Bioinspired benzoxanthene lignans as a new class of antimycotic agents: synthesis and <i>Candida</i> spp. growth inhibition
作者:Carlo Genovese、Luana Pulvirenti、Nunzio Cardullo、Vera Muccilli、Gianna Tempera、Daria Nicolosi、Corrado Tringali
DOI:10.1080/14786419.2018.1525375
日期:2020.6.17
In this work we synthetized the bioinspired benzoxanthene lignans (BXLs)3,14-22, and the phenazine derivative23as potential antimycotic agents. MICs and MFCs againstCandidastrains were determined. In a preliminary screening, compounds3,15,20,21,22were substantially inactive. Compounds14and17showed antifungal activity, being able to inhibit the growth of the majority ofCandidastrains with MIC values in the range 4.6-19.2 mu M (14) and 26.0-104.3 mu M (17); for three strains, the MICs were lower than those obtained using the antimycotic drug fluconazole. The three BXLs18,19and23showed some MIC values lower than that of fluconazole;18was also active against two non-albicans Candidastrains resistant to fluconazole. Phenazine23, although active only against one strain (MIC = 1.3 mu M), was one order of magnitude more potent than fluconazole. All the BXLs were fungicidal.