3-Aryl-4-acyloxyethoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones as inhibitors of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase: Synthesis, molecular docking and antibacterial evaluation
摘要:
Thirty-eight 3-aryl-4-acyloxyethoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones were designed, prepared and tested for antibacterial activities. Some of them showed significant antibacterial activity against Gram-positive organism, Gram-negative organism and fungus. Out of these compounds, 4-(2-(3-chlorophenylformyloxy)ethoxy)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)furan-2(5H)-one (d40) showed the widest spectrum of activity with MIC50 of 2.0 mu g/mL against Staphylococcus aureus, 4.3 mu g/mL against Escherichia coli, 1.5 mu g/mL against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 1.2 mu g/mL against Candida albicans. Our data disclosed that MIC50 values against whole cell bacteria are positive correlation with MIC50 values against tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. Meanwhile, molecular docking of d40 into S. aureus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase active site was also performed, and the inhibitor tightly fitting the active site might be an important reason why it has high antimicrobial activity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-Alkoxy Analogues of Flavone-8-acetic Acid
摘要:
New analogues of flavone-8-acetic acid were synthesized, bearing an alkoxy group in position 3 and different substituents on the benzene ring in position 2 of the flavone nucleus. The compounds were tested for direct cytotoxicity against four human tumor cell lines and for indirect antitumor effects by measuring their ability to enhance lytic properties of murine macrophages and human monocytes. Though direct toxicity was very low, the compounds were able to induce significant indirect toxicity. Notably, most of them (4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4h, 4i, 4m, 4n, and 4o) showed important activity on human monocytes and could be regarded as the first flavone derivatives endowed with such activity. Particularly interesting seem to be compounds 4m and 4n, which showed IC50 values up to 7 times higher than DMXAA, which has now completed phase I clinical trials.
Thirty-eight 3-aryl-4-acyloxyethoxyfuran-2(5H)-ones were designed, prepared and tested for antibacterial activities. Some of them showed significant antibacterial activity against Gram-positive organism, Gram-negative organism and fungus. Out of these compounds, 4-(2-(3-chlorophenylformyloxy)ethoxy)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)furan-2(5H)-one (d40) showed the widest spectrum of activity with MIC50 of 2.0 mu g/mL against Staphylococcus aureus, 4.3 mu g/mL against Escherichia coli, 1.5 mu g/mL against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 1.2 mu g/mL against Candida albicans. Our data disclosed that MIC50 values against whole cell bacteria are positive correlation with MIC50 values against tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. Meanwhile, molecular docking of d40 into S. aureus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase active site was also performed, and the inhibitor tightly fitting the active site might be an important reason why it has high antimicrobial activity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.