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ID: ALA4219167
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Disulfiram-based disulfides as narrow-spectrum antibacterial agents.
Authors: Sheppard JG, Frazier KR, Saralkar P, Hossain MF, Geldenhuys WJ, Long TE.
Abstract: Sixteen disulfides derived from disulfiram (Antabuse™) were evaluated as antibacterial agents. Derivatives with hydrocarbon chains of seven and eight carbons in length exhibited antibacterial activity against Gram-positive Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Bacillus, and Listeria spp. A comparison of the cytotoxicity and microsomal stability with disulfiram further revealed that the eight carbon chain analog was of lower toxicity to human hepatocytes and has a longer metabolic half-life. In the final analysis, this investigation concluded that the S-octylthio derivative is a more effective growth inhibitor of Gram-positive bacteria than disulfiram and exhibits more favorable cytotoxic and metabolic parameters over disulfiram.
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