Structurally Optimized Potent Dual-Targeting NBTI Antibacterials with an Enhanced Bifurcated Halogen-Bonding Propensity

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We designed and synthesized an optimized library of novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors with p-halogenated phenyl right-hand side fragments and significantly enhanced and balanced dual-targeted DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV activities of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. By increasing the electron-withdrawing properties of the p-halogenated phenyl right-hand side fragment and maintaining a similar lipophilicity and size, an increased potency was achieved, indicating that the antibacterial activities of this series of novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors against all target enzymes are determined by halogen-bonding rather than van der Waals interactions. They show nanomolar enzyme inhibitory and whole-cell antibacterial activities against S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. However, due to the relatively high substrate specificity for the bacterial efflux pumps, they tend to be less potent against E. coli and other Gram-negative pathogens.

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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ACS medicinal chemistry letters - 12(2021), 9 vom: 09. Sept., Seite 1478-1485

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Englisch

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Kokot, Maja [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Matjaž [VerfasserIn]
Zdovc, Irena [VerfasserIn]
Hrast, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Anderluh, Marko [VerfasserIn]
Minovski, Nikola [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 17.09.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

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10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00345

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NLM330691732