title: Synthesis of functionalized 2-aryl-5-nitro-1H-indoles and their activity as bacterial NorA efflux pump inhibitors.
abstract: In order to develop structure-activity relationships and to provide access to antibacterial agents for dual action studies, a variety of aryl group-substituted 2-aryl-5-nitro-1H-indoles were synthesized and the activity of the compounds assessed as inhibitors of the NorA multidrug resistance pump in the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The NorA protein from the major facilitator superfamily of efflux pumps confers resistance to a variety of structurally dissimilar antimicrobials such as norfloxacin, ethidium bromide, berberine and acriflavin. The compound [4-benzyloxy-2-(5-nitro-1H-2-yl)-phenyl]-methanol was the most potent pump inhibitor.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomolecular Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Siritron
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samosorn
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bremner
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D001599:Berberine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001599:Berberine; D007211:Indoles; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; C075040:NorA protein, Staphylococcus