ABSTRACT
β-Sulfonyl carboxamides have been proposed to serve as transition-state analogues of the β-ketoacyl synthase reaction involved in fatty acid elongation. We tested the efficacy of
N
-octanesulfonylacetamide (OSA) as an inhibitor of fatty acid and mycolic acid biosynthesis in mycobacteria. Using the BACTEC radiometric growth system, we observed that OSA inhibits the growth of several species of slow-growing mycobacteria, including
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(H37Rv and clinical isolates), the
Mycobacterium avium
complex (MAC),
Mycobacterium bovis
BCG,
Mycobacterium kansasii
, and others. Nearly all species and strains tested, including isoniazid and multidrug resistant isolates of
M. tuberculosis
, were susceptible to OSA, with MICs ranging from 6.25 to 12.5 μg/ml. Only three clinical isolates of
M. tuberculosis
(CSU93, OT2724, and 401296), MAC, and
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
required an OSA MIC higher than 25.0 μg/ml. Rapid-growing mycobacterial species, such as
Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium fortuitum
, and others, were not susceptible at concentrations of up to 100 μg/ml. A 2-dimensional thin-layer chromatography system showed that OSA treatment resulted in a significant decrease in all species of mycolic acids present in BCG. In contrast, mycolic acids in
M. smegmatis
were relatively unaffected following exposure to OSA. Other lipids, including polar and nonpolar extractable classes, were unchanged following exposure to OSA in both BCG and
M. smegmatis
. Transmission electron microscopy of OSA-treated BCG cells revealed a disruption in cell wall synthesis and incomplete septum formation. Our results indicate that OSA inhibits the growth of several species of mycobacteria, including both isoniazid-resistant and multidrug resistant strains of
M. tuberculosis
. This inhibition may be the result of OSA-mediated effects on mycolic acid synthesis in slow-growing mycobacteria or inhibition via an undescribed mechanism. Our results indicate that OSA may serve as a promising lead compound for future antituberculous drug development.
摘要
β-磺酰基羧酰胺被认为是脂肪酸伸长过程中β-酮酰合成酶反应的过渡态类似物。我们测试了
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-辛烷磺酰乙酰胺(OSA)作为分枝杆菌脂肪酸和霉菌酸生物合成抑制剂的功效。利用 BACTEC 辐射生长系统,我们观察到 OSA 可抑制几种生长缓慢的分枝杆菌的生长,其中包括
结核分枝杆菌
(H37Rv 和临床分离株)、
分枝杆菌
复合菌(MAC)
牛分枝杆菌
卡介苗、
堪萨斯分枝杆菌
等。几乎所有检测过的菌种和菌株,包括对异烟肼和多种药物有抗药性的
结核分枝杆菌
对 OSA 敏感,其 MIC 值在 6.25 至 12.5 μg/ml 之间。只有三个临床分离的结核杆菌
结核杆菌
(结核分枝杆菌(CSU93、OT2724 和 401296)、MAC 和
副结核分枝杆菌
需要的 OSA MIC 值高于 25.0 μg/ml。快速生长的分枝杆菌,如
分枝杆菌等快速生长的分枝杆菌,如烟肉分枝杆菌、福氏分枝杆菌
等,在浓度高达 100 μg/ml 时也不敏感。二维薄层色谱系统显示,OSA 处理会导致卡介苗中所有种类的霉菌酸显著减少。相比之下,在
中的霉菌醇酸
中的霉酚酸则相对不受影响。其他脂类,包括极性和非极性可提取类,在暴露于 OSA 后在卡介苗和
M. smegmatis
.经 OSA 处理的卡介苗细胞的透射电子显微镜显示,细胞壁的合成受到破坏,隔膜形成不完整。我们的研究结果表明,OSA 可抑制多种分枝杆菌的生长,包括耐异烟肼菌株和耐多药菌株的结核杆菌。
结核杆菌
.这种抑制作用可能是 OSA 介导的对生长缓慢的分枝杆菌中霉菌醇酸合成的影响,也可能是通过一种未被描述的机制产生的抑制作用。我们的研究结果表明,OSA 可作为未来抗结核药物开发的一种前景广阔的先导化合物。