title: 2-Amino diphenylsulfides as inhibitors of trypanothione reductase: modification of the side chain.
abstract: A molecular modeling study meant to detect pharmacophore-like patterns in the active site of trypanothione reductase (TR) offered hints about the opportunity of synthesizing and testing diphenylsulfide derivatives with prolonged or branched polyamino side chains as putative TR inhibitors. The inhibition results within the synthesized series confirmed the main working hypothesis inspired by the molecular modeling study. The different compounds were tested in vitro on the enzyme and on Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei trypomastigotes as well as in vivo in infected mice.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Lille, URA 1309 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baillet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buisine
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sergheraert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000187:drug effects; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000187:drug effects; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013440:Sulfides; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; C049608:trypanothione reductase