Combinatorial Synthesis through Disulfide Exchange: Discovery of Potent Psammaplin A Type Antibacterial Agents Active against Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
作者:K. C. Nicolaou、Robert Hughes、Jeffrey A. Pfefferkorn、Sofia Barluenga、A. J. Roecker
DOI:10.1002/1521-3765(20011001)7:19<4280::aid-chem4280>3.0.co;2-3
日期:2001.10.1
Psammaplin A is a symmetrical bromotyrosine -derived disulfide natural product isolated from the Psammaplysilla sponge, which exhibits in vitro antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Inspired by the structure of this marine natural product, a combinatorial scrambling strategy for the construction of heterodimeric disulfide analogues was developed and applied to the construction of a 3828-membered library starting from 88 homodimeric disulfides. These psammaplin A analogues were screened directly against various gram positive bacterial strains leading to the discovery of a series of potent antibacterial agents active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Among the most active leads derived from these studies are compounds 104. 105, 113, 115, 123, and 128. The present, catalytically-induced. disulfide exchange strategy may be extendable to other types of building blocks bearing thiol groups facilitating the construction of diverse discovery-oriented combinatorial libraries.