| Literature DB >> 20537903 |
M Shahjahan Kabir1, Ojas A Namjoshi, Ranjit Verma, Rebecca Polanowski, Sarah M Krueger, David Sherman, Marc A Rott, William R Schwan, Aaron Monte, James M Cook.
Abstract
Novel acrylic acid ethyl ester derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as potential agents against Mycobacterium species. A versatile and efficient copper-catalyzed coupling process was developed and used to prepare a library of substituted acrylic acid ethyl ester analogs. Minimum inhibitory concentration assays indicated that two of these compounds 3 and 4 have greater in vitro activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis than rifampin, one of the current, first-line anti-mycobacterial chemotherapeutic agents. Moreover, members of this new class of compounds appear to exhibit a specific anti-mycobacterial effect and do not inhibit the growth of the other Gram-positive or Gram-negative species tested. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20537903 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.05.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641