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2023 (English) In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0022-2623, E-ISSN 1520-4804, Vol. 66, no 6, p. 3968-3994Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en] A new series of dual low nanomolar benzothiazole inhibitors of bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV were developed. The resulting compounds show excellent broad-spectrum antibacterial activities against Gram-positive Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and multidrug resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus strains [best compound minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs): range, <0.03125-0.25 μg/mL] and against the Gram-negatives Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae (best compound MICs: range, 1-4 μg/mL). Lead compound 7a was identified with favorable solubility and plasma protein binding, good metabolic stability, selectivity for bacterial topoisomerases, and no toxicity issues. The crystal structure of 7a in complex with Pseudomonas aeruginosa GyrB24 revealed its binding mode at the ATP-binding site. Expanded profiling of 7a and 7h showed potent antibacterial activity against over 100 MDR and non-MDR strains of A. baumannii and several other Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. Ultimately, in vivo efficacy of 7a in a mouse model of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus thigh infection was also demonstrated. © 2023 The Authors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society, 2023
Keywords antiinfective agent, DNA topoisomerase (ATP hydrolysing), DNA topoisomerase IV, animal, chemistry, metabolism, microbial sensitivity test, mouse, Staphylococcus aureus, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, DNA Gyrase, Mice, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
National Category
Microbiology in the medical area
Identifiers urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-64323 (URN) 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01905 (DOI) 2-s2.0-85149718595 (Scopus ID)
Note Funding details: 2022-2.1.1-NL-2022-00008, NKFIH-871-3/2020; Funding details: Wellcome Trust, WT, 110072/Z/15/Z, BB/P012523/1; Funding details: European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, EFPIA; Funding details: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, BBSRC, BB/J014524/1; Funding details: European Research Council, ERC, H2020-ERC-2014-CoG 648364; Funding details: Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, ARRS, BI-HU/19-20-008, J1-3030, J1-3031, P1-0208; Funding details: Seventh Framework Programme, FP7, FP7/2007–2013; Funding details: Innovative Medicines Initiative, IMI, 115583; Funding details: Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal, NKFIH, KKP 126506; Funding details: Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap, NKFIA; Funding text 1: The study was funded by the Slovenian Research Agency (grant no. P1-0208, J1-3030, J1-3031, and BI-HU/19-20-008). Part of the research presented in this paper was conducted as part of the ND4BB ENABLE Consortium and has received support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant no. 115583, resources of which are comprising financial contributions from the European Union’s seventh framework program (FP7/2007–2013) and EFPIA companies’ in-kind contribution. S.R.H. was supported by an iCASE studentship funded by BBSRC and Redx Pharma Plc (BB/J014524/1). Work in A.M. laboratory is supported by an Investigator Award from the Wellcome Trust (110072/Z/15/Z) and by a BBSRC Institute Strategic Programme Grant (BB/P012523/1). We thank Diamond Light Source for access to beamline I04 under proposal MX25108. Work in C.P. laboratory is supported by the following research grants: the National Research Development and Innovation Office “Élvonal” Programme KKP 126506 (C.P.), the ELKH Lendület Programme LP-2017–10/2020 (C.P.), the National Laboratory of Biotechnology Grant NKFIH-871-3/2020 (C.P.), the National Laboratory of Biotechnology Grant 2022-2.1.1-NL-2022-00008 (C.P.), the European Research Council H2020-ERC-2014-CoG 648364- Resistance Evolution (C.P.), the ÚNKP-22-4 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (P.E.S.), the ÚNKP-22-4 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, the Development and Innovation Fund (P.E.S.), the National Academy of Scientist Education Program of the National Biomedical Foundation under the sponsorship of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Innovation (M.C.), and the ÚNKP-22-2 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (M.C.). The authors thank Dora Bokor for proofreading the manuscript.; Funding text 2: The study was funded by the Slovenian Research Agency (grant no. P1-0208, J1-3030, J1-3031, and BI-HU/19-20-008). Part of the research presented in this paper was conducted as part of the ND4BB ENABLE Consortium and has received support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant no. 115583, resources of which are comprising financial contributions from the European Union’s seventh framework program (FP7/2007-2013) and EFPIA companies’ in-kind contribution. S.R.H. was supported by an iCASE studentship funded by BBSRC and Redx Pharma Plc (BB/J014524/1). Work in A.M. laboratory is supported by an Investigator Award from the Wellcome Trust (110072/Z/15/Z) and by a BBSRC Institute Strategic Programme Grant (BB/P012523/1). We thank Diamond Light Source for access to beamline I04 under proposal MX25108. Work in C.P. laboratory is supported by the following research grants: the National Research Development and Innovation Office “Élvonal” Programme KKP 126506 (C.P.), the ELKH Lendület Programme LP-2017-10/2020 (C.P.), the National Laboratory of Biotechnology Grant NKFIH-871-3/2020 (C.P.), the National Laboratory of Biotechnology Grant 2022-2.1.1-NL-2022-00008 (C.P.), the European Research Council H2020-ERC-2014-CoG 648364- Resistance Evolution (C.P.), the ÚNKP-22-4 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (P.E.S.), the ÚNKP-22-4 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, the Development and Innovation Fund (P.E.S.), the National Academy of Scientist Education Program of the National Biomedical Foundation under the sponsorship of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Innovation (M.C.), and the ÚNKP-22-2 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (M.C.). The authors thank Dora Bokor for proofreading the manuscript.
2023-05-082023-05-082024-05-20 Bibliographically approved