Structurally Optimized Potent Dual-Targeting NBTI Antibacterials with an Enhanced Bifurcated Halogen-Bonding Propensity

Autor: Irena Zdovc, Nikola Minovski, Martina Hrast, Matjaž Weiss, Maja Kokot, Marko Anderluh
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
ACS medicinal chemistry letters, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 1478-1485, 2021.
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, str. 1478-1485 : Ilustr., Vol. 12, iss. 9, 2021
COBISS-ID: 2959217
ISSN: 1948-5875
Popis: We designed and synthesized an optimized library of novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors with p-halogenated phenyl right-hand side fragments and significantly enhanced and balanced dual-targeted DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV activities of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. By increasing the electron-withdrawing properties of the p-halogenated phenyl right-hand side fragment and maintaining a similar lipophilicity and size, an increased potency was achieved, indicating that the antibacterial activities of this series of novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors against all target enzymes are determined by halogen-bonding rather than van der Waals interactions. They show nanomolar enzyme inhibitory and whole-cell antibacterial activities against S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. However, due to the relatively high substrate specificity for the bacterial efflux pumps, they tend to be less potent against E. coli and other Gram-negative pathogens. Abstract. Bibliografija: str. 1484-1485. ARRS ARRS Young Researcher’s Program
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