The antifungal activity of 2,2'-diamino-4,4'-dithiazole derivatives is due to the possible inhibition of lanosterol-14-alpha-demethylase

Aryl/alkyl sulfonylamido-, arylsulfenylamido-, arylcarboxamido- and ureido/thioureido/guanidino derivatives of 2,2'-diamino-4,4'-dithiazole were prepared by reaction of the title compound with sulfonyl/sulfenyl halides, sulfonic acid anhydrides, acyl chlorides, tosyl isocyanate, aryl/allyl isocyanates or isothiocyanates. Mono- as well as bis-derivatized compounds have been obtained. Several of the newly synthesized compounds act as effective antifungal agents against Aspergillus and Candida spp., some of them showed activities comparable to ketoconazole (with minimum inhibitory concentrations in the range of 0.2-1.8 microg/mL) but possessed lower activity as compared to itraconazole. Greatest activity was detected against A. niger, and least activity against C. albicans. The mechanism of action of these compounds probably involves inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis, and interaction with lanosterol-14-alpha-demethylase (CYP51A1), since reduced amounts of ergosterol were found by means of HPLC in cultures of the sensitive strain A. niger treated with some of these inhibitors. Thus, the compounds reported here and the azole antifungal derivatives might possess a similar mechanism of action at molecular level.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1998

Erschienen:

1998

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Journal of enzyme inhibition - 14(1998), 1 vom: 09., Seite 49-68

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scozzafava, A [VerfasserIn]
Nicolae, A [VerfasserIn]
Maior, O [VerfasserIn]
Briganti, F [VerfasserIn]
Supuran, C T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antifungal Agents
Comparative Study
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
EC 1.-
EC 1.14.14.154
Enzyme Inhibitors
Ergosterol
Journal Article
Oxidoreductases
Sterol 14-Demethylase
Thiazoles
Z30RAY509F

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Date Completed 22.11.1999

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM104514604