| Literature DB >> 35485800 |
Walter Hofer1,2, Emilia Oueis1,3,4, Antoine Abou Fayad1,5, Felix Deschner1,2, Anastasia Andreas1,2, Laìs Pessanha de Carvalho2,6, Stephan Hüttel2,7, Steffen Bernecker7, Linda Pätzold8, Bernd Morgenstern9, Nestor Zaburannyi1, Markus Bischoff8, Marc Stadler2,7, Jana Held2,6,10, Jennifer Herrmann1,2, Rolf Müller1,2.
Abstract
The rise of antimicrobial resistance poses a severe threat to public health. The natural product chlorotonil was identified as a new antibiotic targeting multidrug resistant Gram-positive pathogens and Plasmodium falciparum. Although chlorotonil shows promising activities, the scaffold is highly lipophilic and displays potential biological instabilities. Therefore, we strived towards improving its pharmaceutical properties by semisynthesis. We demonstrated stereoselective epoxidation of chlorotonils and epoxide ring opening in moderate to good yields providing derivatives with significantly enhanced solubility. Furthermore, in vivo stability of the derivatives was improved while retaining their nanomolar activity against critical human pathogens (e.g. methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and P. falciparum). Intriguingly, we showed further superb activity for the frontrunner molecule in a mouse model of S. aureus infection.Entities:
Keywords: Anti-Infectives; Chlorotonil; Epoxidation; Natural Products; Pharmacokinetics
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35485800 PMCID: PMC9400904 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202816
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 16.823
Figure 1Chemical structures of naturally occurring chlorotonil A (1), chlorotonil B1 (2) and chlorotonil B2 (3).
Scheme 1Epoxidation of 1 followed by epoxide ring opening assisted by H2SO4 in the neat alcohol or with a saturated hydrogen halide solution in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and the corresponding yields. [a] Epoxide ring opening was performed in CHCl3 instead of THF.
Biological evaluation of new semi‐synthetic derivatives of 1.
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MIC [μg mL−1][b] |
IC50 [μM][c] | ||
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Compound[a] |
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0.0125 |
0.0125 |
0.0125 |
0.014±0.005 |
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0.025 |
0.0125 |
0.5 |
0.101±0.055 |
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0.0125 |
0.025 |
0.05 |
0.062±0.019 |
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4–8 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>7.811 |
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2–4 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
n.d. |
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0.05 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.102±0.084 |
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1.6 |
6.4 |
>6.4 |
>11 |
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>3.2 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
>11 |
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1.6 |
0.8 |
>3.2 |
>11 |
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1.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
>11 |
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>3.2 |
>3.2 |
3.2 |
n.d. |
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4 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>1.9 |
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0.4 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
n.d. |
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4–8 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
>2.2 |
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0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 ‐ 0.8 |
0.135±0.026 |
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0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2–0.4 |
0.021±0.004 |
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0.05 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.025±0.006 |
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0.025 |
0.025 |
0.1 |
0.0009±0.00015 |
[a] See structures in Scheme 1. Functional groups refer to Nu. [b] Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined in two independent experiments using S. aureus str. Newman, Bacillus subtilis DSM‐10, and Corynebacterium glutamicum DSM‐20300. [c] Half‐inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) are given as mean±SD (n=2) and were determined using drug‐sensitive P. falciparum 3D7 (chloroquine IC50=7.4±2.6 nM) and chloroquine‐resistant P. falciparum Dd2 (Table S1; chloroquine IC50=262±76 nM).
MIC distribution in clinical isolates of S. aureus (n=180).
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Compound |
MIC range [μg mL−1] |
MIC50 [μg mL−1][a] |
MIC90 [μg mL−1][b] |
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0.0125–0.4 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
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0.0125–0.2 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
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0.025–0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
[a] Concentration inhibiting growth in ≥50 % of all tested isolates. [b] Concentration inhibiting growth in ≥90 % of all tested isolates.
Scheme 2Transformation of 1 into 2, 3 and epoxidation of 2, epoxide ringopening of 2 b including yields and the structure of 2 b‐Epo. AcOOH: peracetic acid. TsOH: p‐toluenesulfonic acid.
Biological evaluation of new semi‐synthetic derivatives of 2 and comparison to 1.
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Compound[a] |
MIC [μg mL−1][b] |
IC50 [μM][c] | |||||||||
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MRSA |
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VRE |
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0.0125 |
0.05 |
0.025 |
0.0125 |
0.025 |
0.05 |
0.0125 |
0.0125 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.014±0.005 |
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0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.04±0.004 |
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3.2 |
>3.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.091±0.010 |
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0.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.363±0.005 |
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0.05 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.025 |
0.05 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.220±0.029 |
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0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
0.282±0.187 |
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3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
>3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>23 |
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3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
>3.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>23 |
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>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>23 |
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0.05 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>2.3 |
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0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
>3.2 |
>3.2 |
>2.2 |
[a] See structures in Scheme 2. 2 b residues (except epoxides) refer to Nu. [b] Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined in two independent experiments using S. aureus str. Newman, S. aureus str. N315 (methicillin‐resistant, MRSA), Enterococcus faecalis DSM‐20478, Enterococcus faecium DSM‐20477, E. faecium DSM‐17050 (vancomycin‐resistant, VRE), Staphylococcus epidermidis DSM‐28765, B. subtilis DSM‐10, C. glutamicum DSM‐20300, E. coli BW25113 (K12; WT), and efflux‐deficient (ΔtolC) E. coli K12. [c] Half‐inhibitory concentrations (IC50) are given as mean±SD (n=2) and were determined using drug‐sensitive P. falciparum 3D7 (chloroquine IC50=7.4±2.6 nM) and chloroquine‐resistant P. falciparum Dd2 (Table S1; chloroquine IC50=226±76 nM). [d] Structure can be found in the Supporting Information.
Figure 2Pharmacokinetics of 2 b in mice (n=3) after p.o. administration in soy oil.
PK parameters given as mean (n=3) of 2 b in mice after p.o. administration in soy oil.
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Parameters[a] |
10 mg kg−1, p.o.[b] |
50 mg kg−1, p.o.[b] |
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75.3 |
147.7 |
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3 |
3 |
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18 |
24 |
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31.9 |
n.c.[c] |
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AUC0‐tz [ng h mL−1] |
603 |
1409 |
[a] Cmax: maximum concentration; t max: time at which C max is reached; t z: time of the last sample which has an analytical quantifiable concentration; t 1/2z: half‐life of the terminal slope of a concentration‐time curve between t 0 and t z; AUC0‐tz: area under the concentration‐time curve up to the time t z. [b] 2 b was given orally in soy oil formulation. [c] Not calculable.
Figure 3In vivo efficacy of 1 and 2 b in a neutropenic mouse model of S. aureus thigh infection. The infection was established using a bacterial inoculum of ≈106 colony‐forming units (CFU) per animal. Chlorotonils 1 and 2 b were administered i. v. with individual doses of 5 mg kg−1. Teicoplanin (Targocid, SANOFI) was used as reference antibiotic. Values are displayed as mean±SD (n=3). Treatment groups and the pre‐treatment group were compared to the vehicle group (10 % ethanol, 5 % DMSO in 85 % saline; v/v) by one‐way ANOVA with Dunnett's post hoc test (F=10.74, ***p<0.001). Individual samples were compared using an unpaired t‐test: *p<0.05, **p<0.01. Analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism.