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Long Q, Zhou W, Zhou H, Tang Y, Chen W, Liu Q, Bian X. Polyamine-containing natural products: structure, bioactivity, and biosynthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:525-564. [PMID: 37873660 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00087c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Covering: 2005 to August, 2023Polyamine-containing natural products (NPs) have been isolated from a wide range of terrestrial and marine organisms and most of them exhibit remarkable and diverse activities, including antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antiangiogenic, antitumor, antiviral, iron-chelating, anti-depressive, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, antiobesity, and antioxidant properties. Their extraordinary activities and potential applications in human health and agriculture attract increasing numbers of studies on polyamine-containing NPs. In this review, we summarized the source, structure, classification, bioactivities and biosynthesis of polyamine-containing NPs, focusing on the biosynthetic mechanism of polyamine itself and representative polyamine alkaloids, polyamine-containing siderophores with catechol/hydroxamate/hydroxycarboxylate groups, nonribosomal peptide-(polyketide)-polyamine (NRP-(PK)-PA), and NRP-PK-long chain poly-fatty amine (lcPFAN) hybrid molecules.
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- Qingshan Long
- Hunan Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Agricultural Microbiology Application, Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, 410009, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Chemical Drugs and Pharmaceutics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Affairs, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Agricultural Microbiology Application, Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, 410009, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Agricultural Microbiology Application, Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha, 410009, China.
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- Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Chen D, Cadelis MM, Rouvier F, Troia T, Edmeades LR, Fraser K, Gill ES, Bourguet-Kondracki ML, Brunel JM, Copp BR. α,ω-Diacyl-Substituted Analogues of Natural and Unnatural Polyamines: Identification of Potent Bactericides That Selectively Target Bacterial Membranes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:5882. [PMID: 36982955 PMCID: PMC10052977 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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In this study, α-ω-disubstituted polyamines exhibit a range of potentially useful biological activities, including antimicrobial and antibiotic potentiation properties. We have prepared an expanded set of diarylbis(thioureido)polyamines that vary in central polyamine core length, identifying analogues with potent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida albicans growth inhibition properties, in addition to the ability to enhance action of doxycycline towards Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The observation of associated cytotoxicity/hemolytic properties prompted synthesis of an alternative series of diacylpolyamines that explored aromatic head groups of varying lipophilicity. Examples bearing terminal groups each containing two phenyl rings (15a-f, 16a-f) were found to have optimal intrinsic antimicrobial properties, with MRSA being the most susceptible organism. A lack of observed cytotoxicity or hemolytic properties for all but the longest polyamine chain variants identified these as non-toxic Gram-positive antimicrobials worthy of further study. Analogues bearing either one or three aromatic-ring-containing head groups were either generally devoid of antimicrobial properties (one ring) or cytotoxic/hemolytic (three rings), defining a rather narrow range of head group lipophilicity that affords selectivity for Gram-positive bacterial membranes versus mammalian. Analogue 15d is bactericidal and targets the Gram-positive bacterial membrane.
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- Dan Chen
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- UMR MD1 “Membranes et Cibles Therapeutiques”, U1261 INSERM, Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Universite, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- UMR MD1 “Membranes et Cibles Therapeutiques”, U1261 INSERM, Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Universite, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-Organismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 57 Rue Cuvier (C.P. 54), 75005 Paris, France
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- UMR MD1 “Membranes et Cibles Therapeutiques”, U1261 INSERM, Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Universite, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Investigation of α,ω-Disubstituted Polyamine-Cholic Acid Conjugates Identifies Hyodeoxycholic and Chenodeoxycholic Scaffolds as Non-Toxic, Potent Antimicrobials. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12020404. [PMID: 36830315 PMCID: PMC9951859 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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With the increased incidence of antibiotic resistance, the discovery and development of new antibacterials is of increasing importance and urgency. The report of the natural product antibiotic squalamine in 1993 has stimulated a lot of interest in the study of structurally simplified cholic acid-polyamine derivatives. We report the synthesis of a focused set of deoxycholic acid-polyamine conjugates and the identification of hyodeoxycholic acid derivatives as being potently active towards S. aureus MRSA and some fungal strains, but with no attendant cytotoxicity or hemolytic properties. Analogue 7e exhibited bactericidal activity towards a range of Gram-positive bacteria, while preliminary investigation of its mechanism of action ruled out the bacterial membrane as being a primary cellular target as determined using an ATP-release bioluminescence assay.
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Wesseling CJ, Martin NI. Synergy by Perturbing the Gram-Negative Outer Membrane: Opening the Door for Gram-Positive Specific Antibiotics. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:1731-1757. [PMID: 35946799 PMCID: PMC9469101 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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New approaches to target antibacterial agents toward Gram-negative bacteria are key, given the rise of antibiotic resistance. Since the discovery of polymyxin B nonapeptide as a potent Gram-negative outer membrane (OM)-permeabilizing synergist in the early 1980s, a vast amount of literature on such synergists has been published. This Review addresses a range of peptide-based and small organic compounds that disrupt the OM to elicit a synergistic effect with antibiotics that are otherwise inactive toward Gram-negative bacteria, with synergy defined as a fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of <0.5. Another requirement for the inclusion of the synergists here covered is their potentiation of a specific set of clinically used antibiotics: erythromycin, rifampicin, novobiocin, or vancomycin. In addition, we have focused on those synergists with reported activity against Gram-negative members of the ESKAPE family of pathogens namely, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and/or Acinetobacter baumannii. In cases where the FICI values were not directly reported in the primary literature but could be calculated from the published data, we have done so, allowing for more direct comparison of potency with other synergists. We also address the hemolytic activity of the various OM-disrupting synergists reported in the literature, an effect that is often downplayed but is of key importance in assessing the selectivity of such compounds for Gram-negative bacteria.
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Kazakova O, Giniyatullina G, Babkov D, Wimmer Z. From Marine Metabolites to the Drugs of the Future: Squalamine, Trodusquemine, Their Steroid and Triterpene Analogues. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031075. [PMID: 35162998 PMCID: PMC8834734 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This review comprehensively describes the recent advances in the synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of steroid polyamines squalamine, trodusquemine, ceragenins, claramine, and their diverse analogs and derivatives, with a special focus on their complete synthesis from cholic acids, as well as an antibacterial and antiviral, neuroprotective, antiangiogenic, antitumor, antiobesity and weight-loss activity, antiatherogenic, regenerative, and anxiolytic properties. Trodusquemine is the most-studied small-molecule allosteric PTP1B inhibitor. The discovery of squalamine as the first representative of a previously unknown class of natural antibiotics of animal origin stimulated extensive research of terpenoids (especially triterpenoids) comprising polyamine fragments. During the last decade, this new class of biologically active semisynthetic natural product derivatives demonstrated the possibility to form supramolecular networks, which opens up many possibilities for the use of such structures for drug delivery systems in serum or other body fluids.
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- Oxana Kazakova
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, UFA Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. Oktyabrya, 450054 Ufa, Russia;
- Correspondence:
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, UFA Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. Oktyabrya, 450054 Ufa, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Metabotropic Drugs, Scientific Center for Innovative Drugs, Volgograd State Medical University, Novorossiyskaya St. 39, 400087 Volgograd, Russia;
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Technicka’ 5, Prague 6, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic;
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Lou Y, Schapman D, Mercier D, Alexandre S, Dé E, Brunel JM, Kébir N, Thébault P. Modification of poly(dimethyl siloxane) surfaces with an antibacterial claramine-derivative through click-chemistry grafting. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Négrel S, Brunel JM. Synthesis and Biological Activities of Naturally Functionalized Polyamines: An Overview. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:3406-3448. [PMID: 33138746 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666201102114544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recently, extensive researches have emphasized the fact that polyamine conjugates are becoming important in all biological and medicinal fields. In this review, we will focus our attention on natural polyamines and highlight recent progress in both fundamental mechanism studies and interests in the development and application for the therapeutic use of polyamine derivatives.
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- Sophie Négrel
- Aix Marseille University, Faculty of Pharmacy, UMR-MD1, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, Faculty of Pharmacy, UMR-MD1, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France
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Boes A, Brunel JM, Derouaux A, Kerff F, Bouhss A, Touze T, Breukink E, Terrak M. Squalamine and Aminosterol Mimics Inhibit the Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransferase Activity of PBP1b. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9070373. [PMID: 32630634 PMCID: PMC7400108 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9070373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential polymer of the bacterial cell wall and a major antibacterial target. Its synthesis requires glycosyltransferase (GTase) and transpeptidase enzymes that, respectively, catalyze glycan chain elongation and their cross-linking to form the protective sacculus of the bacterial cell. The GTase domain of bifunctional penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) of class A, such as Escherichia coli PBP1b, belong to the GTase 51 family. These enzymes play an essential role in PG synthesis, and their specific inhibition by moenomycin was shown to lead to bacterial cell death. In this work, we report that the aminosterol squalamine and mimic compounds present an unexpected mode of action consisting in the inhibition of the GTase activity of the model enzyme PBP1b. In addition, selected compounds were able to specifically displace the lipid II from the active site in a fluorescence anisotropy assay, suggesting that they act as competitive inhibitors.
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- Adrien Boes
- InBioS-Centre d’Ingénierie des Protéines, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium; (A.B.); (A.D.); (F.K.)
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- UMR_MD1, U-1261, Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, SSA, MCT, 13385 Marseille, France;
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- InBioS-Centre d’Ingénierie des Protéines, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium; (A.B.); (A.D.); (F.K.)
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- InBioS-Centre d’Ingénierie des Protéines, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium; (A.B.); (A.D.); (F.K.)
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (A.B.); (T.T.)
- Laboratoire Structure-Activite des Biomolecules Normales et Pathologiques (SABNP), Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Universite Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (A.B.); (T.T.)
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- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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- InBioS-Centre d’Ingénierie des Protéines, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium; (A.B.); (A.D.); (F.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-4366-3332
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Zhai Y, Wang Z, Wang G, Peijnenburg WJGM, Vijver MG. The fate and toxicity of Pb-based perovskite nanoparticles on soil bacterial community: Impacts of pH, humic acid, and divalent cations. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 249:126564. [PMID: 32213389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Pb-based perovskite nanoparticles (PbPNPs) are amongst others used within highly efficient solar cells. PbPNPs can be released into the environment during their production, recycling or waste processing. In this study we investigated the fate and toxicity of PbPNPs on soil bacterial community under simulated natural environmental conditions across a range of pH, humic acid, and divalent cation concentrations. Increasing pH decreased PbPNPs-particle aggregation as well as Pb-ion release. The presence of only humic acid (HA) prevented the aggregation of PbPNPs-particles, whereas the presence of only divalent cations promoted the aggregation of PbPNPs-particles. The amount of Pb-ions released from the PbPNPs-particles was reduced in the presence of either HA or the divalent cations. Results of toxicity testing of PbPNPs by determining the metabolic potential of a bacterial community indicated that increasing pH alleviated particle toxicity. The presence of only HA reduced the toxicity of PbPNPs, while the presence of only divalent cations enhanced the particle toxicity. The coexistence of HA and divalent cations enhanced PbPNPs aggregation and reduced toxicity, with both Pb-ions and the interaction between the PbPNPs-particles and bacterial cells contributing to the toxic effects. Our study emphasized that environmental conditions play important roles that influencing the fate and toxicity of PbPNPs.
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- Yujia Zhai
- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands; Oasen Water Company, P.O. Box 122, 2800AC, Gouda, the Netherlands.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands; College of Environmental Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Singla P, Kaur M, Kumari A, Kumari L, Pawar SV, Singh R, Salunke DB. Facially Amphiphilic Cholic Acid-Lysine Conjugates as Promising Antimicrobials. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:3952-3963. [PMID: 32149222 PMCID: PMC7057326 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The emergence of multidrug-resistant microbes is a significant health concern posing a constant need for new antimicrobials. Membrane-targeting antibiotics are promising candidates with reduced ability of microbes to develop resistance. In the present investigation, the principal reason behind choosing cholic acid as the crucial scaffold lies in the fact that it has a facially amphiphilic nature, which provides ample opportunity to refine the amphiphilicity by linking the amino acid lysine. A total of 16 novel amphipathic cholic acid derivatives were synthesized by sequentially linking lysine to C3-β-amino cholic acid methyl ester to maintain the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, which could be the essential requirement for the antimicrobial activity. Among the synthesized conjugates, a series with fluorenyl-9-methoxycarbonyl moiety attached to cholic acid via lysine linker showed promising antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. A pronounced effect of increase in lysine residues was noted on the observed activity. The lead compounds were found to be active against drug-resistant bacterial and fungal clinical isolates and also improved the efficacy of antifungal agents amphotericin B and voriconazole. Membrane-permeability studies demonstrated the ability of these compounds to induce membrane damage in the tested microbes. The active conjugates did not show any hemolytic activity and were also found to be nontoxic to the normal cells as well as the examined cancer cell lines. The observed antimicrobial activity was attributed to the facial amphiphilic conformations, hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, and the overall charge on the molecules.
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- Poonam Singla
- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department
of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department
of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- University
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- University
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department
of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
- National
Interdisciplinary Centre of Vaccine, Immunotherapeutics and Antimicrobials, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Douafer H, Andrieu V, Phanstiel O, Brunel JM. Antibiotic Adjuvants: Make Antibiotics Great Again! J Med Chem 2019; 62:8665-8681. [PMID: 31063379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Multiple approaches have been developed to combat bacterial resistance. However, the combination of antibiotic resistance mechanisms by bacteria and the limited number of effective antibiotics available decreases the effective interventions for the treatment of current bacterial infections. This review covers the many ways that bacteria resist antibiotics including antibiotic target modification, the use of efflux pumps, and antibiotic inactivation. As a pertinent example, the use of beta lactamase inhibitors in combination with β-lactam containing antibiotics is discussed in detail. The solution to emerging antibiotic resistance may involve combination therapies of existing antibiotics and potentiating adjuvants, which re-empower the antibiotic agent to become efficacious against the resistant strain of interest. We report herein that a reasoned adjuvant design permits one to perform polypharmacy on bacteria by not only providing greater internal access to the codosed antibiotics but also by de-energizing the efflux pumps used by the bacteria to escape antibiotic action.
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- Hana Douafer
- Aix Marseille University , INSERM, SSA, MCT , 13385 Marseille , France
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- Aix Marseille University , IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie , 13385 Marseille , France
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- 12722 Research Parkway, College of Medicine , University of Central Florida , Orlando , Florida 32826 , United States
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D'yakonov VA, Tuktarova RA, Dzhemileva LU, Ishmukhametova SR, Yunusbaeva MM, Dzhemilev UM. Catalytic cyclometallation in steroid chemistry VI: Targeted synthesis of hybrid molecules based on steroids and tetradeca-5Z,9Z-diene-1,14-dicarboxylic acid and study of their antitumor activity. Steroids 2018; 138:6-13. [PMID: 29890176 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hybrid molecules based on a number of steroids (cholesterol, pregnenolone, androsterone) and 1,14-tetradeca-5Z,9Z-dienedicarboxylic acid linked via mono- and diethylene glycol spacers were synthesized for the first time and studied for antitumor activity in vitro. The acid was prepared using catalytic cyclomagnesiation of oxygenated 1,2-dienes with Grignard reagent in the presence of Cp2TiCl2 as the key synthetic step. Using flow cytometry, the new molecules were shown for the first time to be efficient apoptosis inducers in the HeLa, Hek293, U937, Jurkat, and K562 cell cultures and to have dose-dependent effect on the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle.
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- Vladimir A D'yakonov
- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Oktyabrya 141, 450075 Ufa, Russian Federation
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Koh JJ, Lin S, Bai Y, Sin WWL, Aung TT, Li J, Chandra V, Pervushin K, Beuerman RW, Liu S. Antimicrobial activity profiles of Amphiphilic Xanthone derivatives are a function of their molecular Oligomerization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:2281-2298. [PMID: 29782818 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Currently, membrane-targeting small antimicrobial peptidomimetics (SAP) are important in antibiotic development because bacteria appear to develop resistance to these surface-active compounds less readily. However, the molecular membrane-targeting action of SAPs has received little attention. In this study, we investigated the effect of oligomerization of amphiphilic xanthone, a model SAP, on its antimicrobial properties against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. First, oligomer formation by an amphiphilic xanthone, compound 2 (also coded as AM052), was investigated via solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Then, the effects of oligomerization on membrane disruption were further studied via biophysical approaches. The results showed that the antimicrobial activities of SAPs develop in several stages: oligomer formation in aqueous solution, initial binding of oligomers to the membrane-water interface followed by insertion into the membrane bilayer, aggregation of antimicrobial oligomers in the membrane, and induced membrane leakage. Ultimately, the presence of the oligomers in the bacterial membrane leads to decreased membrane fluidity and bacterial cell death. Interestingly, the early formation of large oligomers leads to stronger membrane disruption and more rapid bacterial killing. However, reduced antimicrobial activities against Gram-negative bacteria were observed for compounds that formed larger oligomers because the LPS layer acts as a barrier to large complexes. Taken together, our results suggest that oligomerization of SAPs has a strong impact on their antimicrobial properties.
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- Jun-Jie Koh
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore; Bioinformatics Institute, 138671, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore; Bioinformatics Institute, 138671, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore.
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, SRP Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, 169857, Singapore.
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, SRP Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, 169857, Singapore.
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Zhang Y, Liu S, Li S, Cheng Y, Nie L, Wang G, Lv C, Wei W, Cheng C, Hou F, Hao L. Novel short antimicrobial peptide isolated fromXenopus laevisskin. J Pept Sci 2017; 23:403-409. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yu Zhang
- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
- Five-Star Animal Health Pharmaceutical Factory of Jilin Province; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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- China National Corp of Traditional and Herbal Medicine Changbaishan Co. Ltd.; Yanji Jilin Province 133000 China
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- IACA Biological Technology Co. Ltd.; Tianjin 300475 China
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- College of Animal Science; Jilin University; Changchun Jilin Province 130062 China
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David SA, Awasthi SK, Balaram P. The role of polar and facial amphipathic character in determining lipopolysaccharide-binding properties in synthetic cationic peptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519000060030601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Two series of peptides, designated K and NK were synthesized and tested for lipid A binding and neutralizing properties. K2, which has an 11-residue amphiphilic core, and a branched N-terminus bearing two branched lysinyl residues does not bind lipid A, while NK2, also with an 11-residue amphiphilic core comprised entirely of non-ionizable residues, and a similarly branched, cationic N-terminus, binds lipid A very weakly. Both peptides do not inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activity in the Limulus assay, nor do they inhibit LPS-induced TNF-α and NO production in J774 cells. These results are entirely unlike a homologous peptide with an exclusively hydrophobic core whose LPS-binding and neutralizing properties are very similar to that of polymyxin B [David SA, Awasthi SK, Wiese A et al. Characterization of the interactions of a polycationic, amphiphilic, terminally branched oligopeptide with lipid A and lipopolysaccharide from the deep rough mutant of Salmonella minnesota . J Endotoxin Res 1996; 3: 369—379]. These data suggest that a clear segregation of charged and apolar domains is crucial in molecules designed for purposes of LPS sequestration and that head-tail (polar) orientation of the cationic/hydrophobic regions is preferable to molecules with mixed or facial cationic/amphipathic character.
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- Sunil A. David
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA,
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Li W, Li Y, Yin X, Liang Y, Li J, Wang C, Lan Y, Wang H, Ju Y, Li G. Azobenzene-bridged bile acid dimers: an interesting class of conjugates with conformation-controlled bioactivity. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.04.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Polyamine derivatives: a revival of an old neglected scaffold to fight resistant Gram-negative bacteria? Future Med Chem 2016; 8:963-73. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2016-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens was responsible for microbial infections and inefficacy of numerous antimicrobial therapies has induced a need for the research of new classes of antibiotics. In this review, we will focus our interest toward the biological properties of polyamino antimicrobial agents.
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A novel short anionic antibacterial peptide isolated from the skin of Xenopus laevis with broad antibacterial activity and inhibitory activity against breast cancer cell. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:473-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ciulla T, Oliver A, Gast MJ. Squalamine lactate for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/17469899.2.2.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Synthesis and antibacterial activity of new long-chain-alkyl bile acid-based amphiphiles. Bioorg Chem 2013; 51:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jadhav JR, Kim HS, Kwak JH. N-cholesteryl amino acid conjugates and their antimicrobial activities. Eur J Pharm Sci 2013; 50:208-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Eduok S, Martin B, Villa R, Nocker A, Jefferson B, Coulon F. Evaluation of engineered nanoparticle toxic effect on wastewater microorganisms: current status and challenges. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 95:1-9. [PMID: 23769127 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in a wide range of products is associated with an increased concern for environmental safety due to their potential toxicological and adverse effects. ENPs exert antimicrobial properties through different mechanisms such as the formation of reactive oxygen species, disruption of physiological and metabolic processes. Although there are little empirical evidences on environmental fate and transport of ENPs, biosolids in wastewater most likely would be a sink for ENPs. However, there are still many uncertainties in relation to ENPs impact on the biological processes during wastewater treatment. This review provides an overview of the available data on the plausible effects of ENPs on AS and AD processes, two key biologically relevant environments for understanding ENPs-microbial interactions. It indicates that the impact of ENPs is not fully understood and few evidences suggest that ENPs could augment microbial-mediated processes such as AS and AD. Further to this, wastewater components can enhance or attenuate ENPs effects. Meanwhile it is still difficult to determine effective doses and establish toxicological guidelines, which is in part due to variable wastewater composition and inadequacy of current analytical procedures. Challenges associated with toxicity evaluation and data interpretation highlight areas in need for further research studies.
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- S Eduok
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK
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Giniyatullina GV, Kazakova OB, Medvedeva NI, Sorokina IV, Zhukova NA, Tolstikova TG, Tolstikov GA. Synthesis of aminopropylamino derivatives of betulinic and oleanolic acids. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162013020064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Coulibaly O, Alhanout K, L'Ollivier C, Brunel JM, Thera MA, Djimdé AA, Doumbo OK, Piarroux R, Ranque S. In vitroactivity of aminosterols against dermatophytes. Med Mycol 2013; 51:309-12. [DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.724773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chen WH, Wennersten C, Moellering RC, Regen SL. Towards Squalamine Mimics: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Head-to-Tail Dimeric SterolPolyamine Conjugates. Chem Biodivers 2013; 10:385-93. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201100431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zimmer KR, Macedo AJ, Giordani RB, Conceição JM, Nicastro GG, Boechat AL, Baldini RL, Abraham WR, Termignoni C. A steroidal molecule present in the egg wax of the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus inhibits bacterial biofilms. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2008-18. [PMID: 23419060 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus lays eggs in the soil near the roots of grass, or in similar highly moist environments that are prone to biofilm formation. Tick eggs have a protective wax coating that may be a source of nutrients for microorganisms. However, as the eggs remain viable and show no visible signs of microbial colonization, we hypothesized that the coating might have anti-biofilm properties. We show here that the coating inhibits biofilm formation by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, though by different mechanisms. We have identified the anti-biofilm molecule as N-(3-sulfooxy-25-cholest-5-en-26-oyl)-L-isoleucine (boophiline), and we show that it inhibits the expression of fliC (flagellin) and cdrA (biofilm scaffold), whose products are necessary for biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Boophiline is a novel biofilm inhibitor being also effective against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm. In our study we show evidences of the boophiline mode of action in the protection of arthropod eggs against biofilm colonization.
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- Karine R Zimmer
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Adaptive and mutational resistance: role of porins and efflux pumps in drug resistance. Clin Microbiol Rev 2013; 25:661-81. [PMID: 23034325 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00043-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 519] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The substantial use of antibiotics in the clinic, combined with a dearth of new antibiotic classes, has led to a gradual increase in the resistance of bacterial pathogens to these compounds. Among the various mechanisms by which bacteria endure the action of antibiotics, those affecting influx and efflux are of particular importance, as they limit the interaction of the drug with its intracellular targets and, consequently, its deleterious effects on the cell. This review evaluates the impact of porins and efflux pumps on two major types of resistance, namely, mutational and adaptive types of resistance, both of which are regarded as key phenomena in the global rise of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic microorganisms. In particular, we explain how adaptive and mutational events can dramatically influence the outcome of antibiotic therapy by altering the mechanisms of influx and efflux of antibiotics. The identification of porins and pumps as major resistance markers has opened new possibilities for the development of novel therapeutic strategies directed specifically against these mechanisms.
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Kim HS, Khan SN, Jadhav JR, Jeong JW, Jung K, Kwak JH. A concise synthesis and antimicrobial activities of 3-polyamino-23,24-bisnorcholanes as steroid–polyamine conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:3861-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Huang Y, Chen S, Cui J, Gan C, Liu Z, Wei Y, Song H. Synthesis and cytotoxicity of A-homo-lactam derivatives of cholic acid and 7-deoxycholic acid. Steroids 2011; 76:690-4. [PMID: 21440565 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2011] [Revised: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Using cholic acid and deoxycholic acid as starting materials, a series of 3-aza-A-homo-4-one bile acid and 7-deoxycholic acid derivatives were synthesized by the esterification, oxidation, reduction, oximation and Beckman rearrangement etc. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds against MGC 7901 (human ventriculi carcinoma cell line), hela (human cervical carcinoma cell line), SMMC 7404 (human liver carcinoma cell line) were investigated. The results showed that bile acid and 7-deoxycholic-acid derivatives with 3-aza-A-homo-4-one configuration bearing a 6-hydroximino or 12-hydroximino group displayed a distinct cytotoxicity to Hela tumor cell line. In particular, the IC(50) values of the compounds 6 and 13 were 14.3 and 24.3 μmol/L against Hela human tumor cell line respectively. The information obtained from the studies may be useful for the design of novel chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Yanmin Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SUN YAT-SEN University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Bhole RP, Bhusari KP. Synthesis, Antihypertensive Activity, and 3D-QSAR Studies of Some New p-Hydroxybenzohydrazide Derivatives. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2010; 344:119-34. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201000008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Jin X, Li M, Wang J, Marambio-Jones C, Peng F, Huang X, Damoiseaux R, Hoek EMV. High-throughput screening of silver nanoparticle stability and bacterial inactivation in aquatic media: influence of specific ions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:7321-7328. [PMID: 20873875 DOI: 10.1021/es100854g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Although silver nanoparticles are being exploited widely in antimicrobial applications, the mechanisms underlying silver nanoparticle antimicrobial properties in environmentally relevant media are not fully understood. The latter point is critical for understanding potential environmental impacts of silver nanoparticles. The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of inorganic aquatic chemistry on silver nanoparticle stability (aggregation, dissolution, reprecipitation) and bacterial viability. A synthetic "fresh water" matrix was prepared comprising various combinations of cations and anions while maintaining a fixed ionic strength. Aggregation and dissolution of silver nanoparticles was influenced by electrolyte composition; experimentally determined ionic silver concentrations were about half that predicted from a thermodynamic model and about 1000 times lower than the maximum dispersed silver nanoparticle concentration. Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles was much lower than Ag(+) ions when compared on the basis of total mass added; however, the actual concentrations of dissolved silver were the same regardless of how silver was introduced. Bacterial inactivation also depended on bacteria cell type (Gram-positive/negative) as well as the hardness and alkalinity of the suspending media. These simple, but systematic studies--enabled by high-throughput screening--reveal the inherent complexity associated with understanding silver nanoparticle antibacterial efficacy as well as potential environmental impacts of silver nanoparticles.
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- Xue Jin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, and Molecular Screening Shared Resource, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Alhanout K, Djouhri L, Vidal N, Brunel JM, Piarroux R, Ranque S. In vitro activity of aminosterols against yeasts involved in blood stream infections. Med Mycol 2010; 49:121-5. [PMID: 20662632 DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.502189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Squalamine and other aminosterols have demonstrated interesting antimicrobial activities against clinical bacterial isolates and a limited number of reference yeast strains. We aimed to test whether squalamine and a synthetic aminosterol derivative (ASD) display any in vitro activity comparable to currently available systemic antifungals, an acceptable safety index, as well as to provide insights into their mechanism of action. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of squalamine, ASD and available antifungals were determined against 21 yeast isolates that were recovered from cases of fungemia. Remarkably, homogeneous MICs ranging from 8-16 mg/L and from 1-2 mg/L were noted for squalamine and ASD, respectively, as opposes the heterogeneous in vitro activity of available systemic antifungals. Aminosterols induced haemolysis, a surrogate for toxic effects to mammalian cells, at concentrations high above their MICs. In time-kill studies, killing was as fast with ASD as with amphotericin B. Both aminosterols induced a time-dependent disruption of yeast membrane, as evidenced by gradual increase of ATP efflux. In conclusion, our preliminary data indicate that aminosterols have the potential to be further developed as antifungals. Additional work is warranted to assess their toxicity and activity in experimental models.
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- Kamel Alhanout
- URMITE UMR 6236, CNRS-IRD, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Marseille, France
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Mowery BP, Lindner AH, Weisblum B, Stahl SS, Gellman SH. Structure-activity relationships among random nylon-3 copolymers that mimic antibacterial host-defense peptides. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:9735-45. [PMID: 19601684 DOI: 10.1021/ja901613g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Host-defense peptides are natural antibiotics produced by multicellular organisms to ward off bacterial infection. Since the discovery of these molecules in the 1980s, a great deal of effort has been devoted to elucidating their mechanisms of action and to developing analogues with improved properties for possible therapeutic use. The vast majority of this effort has focused on materials composed of a single type of molecule, most commonly a peptide with a specific sequence of alpha-amino acid residues. We have recently shown that sequence-random nylon-3 copolymers can mimic favorable properties of host-defense peptides, and here we document structure-activity relationships in this polymer family. Although the polymers are heterogeneous in terms of subunit order and stereochemistry, these materials display structure-activity relationships comparable to those that have been documented among host-defense peptides and analogous synthetic peptides. Previously such relationships have been interpreted in terms of a specific and regular folding pattern (usually an alpha-helix), but our findings show that these correlations between covalent structure and biological activity do not require the adoption of a specific or regular conformation. In some cases our observations suggest alternative interpretations of results obtained with discrete peptides.
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- Brendan P Mowery
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Design and synthesis of bile acid-based amino sterols as antimicrobial agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:5411-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2009] [Revised: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Huang L, Sun Y, Zhu H, Zhang Y, Xu J, Shen YM. Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of bile acid tridentate conjugates. Steroids 2009; 74:701-6. [PMID: 19463693 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two series of novel bile acid tridentate conjugates with different linkers were synthesized and characterized, and their biological activities in vitro were evaluated. The procedure was straightforward and efficient to be carried out with high overall yield. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds against Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was investigated in vitro. The best activity of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for 1c, 1c', 2c and 2c' against S. cerevisiae was up to 0.125 microg/mL.
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- Liliang Huang
- Radiopharmaceuticals Center, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Gigante F, Kaiser M, Brun R, Gilbert IH. SAR studies on azasterols as potential anti-trypanosomal and anti-leishmanial agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:5950-61. [PMID: 19620005 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Revised: 06/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There is an urgent need for the development of new drugs for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases such as human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. Azasterols, have been shown to have activity against the parasites which cause these diseases. In this paper we report synthesis of new azasterols and subsequent analysis of the SAR. The chemistry focused on variations in the ester at the 3beta-position of the sterol and the position of the nitrogen in the side chain. The data allowed us to derive preliminary pharmacophore models for the activity of the azasterols against the parasites which cause these diseases.
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Khan SN, Kim HS. Synthesis and biological activities of 3-polyamino-5β-cholane-7α,24-diols. J IND ENG CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2009.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Randazzo RAS, Bucki R, Janmey PA, Diamond SL. A series of cationic sterol lipids with gene transfer and bactericidal activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:3257-65. [PMID: 19364656 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A family of cationic lipids was synthesized via direct amide coupling of spermine to the C-24 position of cholic acid analogs. Four monosubstituted spermines and a bis-substituted spermine were evaluated as plasmid transfection reagents, as bacteriostatic agents, and as bactericidal agents. The incorporation of a double bond in the sterol moiety enhanced transfection efficiency significantly and produced two compounds with little cytotoxicity and transfection potency comparable to Lipofectamine2000. Inclusion of the double bond had no effect on the general trend of increasing bactericidal activity with increasing sterol hydrophobicity. Co-formulation of the most hydrophilic of the compounds with its bis-substituted analogue led to enhancement in transfection activity. The bis-substituted compound, when tested alone, emerged as the most bacteriostatic compound in the family with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 4 microM against Bacillus subtilis and 16 microM against Escherichia coli and therapeutic indexes (minimum hemolytic concentration/minimum inhibitory concentration) of 61 and 15, respectively. Cationic lipids can be optimized for both gene delivery and antibacterial applications by similar modifications.
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- R A S Randazzo
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, 1024 Vagelos Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Salmi C, Loncle C, Vidal N, Laget M, Letourneux Y, Michel Brunel J. Antimicrobial Activities of 3-Amino- and Polyaminosterol Analogues of Squalamine and Trodusquemine. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 23:860-5. [DOI: 10.1080/14756360701809910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Chanaz Salmi
- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD1, case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Université de la Méditerranée, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD1, case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Université de la Méditerranée, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD1, case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Université de la Méditerranée, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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- Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, EA 864, Faculté de Pharmacie27 Bd jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD1, case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Université de la Méditerranée, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD1, case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Université de la Méditerranée, Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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Khan SN, Jung YM, Kim BJ, Cho H, Lee J, Kim HS. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 7α-amino-23,24-bisnor-5α-cholan-22-ol derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:2558-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2007] [Revised: 02/29/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Loncle C, Salmi C, Letourneux Y, Brunel JM. Synthesis of new 7-aminosterol squalamine analogues with high antimicrobial activities through a stereoselective titanium reductive amination reaction. Tetrahedron 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antibiotics were one of the great health successes of the 20th century. Antibiotics, both naturally derived and synthetic, have resulted in huge decreases in both morbidity and mortality from bacterial infections. As a consequence, the 'antibiotic age' has changed public expectations about the results of infectious disease. However, this has led to high levels of inappropriate prescribing, where antibiotics may be administered to fulfil patient expectations rather than for clinical benefit. Along with unwise uses in agriculture and elsewhere, this has contributed to recent rises in numbers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As a result, many commentators have described this as the end of the antibiotic age and the term 'superbug' has entered the common vocabulary for multi-drug-resistant bacteria such as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this context, an attractive approach for the development of antibacterial agents is the use of a new class of cationic steroidal compounds mimicking polymyxin activities. The permeabilization properties of these agents of the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria are reported in this review, as well as a discussion of literature results.
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- Chanaz Salmi
- Laboratoire SESNAB, UMR-MD-1, Case 342, Faculté de St Jérôme, Marseille, Cedex 20, France.
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Khan SN, Kim BJ, Kim HS. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 7-fluoro-3-aminosteroids. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:5139-42. [PMID: 17658254 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2007] [Revised: 06/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A series of 7-fluoro-3-aminosteroids were synthesized and their in vitro antimicrobial activities were evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The nucleophilic fluorination of several 7beta-hydroxysteroids by diethylaminosulfur trifluoride in n-pentane, followed by reductive amination of the resulting 7-fluoro-3-ketosteroids with spermidine in the presence of NaBH(3)CN, afforded 7-fluoro-3-aminosteroids in high yield. Compound 25 showed the highest antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Escherichia coli.
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- Sharaf Nawaz Khan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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Sugandhi EW, Slebodnick C, Falkinham JO, Gandour RD. Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of water-soluble, dendritic derivatives of epimeric 5alpha-cholestan-3-amines and 5alpha-cholestan-3-yl aminoethanoates. Steroids 2007; 72:615-26. [PMID: 17532019 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To examine the effect of negatively charged steroidal amphiphiles on antimicrobial activity, two pairs of epimeric, dendritic tricarboxylato amphiphiles--4-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-[3-(5alpha-cholestan-3-yl)ureido]heptanedioic acid (1) and 4-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-[3-(5alpha-cholestan-3-yloxycarbonylmethyl)ureido]heptanedioic acid (2)--were synthesized. A broad antimicrobial screen of 11 microbes revealed that these amphiphiles only showed good activity against a methicillin-resistant isolate of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and modest activity against an unrelated strain of S. aureus. The best activity, a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 27 microM, was found for the 3beta epimer of 1 against MRSA.
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- Eko W Sugandhi
- Department of Chemistry MC 0212, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
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Wu D, Ji S, Wu Y, Ju Y, Zhao Y. Design, synthesis, and antitumor activity of bile acid–polyamine–nucleoside conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:2983-6. [PMID: 17416522 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A series of bile acid-polyamine amides conjugated with 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) as potential antitumor prodrugs in the form of phosphoramidates were synthesized in good yields and their antitumor activities were assayed against two human cancer cells in vitro: cervix cancer HeLa cells and renal cancer 7860 cells. The improved antitumor activity probably derived from the enhanced delivery efficiency of AZT due to bile acid-polyamine conjugates.
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- Dimao Wu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Chin JN, Rybak MJ, Cheung CM, Savage PB. Antimicrobial activities of ceragenins against clinical isolates of resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:1268-73. [PMID: 17210765 PMCID: PMC1855519 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01325-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2006] [Revised: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rise in the rates of glycopeptide resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates is concerning and underscores the need for the development of novel potent compounds. Ceragenins CSA-8 and CSA-13, cationic steroid molecules that mimic endogenous antimicrobial peptides, have previously been demonstrated to possess broad-spectrum activities against multidrug-resistant bacteria. We examined the activities of CSA-8 and CSA-13 against clinical isolates of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA), heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA), as well as vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) and compared them to those of daptomycin, linezolid, and vancomycin by susceptibility testing and killing curve analysis. We also examined CSA-13 for its concentration-dependent activity, inoculum effect, postantibiotic effect (PAE), and synergy in combination with various antimicrobials. Overall, the MICs and minimal bactericidal concentrations of CSA-13 were fourfold lower than those of CSA-8. Time-kill curve analysis of the VRSA, VISA, and hVISA clinical isolates demonstrated concentration-dependent bactericidal killing. An inoculum effect was also observed when a higher starting bacterial density was used, with the time required to achieve 99.9% killing reaching 1 h with a 6-log10-CFU/ml starting inoculum, whereas it was>or=24 h with a 8- to 9-log10-CFU/ml starting inoculum with 10x the MIC (P
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- Judy N Chin
- Anti-Infective Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy Practice-4148, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 259 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Metwally KA, Abdel-Aziz LM, Lashine ESM, Husseiny MI, Badawy RH. Hydrazones of 2-aryl-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid hydrazides: synthesis and preliminary evaluation as antimicrobial agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:8675-82. [PMID: 16949294 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 08/15/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A new series of 2-arylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid hydrazide-hydrazones was synthesized using an appropriate synthetic route. All the target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus as an example for Gram-positive bacteria, Escherichia coli as an example for Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida albicans as a representative of fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for test compounds as well as for reference standards. Among the compounds tested, compounds having nitro substituents at the arylidene moiety showed the most potent antifungal as well as antibacterial activities against E. coli. Compound 23 displayed an antifungal activity comparable to that of nystatin. However, none of the compounds demonstrated any antibacterial activity against S. aureus. Hydrophobicity of the target compounds correlated weakly with their antibacterial and antifungal activities. The most potent compounds namely, 7, 18, 19, 22, and 23 were assessed for hemolytic toxicity and found to be non-hemolytic up to a concentration of 100mug/mL. In addition, the most potent compound (23) was evaluated for in vitro cytotoxic activity against various cancer cell lines. This compound was found to display no cytotoxic activity but rather it induces the proliferation rate of Hep-G2 cells.
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- Kamel A Metwally
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Nawaz Khan S, Bae SY, Kim HS. A highly stereoselective reductive amination of 3-ketosteroid with amines: an improved synthesis of 3α-aminosteroid. Tetrahedron Lett 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Strategies involving vasculature have widely been acknowledged to have therapeutic potential in the management of cancer and other diseases. Based on a large body of evidence from preclinical studies and early clinical trials there is considerable optimism that anti-angiogenesis and vascular targeting will be a major clinical therapy. This review considers some 30 anti-angiogenic and vascular targeting agents that are currently in cancer clinical trials and highlights specific problems relating to the assessment of the activity of these agents in patients, trial design, potential toxicities and resistance mechanisms.
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- H T Zhang
- Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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