Extended Aromatic Furan Amidino Derivatives as Anti-Pneumocystis carinii Agents
摘要:
The. syntheses of nine new derivatives of 2,5-bis[4-(N-alkylamidino)phenyl]furans with extended aromatic systems are reported. The interaction of these dicationic furans with poly(dA)*poly(dT) and with the duplex oligomers d(CGCGAATTCGCG)(2) and d(GCGAATTCGC)(2) was determined by T(m) measurement, and the effectiveness of these compounds against the immunosuppressed rat model of Pneumocystis carinii was evaluated. At a screening dose of 10 mu mol/kg, 4 of the 12 amidino furans described here are more active than the parent compound 1. In general, extension of the aromatic system in the absence of a substitution of the amidino nitrogens resulted in higher affinity for DNA than the parent compound as judged by the larger Delta T(m) values and suggests enhanced van der Waals interactions in the amidino furan-DNA complex. Three of the compounds, 3, 5, and 11, yield cysts counts of less than 0.1% of control when administered at a dosage of 10 mu mol/kg. Compound 3, which does not have an extended aromatic system, is the most active derivative. Although a direct correlation between anti-P. carinii activity and DNA binding affinity was not observed, all compounds which have significant activity have large Delta T(m) values.
Methods of treating fungal infections comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound described by Formulas [(I)-(II)]. Examples of fungal infections include Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium solani, and combinations thereof.
[EN] ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF DICATIONIC MOLECULES<br/>[FR] ACTIVITE ANTIFONGIQUE DE MOLECULES DICATIONIQUES
申请人:UNIV NORTH CAROLINA
公开号:WO2000015212A2
公开(公告)日:2000-03-23
Methods of treating fungal infections comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound described by Formulas (I-VI). Examples of fungal infections include Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium solani, and combinations thereof.