title: 5-Alkoxyimidazoquinolones as potential antibacterial agents. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships.
abstract: 4-Substituted 6-cyclopropyl-6, 9-dihydro-5-methoxy-9-oxo-1H-imidazo[4,5-f] quinoline-8-carboxylic acids (6) and 8-substituted 1,5,6,11-tetrahydro-5-methyl-1-oxo-imidazo[4,5-g]pyrido[1,2,3-de][1,4] benzoxazine-2-carboxylic acids (7) were prepared as potential antibacterial quinolone derivatives. The appendages at C-4 of -6 and at C-8 of -7 were selected from 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl, 3-aminomethylpyrrolidinyl, and 3-aminomethylpyrrolidinyl groups. The 5-methoxyimidazoquinolones 6 were superior to the corresponding ofloxacin type analogues 7 in in vitro antibacterial activity. The activity of 6 was equipotent against S. aureus, but 2 to 16 times less potent against E. coli and P. aeruginosa compared to that of the 5-fluoro analogue 3.
authors.affiliation: Exploratory Research Laboratories, Dainippon Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D015363:Quinolones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015363:Quinolones