| Literature DB >> 21259445 |
Marco Pieroni1, Suresh K Tipparaju, Shichun Lun, Yang Song, A Willem Sturm, William R Bishai, Alan P Kozikowski.
Abstract
The struggle against tuberculosis (TB) is still far from over. TB, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest infections worldwide. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) strains have further increased the burden for this disease. Herein, we report the discovery of 2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-methyl-1-oxo-1H,5H-pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-4-carbonitrile as an effective antitubercular agent and the structural modifications of this molecule that have led to analogues with improved potency and lower toxicity. A number of these derivatives were also active at sub-micromolar concentrations against resistant TB strains and devoid of apparent toxicity to Vero cells, thereby underscoring their value as novel scaffolds for the development of new anti-TB drugs.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21259445 PMCID: PMC4575222 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201000490
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ChemMedChem ISSN: 1860-7179 Impact factor: 3.466