期刊
DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY
卷 14, 期 -, 页码 1027-1039出版社
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S228381
关键词
thymidylate kinase inhibitors; tetrahydropyrimidinones; tetrahydropyrimidinethiones; multidrug resistance; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; molecular modeling
资金
- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [17122011]
Background and Purpose: Tuberculosis has been reported to be the worldwide leading cause of death resulting from a sole infectious agent. The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has made the battle against the infection more difficult since most currently available therapeutic options are ineffective against these resistant strains. Therefore, novel molecules need to be developed to effectively treat tuberculosis disease. Preliminary docking studies revealed that tetrahydropyrimidinone derivatives have favorable interactions with the thymidylate kinase receptor. In the present investigation, we report the synthesis and the mycobacterial activity of several pyrimidinones and pyrimidinethiones as potential thymidylate kinase inhibitors. Methods: The title compounds (1a-d) and (2a-b) were synthesized by a one-pot three-component Biginelli reaction. They were subsequently characterized and used for whole-cell anti-TB screening against H37Rv and multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by the resazurin microplate assay (REMA) plate method. Molecular modeling was conducted using the Accelry's Discovery Studio 4.0 client program to explain the observed bioactivity of the compounds. The pharmacokinetic properties of the synthesized compounds were predicted and analyzed. Results: Of the compounds tested for anti-TB activity, pyrimidinone la and pyrimidinethione 2a displayed moderate activity against susceptible MTB H37Rv strains at 16 and 32 mu g/mL, respectively. Only compound 2a was observed to exert modest activity at 128 mu g/mL against MTB strains with cross-resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid. The presence of the trifluoromethyl group was essential to retain the inhibitory activity of compounds la and 2a. Molecular modeling studies of these compounds against thymidylate kinase targets demonstrated a positive correlation between the bioactivity and structure of the compounds. The in- silico ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) prediction indicated favorable pharmaco - kinetic and drug-like properties for most compounds. Conclusion: Pyrimidinone 1a and pyrimidinethione 2a were identified as the leading compounds and can serve as a starting point to develop novel anti-TB therapeutic agents.
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