Discovery of in vitro antitubercular agents through in silico ligand-based approaches
作者:Daniela De Vita、Fabiana Pandolfi、Roberto Cirilli、Luigi Scipione、Roberto Di Santo、Laura Friggeri、Mattia Mori、Diego Fiorucci、Giorgio Maccari、Robert Selwyne Arul Christopher、Claudio Zamperini、Valentina Pau、Alessandro De Logu、Silvano Tortorella、Maurizio Botta
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.05.032
日期:2016.10
The development of new anti-tubercular agents represents a constant challenge mostly due to the insurgency of resistance to the currently available drugs. In this study, a set of 60 molecules were selected by screening the Asinex and the ZINC collections and an in house library by means of in silico ligand-based approaches. Biological assays in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra ATCC 25177 strain highlighted (+/-)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (5i) and 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,4-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)-2-methylpyrazolo[1.5-a]pyrimidin-7(4H)-one (42) as the most potent compounds, having a Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of 4 and 2 mu g/mL respectively. These molecules represent a good starting point for further optimization of effective anti-TB agents. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.