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  • Microbiology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Increasing bacterial resistance to tetracyclines in both human and animal strains poses a significant public health challenge.
  • Understanding the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of tetracyclines is crucial for developing new antimicrobial agents.
  • Tetracycline resistance necessitates novel strategies for drug design and discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between physicochemical properties of tetracyclines and their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC50 and MIC90) against Streptococcus species.
  • To establish a predictive model for tetracycline efficacy based on molecular descriptors.
  • To identify key structural features influencing antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus spp.

Main Methods:

  • Physicochemical parameters of selected tetracyclines were calculated using MarvinSketch and Schrödinger software.
  • MIC50 and MIC90 values for Streptococcus spp. were determined.
  • Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were developed by correlating physicochemical parameters with MIC values.
  • Internal and external model validation was performed using the leave-one-out method.

Main Results:

  • Four arithmetic expressions successfully predicted MIC50 values, meeting all validation criteria.
  • The study identified specific physicochemical parameters significantly associated with tetracycline activity against Streptococcus.
  • A novel approach for optimizing tetracycline structures targeting Streptococcus spp. was presented.
  • The relationship between chemical structure and antimicrobial activity was shown to be dependent on whether MIC50 or MIC90 was considered.

Conclusions:

  • A predictive model was established to guide the optimization of tetracycline structures for enhanced activity against Streptococcus.
  • The findings highlight the differential impact of physicochemical properties on MIC50 versus MIC90, suggesting distinct mechanisms or resistance profiles.
  • This research offers a valuable framework for the rational design of new tetracycline-based antibiotics to combat resistant bacterial infections.