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Pegylated triarylmethanes: Synthesis, antimicrobial activity, anti-proliferative behavior and in silico studies
Abdmouleh, Fatma,Ali, Mamdouh Ben,Arbi, Mehdi El,Ferroud, Clotilde,Goya-Jorge, Elizabeth,Guenineche, Léna,Lagarde, Nathalie,Liagre, Bertrand,Martin, Frédérique,Ricco, Christophe,Riccobono, Charlotte,Veitía, Maité Sylla-Iyarreta
, (2020/01/31)
We describe herein the synthesis, characterization and biological studies of novel PEGylated triarylmethanes. Non-symmetrical and symmetrical triarylmethanes series have been synthesized by Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation or directly from bisacodyl respectively followed by a functionalization with PEG fragments in order to increase bioavailability and biological effectiveness. The antimicrobial activity was investigated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative foodborne pathogens and against Candida albicans, an opportunistic pathogenic yeast. The anti-biocidal activity was also studied using Staphylococcus aureus as a reference bacterium. Almost all PEGylated molecules displayed an antifungal activity comparable with fusidic acid with MIC values ranging from 6.25 to 50 μg/mL. Compounds also revealed a promising antibiofilm activity with biofilm eradication percentages values above 80% for the best molecules (compounds 4d and 7). Compounds 7 and 8b showed a modest antiproliferative activity against human colorectal cancer cell lines HT-29. Finally, in silico molecular docking studies revealed DHFR and DNA gyrase B as potential anti-bacterial targets and in silico predictions of ADME suggested adequate drug-likeness profiles for the synthetized triarylmethanes.
