Selective Anti-Leishmanial Strathclyde Minor Groove Binders Using an N-Oxide Tail-Group Modification

The neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania spp., is becoming more problematic due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. Therefore, new drugs to treat leishmaniasis, with novel mechanisms of action, are urgently required. Strathclyde minor groove binders (S-MGBs) are an emerging class of anti-infective agent that have been shown to have potent activity against various bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Herein, it is shown that S-MGBs have potent activity against L. donovani, and that an N-oxide derivation of the tertiary amine tail of typical S-MGBs leads to selective anti-leishmanial activity. Additionally, using S-MGB-219, the N-oxide derivation is shown to retain strong binding to DNA as a 2:1 dimer. These findings support the further study of anti-leishmanial S-MGBs as novel therapeutics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 19 vom: 07. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perieteanu, Marina C [VerfasserIn]
McGee, Leah M C [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Craig D [VerfasserIn]
MacMillan, Donna S [VerfasserIn]
Khalaf, Abedawn I [VerfasserIn]
Gillingwater, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
Beveridge, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Katharine C [VerfasserIn]
Suckling, Colin J [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Fraser J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Amines
DNA
Journal Article
Leishmaniasis
Minor groove binders
Oxides
S-MGB

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Date Completed 17.10.2022

Date Revised 01.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms231911912

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347482783