title: Substituted 4-methylquinolines as a new class of anti-tuberculosis agents.
abstract: We report synthesis and anti-tuberculosis activities of a series of novel ring-substituted quinolines. The most effective compound of the series 3d (MIC=6.25 microg/mL, Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strain) was synthesized in one step; thus is an attractive lead molecule for anti-tuberculosis drug development. The results of this study represent the discovery of ring-substituted 4-methylquinolines as new class of potential anti-tuberculosis agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India. rahuljain@niper.ac.in
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Balasubramanian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vaitilingam
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nayyar
authors.forename: Prakash B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Palde
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015195:Drug Design; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000187:drug effects; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D011804:Quinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011804:Quinolines