Antimalarial activity of 10-alkyl/aryl esters and -aminoethylethers of artemisinin
摘要:
A series of n-alkyl/aryl esters were synthesized and their in vitro antiplasmodial activity was measured alongside that of previously synthesized aminoethylethers of artemisinin ozonides against various strains of Plasmodium falciparum. The cytotoxicity against human cell lines was also assessed. The esters were synthesized in a one-step reaction by derivatization on carbon C-10 of dihydroartemisinin. Both classes were active against both the 3D7 and K1 strains of P. falciparum, with all compounds being significantly more potent than artemether against both strains. The majority of compounds possessed potency either comparable or more than artesunate with a high degree of selectivity towards the parasitic cells. The 10 alpha-n-propyl 11 and 10 alpha-benzyl 18 esters were the most potent of all synthesized ozonides, possessing a moderate (similar to 3-fold) and significant (22- and 12-fold, respectively) potency increases against the 3D7 and K1 strains, respectively, in comparison with artesunate. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Antimalarial activity of 10-alkyl/aryl esters and -aminoethylethers of artemisinin
作者:Theunis T. Cloete、Henk J. Krebs、Julie A. Clark、Michele C. Connelly、Amy Orcutt、Martina S. Sigal、R. Kiplin Guy、David D. N’Da
DOI:10.1016/j.bioorg.2012.10.002
日期:2013.2
A series of n-alkyl/aryl esters were synthesized and their in vitro antiplasmodial activity was measured alongside that of previously synthesized aminoethylethers of artemisinin ozonides against various strains of Plasmodium falciparum. The cytotoxicity against human cell lines was also assessed. The esters were synthesized in a one-step reaction by derivatization on carbon C-10 of dihydroartemisinin. Both classes were active against both the 3D7 and K1 strains of P. falciparum, with all compounds being significantly more potent than artemether against both strains. The majority of compounds possessed potency either comparable or more than artesunate with a high degree of selectivity towards the parasitic cells. The 10 alpha-n-propyl 11 and 10 alpha-benzyl 18 esters were the most potent of all synthesized ozonides, possessing a moderate (similar to 3-fold) and significant (22- and 12-fold, respectively) potency increases against the 3D7 and K1 strains, respectively, in comparison with artesunate. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.