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Searching for new cures for tuberculosis: design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 2-methylbenzothiazoles

Huang, Q. and Mao, J. and Wan, B. and Wang, Y. and Brun, R. and Franzblau, S. G. and Kozikowski, A. P.. (2009) Searching for new cures for tuberculosis: design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 2-methylbenzothiazoles. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 52 (21). pp. 6757-6767.

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Abstract

The actual development and clinical use of new therapeutics for tuberculosis (TB) have remained stagnant for years because of the complexity of the disease process, the treatment of which at present requires the administration of drug combinations over a 6 month period. There is thus an urgent need for the discovery and development of novel, more active, and less toxic anti-TB agents. In this study, we report on the chemistry and biology of a series of potent 5-(2-methylbenzothiazol-5-yloxymethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide derivatives, which proved to be active against replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) H(37)Rv. The most potent compounds 7j and 7s were found to inhibit Mtb growth at micromolar concentrations, with MIC values of 1.4 and 1.9 microM, respectively. Impressively, all active compounds were nontoxic toward Vero cells (IC(50) < 128 microM). Moreover, the best of these compounds were also tested against protozoan parasites, and some of these compounds were found to show activity, especially against Plasmodium falciparum. These studies thus suggest that certain 2-methylbenzothiazole based compounds may serve as promising lead scaffolds for further elaboration as anti-TB drugs and as possible antimalaria drugs
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Parasite Chemotherapy (Mäser)
UniBasel Contributors:Brun, Reto
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:0022-2623
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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