37071-21-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and biological evaluation of new antitubulin agents containing 2-(30,40,50-trimethoxyanilino)-3,6-disubstituted-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine Scaffold
Balzarini, Jan,Brancale, Andrea,Cacciari, Barbara,Ferla, Salvatore,Finotti, Alessia,Gambari, Roberto,Hamel, Ernest,Liekens, Sandra,Manfredini, Stefano,Oliva, Paola,Prencipe, Filippo,Romagnoli, Romeo,Zurlo, Matteo
, (2020/04/17)
Two novel series of compounds based on the 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene molecular skeleton, characterized by the presence of a 30,40,50-trimethoxyanilino moiety and a cyano or an alkoxycarbonyl group at its 2- or 3-position, respectively, were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for antiproliferative activity on a panel of cancer cell lines and for selected highly active compounds, inhibition of tubulin polymerization, and cell cycle effects. We have identified the 2-(30,40,50-trimethoxyanilino)-3-cyano-6-methoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine derivative 3a and its 6-ethoxycarbonyl homologue 3b as new antiproliferative agents that inhibit cancer cell growth with IC50 values ranging from 1.1 to 4.7 μM against a panel of three cancer cell lines. Their interaction with tubulin at micromolar levels leads to the accumulation of cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle and to an apoptotic cell death. The cell apoptosis study found that compounds 3a and 3b were very effective in the induction of apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. These two derivatives did not induce cell death in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, suggesting that they may be selective against cancer cells. Molecular docking studies confirmed that the inhibitory activity of these molecules on tubulin polymerization derived from binding to the colchicine site.
Structure-Guided Optimization of Inhibitors of Acetyltransferase Eis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Punetha, Ankita,Ngo, Huy X.,Holbrook, Selina Y. L.,Green, Keith D.,Willby, Melisa J.,Bonnett, Shilah A.,Krieger, Kyle,Krieger, Kyle,Dennis, Emily K.,Posey, James E.,Parish, Tanya,Parish, Tanya,Tsodikov, Oleg V.,Tsodikov, Oleg V.,Garneau-Tsodikova, Sylvie,Garneau-Tsodikova, Sylvie
, p. 1581 - 1594 (2020/06/05)
The enhanced intracellular survival (Eis) protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a versatile acetyltransferase that multiacetylates aminoglycoside antibiotics abolishing their binding to the bacterial ribosome. When overexpressed as a result of promoter mutations, Eis causes drug resistance. In an attempt to overcome the Eis-mediated kanamycin resistance of Mtb, we designed and optimized structurally unique thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine Eis inhibitors toward effective kanamycin adjuvant combination therapy. We obtained 12 crystal structures of enzyme-inhibitor complexes, which guided our rational structure-based design of 72 thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine analogues divided into three families. We evaluated the potency of these inhibitors in vitro as well as their ability to restore the activity of kanamycin in a resistant strain of Mtb, in which Eis was upregulated. Furthermore, we evaluated the metabolic stability of 11 compounds in vitro. This study showcases how structural information can guide Eis inhibitor design.
Syntheses and biological evaluation of 2-amino-3-acyl- tetrahydrobenzothiophene derivatives; Antibacterial agents with antivirulence activity
The Dang, Hung,Chorell, Erik,Uvell, Hanna,Pinkner, Jerome S.,Hultgren, Scott J.,Almqvist, Fredrik
, p. 1942 - 1956 (2014/03/21)
Developing new compounds targeting virulence factors (e.g., inhibition of pilus assembly by pilicides) is a promising approach to combating bacterial infection. A high-throughput screening campaign of a library of 17500 small molecules identified 2-amino-3-acyl-tetrahydrobenzothiophene derivatives (hits 2 and 3) as novel inhibitors of pili-dependent biofilm formation in a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain UTI89. Based on compounds 2 and 3 as the starting point, we designed and synthesized a series of structurally related analogs and investigated their activity against biofilm formation of E. coli UTI89. Systematic structural modification of the initial hits provided valuable information on their SARs for further optimization. In addition, small structural changes to the parent molecules resulted in low micromolar inhibitors (20-23) of E. coli biofilm development without an effect on bacterial growth. The hit compound 3 and its analog 20 were confirmed to prevent pili formation in a hemagglutination (HA) titer assay and electron microscopy (EM) measurements. These findings suggest that 2-amino-3-acyl-tetrahydrobenzothiophenes may serve as a new class of compounds for further elaboration as antibacterial agents with antivirulence activity.
Activation of elemental sulfur by electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion: Synthesis of substituted 2-aminothiophenes by the Gewald reaction
Feroci, Marta,Chiarotto, Isabella,Rossi, Leucio,Inesi, Achille
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2740 - 2746 (2009/10/06)
The activation of elemental sulfur (S8) has been achieved by means of electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion [easily obtained by galvanostatic reduction from acetonitrile/tetraethylammonium hexafluorophosphate (MeCN-Et 4NPF4)]. The activated sulfur reacted with ylidenemalononitriles to give substituted 2-aminothiophenes in very high yields. This variation of the Gewald reaction has been carried out using only catalytic amounts of electricity and supporting electrolyte. A proposed mechanism for the interaction between S8 and cyanomethyl anion is described.
