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Lead optimization generates selenium-containing miconazole CYP51 inhibitors with improved pharmacological profile for the treatment of fungal infections
Xu, Hang,Yan, Zhong-zuo,Guo, Meng-bi,An, Ran,Wang, Xin,Zhang, Rui,Mou, Yan-hua,Hou, Zhuang,Guo, Chun
, (2021/03/16)
A series of selenium-containing miconazole derivatives were identified as potent antifungal drugs in our previous study. Representative compound A03 (MIC = 0.01 μg/mL against C.alb. 5314) proved efficacious in inhibiting the growth of fungal pathogens. However, further study showed lead compound A03 exhibited potential hemolysis, significant cytotoxic effect and unfavorable metabolic stability and was therefore modified to overcome these drawbacks. In this article, the further optimization of selenium-containing miconazole derivatives resulted in the discovery of similarly potent compound B17 (MIC = 0.02 μg/mL against C.alb. 5314), exhibiting a superior pharmacological profile with decreased rate of metabolism, cytotoxic effect and hemolysis. Furthermore, compound B17 showed fungicidal activity against Candida albicans and significant effects on the treatment of resistant Candida albicans infections. Meanwhile, compound B17 not only could reduce the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway by inhibiting CYP51, but also inhibited biofilm formation. More importantly, compound B17 also shows promising in vivo efficacy after intraperitoneal injection and the PK study of compound B17 was evaluated. In addition, molecular docking studies provide a model for the interaction between the compound B17 and the CYP51 protein. Overall, we believe that these selenium-containing miconazole compounds can be further developed for the potential treatment of fungal infections.
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel miconazole analogues containing selenium as potent antifungal agents
An, Ran,Guo, Chun,Guo, Meng-bi,Hou, Zhuang,Mou, Yan-hua,Su, Xin,Xu, Hang
, (2020/05/11)
Herein, based on the theory of bioisosterism, a series of novel miconazole analogues containing selenium were designed, synthesized and their inhibitory effects on thirteen strains of pathogenic fungi were evaluated. It is especially encouraging that all the novel target compounds displayed significant antifungal activities against all tested strains. Furthermore, all the target compounds showed excellent inhibitory effects on fluconazole-resistant fungi. Subsequently, preliminary mechanistic studies indicated that the representative compound A03 had a strong inhibitory effect on C.alb. CYP51. Moreover, the target compounds could prevent the formation of fungi biofilms. Further hemolysis test verified that potential compounds had higher safety than miconazole. In addition, molecular docking study provided the interaction modes between the target compounds and C.alb. CYP51. These results strongly suggested that some target compounds are promising as novel antifungal drugs.
Experimental and theoretical studies on the nature of weak nonbonded interactions between divalent selenium and halogen atoms
Iwaoka, Michio,Katsuda, Takayuki,Komatsu, Hiroto,Tomoda, Shuji
, p. 321 - 327 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented). To investigate the nature of weak nonbonded selenium...halogen interactions (Se...X interactions; X = F, Cl, and Br), three types of model compounds [2-(CH2X)C6H 4SeY (1-3), 3-(CH2
