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Indole-based novel small molecules for the modulation of bacterial signalling pathways
Biswas, Nripendra Nath,Kutty, Samuel K.,Barraud, Nicolas,Iskander, George M.,Griffith, Renate,Rice, Scott A.,Willcox, Mark,Black, David Stc.,Kumar, Naresh
, p. 925 - 937 (2014)
Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa use N-acylated l-homoserine lactones (AHLs) as autoinducers (AIs) for quorum sensing (QS), a major regulatory and cell-to-cell communication system for social adaptation, virulence factor production, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Some bacteria use indole moieties for intercellular signaling and as regulators of various bacterial phenotypes important for evading the innate host immune response and antimicrobial resistance. A range of natural and synthetic indole derivatives have been found to act as inhibitors of QS-dependent bacterial phenotypes, complementing the bactericidal ability of traditional antibiotics. In this work, various indole-based AHL mimics were designed and synthesized via the 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC·HCl) and N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) mediated coupling reactions of a variety of substituted or unsubstituted aminoindoles with different alkanoic acids. All synthesized compounds were tested for QS inhibition using a P. aeruginosa QS reporter strain by measuring the amount of green fluorescent protein (GFP) production. Docking studies were performed to examine their potential to bind and therefore inhibit the target QS receptor protein. The most potent compounds 11a, 11d and 16a showed 44 to 65% inhibition of QS activity at 250 μM concentration, and represent promising drug leads for the further development of anti-QS antimicrobial compounds.
Synthesis of 3-nitroindoles by sequential paired electrolysis
Lindsay, Ashley C.,Kilmartin, Paul A.,Sperry, Jonathan
, p. 7903 - 7913 (2021/09/28)
3-Nitroindoles are synthetically versatile intermediates but current methods for the preparation hinder their widespread application. Herein, we report that nitroenamines undergo electrochemical cyclisation to 3-nitroindoles in the presence of potassium iodide. Detailed control experiments and cyclic voltammogram studies infer the reaction proceedsviaa sequential paired electrolysis process, beginning with anodic oxidation of iodide (I?) to the iodine radical (I˙), which facilitates cyclisation of the nitroenamine to give a 3-nitroindolinyl radical. Cathodic reduction and protonation generates a 3-nitroindoline that upon oxidation forms the 3-nitroindole.
NaNO2/K2S2O8-mediated Selective Radical Nitration/Nitrosation of Indoles: Efficient Approach to 3-Nitro- and 3-Nitrosoindoles
Shoberu, Adedamola,Li, Cheng-Kun,Tao, Ze-Kun,Zhang, Guo-Yu,Zou, Jian-Ping
, p. 2255 - 2261 (2019/04/13)
JPZ acknowledges financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21172163, 21472133), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province (KJS1749). (Figure presented.).
