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Molecular modeling study and synthesis of novel dicationic flexible triaryl guanidines and imidamides as antiprotozoal agents

Arafa, R. K. and Wenzler, T. and Brun, R. and Chai, Y. and Wilson, D.. (2011) Molecular modeling study and synthesis of novel dicationic flexible triaryl guanidines and imidamides as antiprotozoal agents. European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46 (12). pp. 5852-5860.

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Abstract

A new series of fourteen dicationic flexible triaryl bis-guanidines 3a,b, bis-N-substituted guanidines 7a,b and 8a,b as well as bis-imidamides 9-12a,b having a 1,3- or 1,4-diphenoxybenzene scaffold backbone were synthesized. The in vitro activity of the novel dications as antiprotozoal agents against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.) and Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.) was assessed. Interestingly, six of the newly synthesized dications viz3a,b, 7a,b and 8a,b were more active against P.f. than the reference drug pentamidine. Also, some of the dications showed moderate antitrypanosomal activity. Thermal melting analysis of the novel dications was performed to determine their ligand-DNA relative binding affinities. Finally, docking of the dications with an AT rich DNA oligonucleotide was executed to understand their binding mode with the minor groove
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 and Wenzler, Tanja
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:EDIFOR
ISSN:0223-5234
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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