, Stephen,Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie,Coertzen, Dina,Fridianto, Kevin,Go, Mei-Lin,Haynes, Richard K.,Lam, Yulin,Tan, Kevin S. W.,Tong, Jie Xin,Wittlin, Sergio
supporting information, p. 49 - 55 (2020/02/06)
Here we report the nanomolar potencies of N1,N3-dialkyldioxonaphthoimidazoliums against asexual forms of sensitive and resistant Plasmodium falciparum. Activity was dependent on the presence of the fused quinone-imidazolium entity and lipophilicity imparted by the N1/N3 alkyl residues on the scaffold. Gametocytocidal activity was also detected, with most members active at IC50 1 μM. A representative analog with good solubility, limited PAMPA permeability, and microsomal stability demonstrated oral efficacy on a humanized mouse model of P. falciparum.
