Incorporation of an intramolecular hydrogen-bonding motif in the side chain of 4-aminoquinolines enhances activity against drug-resistant P. falciparum.
Previous data showing that several chloroquine analogues containing an intramolecular hydrogen-bonding motif were potent against multidrug-resistant P. falciparum led to the exploration of the importance of this motif. A series of 116 compounds containing four different alkyl linkers and various aromatic substitutions with hydrogen bond accepting capability was synthesized. The series showed broad potency against the drug-resistant W2 strain of P. falciparum. In particular, a novel series containing variations of the alpha-aminocresol motif gave eight compounds with IC50 values more potent than 5 nM against the W2 strain. Such simple modifications, significantly altering the pKa and sterics of the basic side chain in chloroquine analogues, may prove to be part of a strategy for overcoming the problem of worldwide resistance to affordable antimalarial drugs.
Madrid
Peter B
PB
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-2280, USA.
Liou
Ally P
AP
DeRisi
Joseph L
JL
Guy
R Kiplin
RK
D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000962:Antimalarials