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Published on: February 9, 2021
Synthesis and biological activity of imidazopyridine anticoccidial agents: Part II
Andrew Scribner1, Richard Dennis, Shuliang Lee
1SCYNEXIS, Inc., Discovery Chemistry, P.O. Box 12878, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2878, USA. andrew.scribner@scynexis.com
Abstract:
Coccidiosis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the poultry industry. Protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria invade the intestinal lining of the avian host causing tissue pathology, poor weight gain, and in some cases mortality. Resistance to current anticoccidials has prompted the search for new therapeutic agents with potent in vitro and in vivo activity against Eimeria. Recently, we reported the synthesis and biological activity of potent imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine anticoccidial agents. Antiparasitic activity is due to inhibition of a parasite specific cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). In this study, we report the synthesis and anticoccidial activity of a second set of such compounds, focusing on derivatization of the amine side chain at the imidazopyridine 7-position. From this series, several compounds showed subnanomolar in vitro activity and commercial levels of in vivo activity. However, the potential genotoxicity of these compounds precludes them from further development.
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