From 6-Aminoquinolone Antibacterials to 6-Amino-7-thiopyranopyridinylquinolone Ethyl Esters as Inhibitors of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Multidrug Efflux Pumps
作者:Marco Pieroni、Mirjana Dimovska、Jean Pierre Brincat、Stefano Sabatini、Emanuele Carosati、Serena Massari、Glenn W. Kaatz、Arnaldo Fravolini
DOI:10.1021/jm1003304
日期:2010.6.10
poor substrates for NorA was investigated further. Several quinolone ester intermediates, devoid of any intrinsic antibacterial activity, were tested for their abilities to inhibit the activities of NorA (MFS family) and MepA (MATE family) S. aureus MDR effluxpumps. Selected quinolone esters were capable of inhibiting both MDR pumps more efficiently than the reference compound reserpine. Moreover, they