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ID: ALA1955781
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Structure-activity relationship study of selective benzimidazole-based inhibitors of Cryptosporidium parvum IMPDH.
Authors: Kirubakaran S, Gorla SK, Sharling L, Zhang M, Liu X, Ray SS, Macpherson IS, Striepen B, Hedstrom L, Cuny GD.
Abstract: Cryptosporidium parasites are important waterborne pathogens of both humans and animals. The Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis genomes indicate that the only route to guanine nucleotides is via inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH). Thus the inhibition of the parasite IMPDH presents a potential strategy for treating Cryptosporidium infections. A selective benzimidazole-based inhibitor of C. parvum IMPDH (CpIMPDH) was previously identified in a high throughput screen. Here we report a structure-activity relationship study of benzimidazole-based compounds that resulted in potent and selective inhibitors of CpIMPDH. Several compounds display potent antiparasitic activity in vitro.
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