title: The chemistry of pseudomonic acid. 18. Heterocyclic replacement of the alpha,beta-unsaturated ester: synthesis, molecular modeling, and antibacterial activity.
abstract: The electronic requirements around the C1-C3 region of pseudomonic acid analogues were investigated. Synthetic routes were developed to access a range of compounds where the alpha, beta-unsaturated ester moiety had been replaced by a 5-membered ring heterocycle. The inhibition of isoleucyl tRNA synthetase from Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 6571 was determined as was the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the test compounds against that organism. Compounds possessing a region of electrostatic potential corresponding to that of the carbonyl group in the alpha, beta-unsaturated ester, and a low-energy unoccupied molecular orbital in the region corresponding to the double bond, were found to have IC50 values of 0.7-5.3 ng mL-1. However the MIC values of these compounds were in the range 2.0-8.0 micrograms mL-1, reflecting their poorer penetration into the bacterial cell.
authors.affiliation: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, Essex, U.K.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Broom
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cassels
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: O'Hanlon
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007533:Isoleucine-tRNA Ligase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008958:Models, Molecular; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D055672:Static Electricity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016712:Mupirocin; D007533:Isoleucine-tRNA Ligase