Identification of 5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1- b ]thiazoles as a new class of antimicrobial agents
作者:Yangmei Li、Nina Bionda、Renee Fleeman、Hongjie Wang、Akihiko Ozawa、Richard A. Houghten、Lindsey Shaw
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.09.027
日期:2016.11
In an effort to develop novel antimicrobial agents against drug-resistant bacterial infections, 5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole compounds were synthesized and tested for their antimicrobial activity. Eight compounds comprised by two sub-scaffolds were identified as hits against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These hits were modified at 6-position by replacing (S)-6 to (R)-6 configuration and the (R)-isomers increased their antimicrobial activities by two-fold. The most active compound showed a MIC90 value of 3.7 mu g/mL against MRSA in a standard microdilution bacterial growth inhibitory assay. This compound protected wax moth worms against MRSA at a dose of 5x MIC using a worm infectious model. This compound also exhibited inhibition of DNA gyrase activity in a DNA gyrase supercoil assay, suggesting the 5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles may target DNA gyrase for the antimicrobial action. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.