2017年1月31日火曜日

光刺激化学の展望


遺伝子の本体が 核酸:

即ち DNA+RNAであるという

セントラルドグマが 確立されてはや 

半世紀が過ぎた。

今の問題はさらに微細にかつ正確に

そのセントラルドグマを 駆動するトリガーは何かを

突きとめることであるが いとも簡単な答えの

選択肢は 日常にある。

 

エピゲネチック・インヂューサーの候補;

 

1.光

2.温度=圧力

3.時間

4.反応場(容積)。。。

 

 

つまりは

地球という反応場における

太陽と時間が

生命を支配 しているのである。。。


2017年1月10日火曜日

Drug Repositioning for Tropical Diseases 2016


Article



Repositioning Antitubercular 6-Nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazoles for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Structure–Activity Studies on a Preclinical Candidate for Visceral Leishmaniasis

Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
§ Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, 15 Chemin Louis Dunant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
# Institute for Tuberculosis Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, 40 Wall Street, New York 10005, United States
J. Med. Chem., 2016, 59 (6), pp 2530–2550
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01699
Publication Date (Web): February 22, 2016
Copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society
*Phone: (+649) 923-6145. Fax: (+649) 373-7502. E-mail: am.thompson@auckland.ac.nz.

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6-Nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazole derivatives

were initially studied for tuberculosis within a backup program for the clinical trial agent pretomanid (PA-824). Phenotypic screening of representative examples against kinetoplastid diseases unexpectedly led to the identification of DNDI-VL-2098 as a potential first-in-class drug candidate for visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Additional work was then conducted to delineate its essential structural features, aiming to improve solubility and safety without compromising activity against VL. While the 4-nitroimidazole portion was specifically required, several modifications to the aryloxy side chain were well-tolerated e.g., exchange of the linking oxygen for nitrogen (or piperazine), biaryl extension, and replacement of phenyl rings by pyridine. Several less lipophilic analogues displayed improved aqueous solubility, particularly at low pH, although stability toward liver microsomes was highly variable. Upon evaluation in a mouse model of acute Leishmania donovani infection, one phenylpyridine derivative (37) stood out, providing efficacy surpassing that of the original preclinical lead.

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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01699.
  • Additional biological assay data, graphs of pharmacokinetic data, experimental procedures and characterizations for compounds, combustion analytical data, representative NMR spectra, and discussion of 2D NMR results (PDF)
  • Molecular formula strings spreadsheet (CSV)

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AntiMicrobial Rhodanines As Enoyl Reductase InhA 2017

ER InhA


Article



In Silico Driven Design and Synthesis of Rhodanine Derivatives as Novel Antibacterials Targeting the Enoyl Reductase InhA

 
 
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, University of Geneva and University of Lausanne, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Faculty of Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
§ Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, CMU, Rue Michel-Servet 1 CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Department of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
# Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medicine, University of Zürich, Gloriastrasse 30/32, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland
J. Med. Chem., 2016, 59 (24), pp 10917–10928
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01620
Publication Date (Web): January 5, 2016
Copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society
*Phone: +41223793363. Fax: +41223793360. E-mail: leonardo.scapozza@unige.ch.

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Here, we report on the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 4-thiazolidinone (rhodanine) derivatives targeting Mycobacterial tuberculosis (Mtb) trans-2-enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (InhA). Compounds having bulky aromatic substituents at position 5 and a tryptophan residue at position N-3 of the rhodanine ring were the most active against InhA, with IC50 values ranging from 2.7 to 30 μM. The experimental data showed consistent correlations with computational studies. Their antimicrobial activity was assessed against Mycobacterium marinum (Mm) (a model for Mtb), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), Legionella pneumophila (Lp), and Enterococcus faecalis (Ef) by using anti-infective, antivirulence, and antibiotic assays. Nineteen out of 34 compounds reduced Mm virulence at 10 μM. 33 exhibited promising antibiotic activity against Mm with a MIC of 0.21 μM and showed up to 89% reduction of Lp growth in an anti-infective assay at 30 μM. 32 showed high antibiotic activity against Ef, with a MIC of 0.57 μM.

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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01620.
  • Experimental details are reported including: IC50 curve of triclosan toward Mtb InhA, the inhibitory activity and IC50 values of derivatives 134 toward Mtb InhA, in vitro antibacterial activity values of compounds 134, HPLC analyses of the newly synthesized compounds described here (PDF)
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