title: Syntheses and biological activities of new N1-aryl substituted quinolone antibacterials.
abstract: A series of quinolones with a systematically varied substitution at the phenyl ring at N1 has been synthesized. Three lipophilicity descriptors (log K, log P, Rm) and the pKa values have been determined as well as the microbiological activity: The MIC values for eight different strains of three Gram-positive and three Gram-negative species and the inhibitory concentrations of DNA supercoiling (IC90 and IC100) were determined. From a principal component and a QSAR analysis relationships between antibacterial activity concerning the whole-cell system and electronic properties as well as the length of the substituents at the phenyl rings could be derived. The activity in a cell-free system was governed by the lipophilicity and the width of the substituents. It is speculated that the quinolones take a defined place in the DNA gyrase-DNA complex which is characterized by polar amino acids. This is in agreement with findings from studies of mutant gyrases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schedletzky
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heisig
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Seydel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Holzgrabe
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents