title: Studies on 6-aminoquinolones: synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of 6-amino-8-ethyl- and 6-amino-8-methoxyquinolones.
abstract: From our quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) study on a large set of 6-aminoquinolones, which indicated that a group larger than methyl could be allocated at C-8 position, we have synthesized two new series of 6-aminoquinolones characterized by the presence of an ethyl or a methoxy group at C-8 position. The antibacterial evaluation shows that, while the 8-ethyl derivatives were devoid of any antibacterial activity, the introduction of methoxy group gave compounds with good antibacterial activity, especially against gram-positive bacteria. A tentative explanation of the different behaviours among the 8-substituted analogues is given taking into account both the length and electronic properties of the C-8 groups.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cecchetti
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tabarrini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabatini
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Filipponi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fravolini
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015363:Quinolones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015363:Quinolones