FtsZ is an essential bacterial protein abundantly studied as a novel and promising target for antimicrobials. FtsZ is highly conserved among bacteria and mycobacteria, and it is crucial for the correct outcome of the cell division process, as it is responsible for the division of the parent bacterial cell into two daughter cells. In recent years, the benzodioxane–benzamide class has emerged as very promising and capable of targeting both Gram-positive and Gram-negative FtsZs. In this study, we explored the effect of including a substituent on the ethylenic linker between the two main moieties on the antimicrobial activity and pharmacokinetic properties. This substitution, in turn, led to the generation of a second stereogenic center, with both erythro and threo isomers isolated, characterized, and evaluated. With this work, we discovered how the hydroxy group slightly affects the antimicrobial activity, while being an important anchor for the exploitation and development of prodrugs, probes, and further derivatives.
Benzodioxane–Benzamides as FtsZ Inhibitors: Effects of Linker’s Functionalization on Gram-Positive Antimicrobial Activity / L. Suigo, W. Margolin, E. Ulzurrun, M. Hrast Rambaher, C. Zanotto, V. Sebastián-Pérez, N.E. Campillo, V. Straniero, E. Valoti. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 12:12(2023 Dec 08), pp. 1712.1-1712.23. [10.3390/antibiotics12121712]
Benzodioxane–Benzamides as FtsZ Inhibitors: Effects of Linker’s Functionalization on Gram-Positive Antimicrobial Activity
L. SuigoPrimo
;C. Zanotto;V. Straniero
Penultimo
;E. ValotiUltimo
2023
Abstract
FtsZ is an essential bacterial protein abundantly studied as a novel and promising target for antimicrobials. FtsZ is highly conserved among bacteria and mycobacteria, and it is crucial for the correct outcome of the cell division process, as it is responsible for the division of the parent bacterial cell into two daughter cells. In recent years, the benzodioxane–benzamide class has emerged as very promising and capable of targeting both Gram-positive and Gram-negative FtsZs. In this study, we explored the effect of including a substituent on the ethylenic linker between the two main moieties on the antimicrobial activity and pharmacokinetic properties. This substitution, in turn, led to the generation of a second stereogenic center, with both erythro and threo isomers isolated, characterized, and evaluated. With this work, we discovered how the hydroxy group slightly affects the antimicrobial activity, while being an important anchor for the exploitation and development of prodrugs, probes, and further derivatives.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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