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ID: ALA1166008

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem

Title: A new class of potential anti-tuberculosis agents: Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of novel acrylic acid ethyl ester derivatives.

Authors: Kabir MS, Namjoshi OA, Verma R, Polanowski R, Krueger SM, Sherman D, Rott MA, Schwan WR, Monte A, Cook JM.

Abstract: Novel acrylic acid ethyl ester derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as potential agents against Mycobacterium species. A versatile and efficient copper-catalyzed coupling process was developed and used to prepare a library of substituted acrylic acid ethyl ester analogs. Minimum inhibitory concentration assays indicated that two of these compounds 3 and 4 have greater in vitro activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis than rifampin, one of the current, first-line anti-mycobacterial chemotherapeutic agents. Moreover, members of this new class of compounds appear to exhibit a specific anti-mycobacterial effect and do not inhibit the growth of the other Gram-positive or Gram-negative species tested.

CiteXplore: 20537903

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.05.016