Synthesis and biological activity of imidazopyridine anticoccidial agents: Part II

Autor: Andrew Scribner, Richard Dennis, Shuliang Lee, Gilles Ouvry, David Perrey, Michael Fisher, Matthew Wyvratt, Penny Leavitt, Paul Liberator, Anne Gurnett, Chris Brown, John Mathew, Donald Thompson, Dennis Schmatz, Tesfaye Biftu
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 43:1123-1151
ISSN: 0223-5234
Popis: Coccidiosis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the poultry industry. Protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria invade the intestinal lining of the avian host causing tissue pathology, poor weight gain, and in some cases mortality. Resistance to current anticoccidials has prompted the search for new therapeutic agents with potent in vitro and in vivo activity against Eimeria. Recently, we reported the synthesis and biological activity of potent imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine anticoccidial agents. Antiparasitic activity is due to inhibition of a parasite specific cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). In this study, we report the synthesis and anticoccidial activity of a second set of such compounds, focusing on derivatization of the amine side chain at the imidazopyridine 7-position. From this series, several compounds showed subnanomolar in vitro activity and commercial levels of in vivo activity. However, the potential genotoxicity of these compounds precludes them from further development.
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