Alkyl-guanidine Compounds as Potent Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents: Chemical Library Extension and Biological Characterization
作者:Carolina Pasero、Ilaria D’Agostino、Filomena De Luca、Claudio Zamperini、Davide Deodato、Giuseppina I. Truglio、Filomena Sannio、Rosita Del Prete、Teresa Ferraro、Daniela Visaggio、Arianna Mancini、Mario B. Guglielmi、Paolo Visca、Jean-Denis Docquier、Maurizio Botta
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00619
日期:2018.10.25
Nowadays, the increasing of multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria represents a serious threat to public health, and the lack of new antibiotics is becoming a global emergency. Therefore, research in antibacterial fields is urgently needed to expand the currently available arsenal of drugs. We have recently reported an alkyl-guanidine derivative (2), characterized by a symmetrical dimeric structure, as a good candidate for further developments, with a high antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. In this study, starting from its chemical scaffold, we synthesized a small library of analogues. Moreover, biological and in vitro pharmacokinetic characterizations were conducted on some selected derivatives, revealing notable properties: broad-spectrum profile, activity against resistant clinical isolates, and appreciable aqueous solubility. Interestingly, 2 seems neither to select for resistant strains nor to macroscopically alter the membranes, but further studies are required to determine the mode of action.