Novel pyrrolobenzoxaboroles: Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation against Trypanosoma brucei
作者:Puhua Wu、Jiong Zhang、Qingqing Meng、Bakela Nare、Robert T. Jacobs、Huchen Zhou
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.04.079
日期:2014.6
Human African trypanosomiasis is a fatal parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei. The development of novel antitrypanosomal agents is urgently needed. Here we report the synthesis and structure-activity relationship of a new class of benzoxaboroles as antitrypanosomal agents. These compounds showed antiparasitic IC50 values ranging from 4.02 to 0.03 mu g/mL and satisfactory cytotoxicity profile. Three of the lead compounds were demonstrated to cure the parasitic infection in a murine acute infection model. The structure activity relationship of the pyrrolobenzoxaboroles are also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.