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New azoles with potent antifungal activity: Design, synthesis and molecular docking
Che, Xiaoying,Sheng, Chunquan,Wang, Wenya,Cao, Yongbing,Xu, Yulan,Ji, Haitao,Dong, Guoqiang,Miao, Zhenyuan,Yao, Jianzhong,Zhang, Wannian
scheme or table, p. 4218 - 4226 (2009/12/09)
In response to the urgent need for novel antifungal agents with improved activity and broader spectrum, computer modeling was used to rational design novel antifungal azoles. On the basis of the active site of lanosterol 14α-demethylase from Candida albicans (CACYP51), a series of new azoles with substituted-phenoxypropyl piperazine side chains were rational designed and synthesized. In vitro antifungal activity assay indicates that the new azoles show good activity against most of the tested pathogenic fungi. Interestingly, the designed compounds are also active against an azole-resistant clinical strain. Compared to fluconazole and itraconazole, several compounds (such as 12i, 12j and 12n) show higher antifungal activity and broader spectrum, which are promising leads for the development of novel antifungal agents.
2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazole-1-carboxamides with selective affinity for the 5-HT4 receptor: Synthesis and structure-affinity and structure-activity relationships of a new series of partial agonist and antagonist derivatives
Tapia, Inés,Alonso-Cires, Luisa,López-Tudanca, Pedro Luis,Mosquera, Ramón,Labeaga, Luis,Innerárity, Ana,Orjales, Aurelio
, p. 2870 - 2880 (2007/10/03)
A series of 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazole-l-carboxamide derivatives bearing a piperazine moiety was synthesized. Their in vitro 5-HT4, 5-HT3, and D2 receptors affinities were evaluated by radioligand binding assay. For selected compounds functional studies at the 5-HT4 receptor were made by using precontracted (by carbachol) preparations of rat esophageal tunica muscularis mucosae (TMM). The influence of the 3-substituent of the benzimidazole ring, the 4-substituent of the piperazine moiety, and the alkylene spacer was studied. Compounds with an ethyl or a cyclopropyl substituent in the 3-position of the benzimidazole ring showed moderate to high affinity (K(i) = 6.7-75.4 nM) for the 5-HT4 receptor with selectivity over 5-HT3 and D2 receptors and moderate antagonist activity (pK(b) = 6.19- 7.73). Compounds with an isopropyl substituent in the 3-benzimidazole position exhibited moderate and selective 5-HT4 affinity (K(i) ≥ 38.9 nM) and a partial agonist activity (5a, i.a. = 0.94) higher than that of the reference compound BIMU 8 (i.a. = 0.70). This reversal of the pharmacological activity due only to a small structural difference might confirm the existence of two binding sites on the 5-HT4 receptor. In the alkylene spacer, a two-methylene chain is favorable to optimize the affinity and the antagonist or the partial agonist activity. In the ethyl and cyclopropyl series, 5-HT4 antagonist activity seems to be unrelated to the size of the 4-substituent of the piperazine moiety, whereas a methyl group is optimal for high partial agonist activity in the isopropyl series; however, the presence of a butyl substituent is a favorable pattern for 5-HT4 antagonism and even causes a reversal of the pharmacological profile in the isopropyl series (5h, pK(b) = 7.94). N-Butyl quaternization of 5a led to an improvement in affinity for the 5-HT4 receptor and maintained the high partial agonist activity (5r, K(i) = 66.3 nM, i.a. = 0.93).
