Synthesis of novel pleuromutilin derivatives. Part 1: Preliminary studies of antituberculosis activity

Ying Jie Dong, Zi Hui Meng, Yan Qing Mi, Chun Zhang, Zhi Hao Cui, Peng Wang, Zhi Bin Xu*

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Abstract

The worldwide threat from tuberculosis (TB) has resulted in great demand for new drugs, particularly those that can treat multidrug-resistant TB. We synthesized novel pleuromutilin derivatives with N-benzylamine side chain substituted at the C14 position and evaluated their activity in vitro against a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Rv). The primary assay results showed that five compounds inhibited the H37Rv at 20 μM, with a MIC of one of the analogues as low as 7.2 μM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1799-1803
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume25
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Antitubercular activity
  • N-Benzylamine side chain
  • Pleuromutilin derivatives

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