title: The synthesis and antibacterial activity of totarol derivatives. Part 2: Modifications at C-12 and O-13.
abstract: Alterations of the C-12 and C-13 aromatic ring substituents of totarol (1) afforded the series of derivatives 2-14, and introduction of substituents at C-12 gave exclusively 2a-14a. The majority of these analogues were tested in vitro against the following organisms: beta-lactamase-positive and high level gentamycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. The results were evaluated in terms of structure-activity relationship which reveals that: (a) the phenolic moiety at C-13, in general, is essential for antibacterial activity at < 32 microg/mL against gram-positive species, and (b) derivatization at C-12 has an undesirable effect on the antibacterial activity of this class of compounds, while (c) all compounds tested are ineffective against the gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Research Limited, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. g.evans@irl.cri.nz
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Furneaux
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001682:Biological Availability; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004224:Diterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; C078548:totarol