Systematic Exploration of Functional Group Relevance for Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Anisomycin
Anh Minh Thao Nguyen1, Moran Shalev-Benami2, Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro3,4
1Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
Abstract:
Assessment of structure-activity relationships for anti-protozoan activity revealed a strategy for preparing potent anisomycin derivatives with reduced host toxicity. Thirteen anisomycin analogs were synthesized by modifying the alcohol, amine, and aromatic functional groups. Examination of anti-protozoal activity against various strains of Leishmania and cytotoxicity against leucocytes with comparison against the parent natural product demonstrated typical losses of activity with modifications of the alcohol, amine, and aromatic meta-positions. On the other hand, the para-phenol moiety of anisomycin proved an effective location for introducing substituents without significant loss of anti-protozoan potency. An entry point for differentiating activity against Leishmania versus host has been uncovered by this systematic study.
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