Abstract
4-(5-Substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine derivatives 1-12 were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antimycobacterial activity. Some compounds showed an interesting activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H 37Rv and five clinical isolates (drug-sensitive and -resistant strains). Compound 4 [4-(5-pentadecyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine] was 10 times more active than isoniazid, 20 times more active than streptomycin, and 28 times more potent than ethambutol against drug-resistant strain CIBIN 112. Compound 5 [4-(5-heptadecyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine] showed the same behavior as compound 4. Both of the above structures bear a high lipophilic chain bonded to the 5-position of the oxadiazole moiety. This fact implies that there exists a contribution of lipophilicity, which could facilitate the entrance of these molecules through lipid-enriched bacterial cell membrane.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5502-5508 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported in part by grant from PROMEP-SEP, UAEMOR-PTC-131 (GNV). ZVDF acknowledges the fellowship awarded by CONACyT to carry out graduate studies. We also thank Juan Carlos Barbosa-Ordaz from Facultad de Farmacia, UAEM, for his technical assistance. We also express our thanks to Dr. Thomas Scior from Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla for his helpful discussion.
Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry