N6-(FERROCENMETHYL)QUINAZOLIN-2,4,6-TRIAMINA (H2) AND THE DERIVATIVES AND PRODRUGS THEREOF AS ANTILEISHMANIAL, ANTIPROTOZOAL, ANTIPARASITIC AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
N6-(FERROCENMETHYL)QUINAZOLIN-2,4,6-TRIAMINA (H2) AND THE DERIVATIVES AND PRODRUGS THEREOF AS ANTILEISHMANIAL, ANTIPROTOZOAL, ANTIPARASITIC AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
A series of quinazoline-2,4,6-triamine were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against Leishmania mexicana. Among them, N-6-(ferrocenmethyl)quinazolin-2,4,6-triamine (II2) showed activity on promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes, as well as low cytotoxicity in mammalian cells. Docking and electrochemical studies showed the importance of both the ferrocene and the heterocyclic nucleus to the observed activity. 142 is readily oxidized electrochemically, indicating that the mechanism of action probably involves redox reactions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
N6-(FERROCENMETHYL)QUINAZOLIN-2,4,6-TRIAMIN (H2) AND THE DERIVATIVES AND PRODRUGS THEREOF AS ANTILEISHMANIAL, ANTIPROTOZOAL, ANTIPARASITIC AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS