Alkoxyamines Designed as Potential Drugs against Plasmodium and Schistosoma Parasites.
Molecules
; 25(17)2020 Aug 24.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-32846996
ABSTRACT
Malaria and schistosomiasis are major infectious causes of morbidity and mortality in the tropical and sub-tropical areas. Due to the widespread drug resistance of the parasites, the availability of new efficient and affordable drugs for these endemic pathologies is now a critical public health issue. In this study, we report the design, the synthesis and the preliminary biological evaluation of a series of alkoxyamine derivatives as potential drugs against Plasmodium and Schistosoma parasites. The compounds (RS/SR)-2F, (RR/SS)-2F, and 8F, having IC50 values in nanomolar range against drug-resistant P. falciparum strains, but also five other alkoxyamines, inducing the death of all adult worms of S. mansoni in only 1 h, can be considered as interesting chemical starting points of the series for improvement of the activity, and further structure activity, relationship studies. Moreover, investigation of the mode of action and the rate constants kd for C-ON bond homolysis of new alkoxyamines is reported, showing a possible alkyl radical mediated biological activity. A theoretical chemistry study allowed us to design new structures of alkoxyamines in order to improve the selectivity index of these drugs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Schistosoma mansoni
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Anthelmintics
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Antimalarials
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Molecules
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Francia