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2-Arylpaullones are selective antitrypanosomal agents
Jasmin Ryczak1, Ma'ayan Papini, Annette Lader
1Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Medizinische und Pharmazeutische Chemie, Beethovenstraße 55, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Abstract:
Antileishmanial paullone-chalcone hybrid molecules display antiparasitic activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense blood stream forms, albeit with low selectivity against human THP-1 cells. In order to develop less toxic analogues, paullones with acrylamide or aryl substituents in 2-position were synthesized, of which the latter exhibited potent antiparasitic activity with excellent selectivity profiles. The most potent compound identified in this study was 9-tert-butyl-2-(4-morpholinophenyl)paullone (3i) which inhibited the parasites at submicromolar concentrations (GI50 = 510 nM) with a selectivity index of 157.
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