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ID: ALA1124850

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Synthesis and antibacterial activity of thiazolo-, oxazolo-, and imidazolo[3,2-a][1,8]naphthyridinecarboxylic acids.

Authors: Kondo H, Taguchi M, Inoue Y, Sakamoto F, Tsukamoto G.

Abstract: It is known that thiazolo[3,2-a][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives (3a) exhibit good antibacterial activity. Accordingly, several analogues of 3a, viz. oxazolo- and imidazolo[3,2-a][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 3b and 3c, were synthesized and evaluated for antibacterial activity in vitro and for inhibitory activity against DNA gyrase of Escherichia coli K-12 C600. Compound 3a exhibited antibacterial activity comparable to that of ofloxacin and enoxacin against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and displayed antibacterial activity superior to that of 3b and 3c. The antibacterial activities of 3b and 3c decreased in that order. DNA gyrase inhibitory activities of 3a-c in E. coli K-12 C600 paralleled their in vitro antibacterial activity. It was found that enhancement of the DNA gyrase inhibitory activity of 3a was dependent on a certain feature of the sulfur atom of the thiazole ring.

CiteXplore: 2163456

DOI: 10.1021/jm00169a033