title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of new niphathesine analogues.
abstract: Niphathesine C and related pyridine alkaloids are well known natural products with interesting antimicrobial activities, characterized by a pyridine ring and a lipophilic side chain with a terminal nitrogen-containing functional group. This paper describes the synthesis of analogues of these alkylpyridine alkaloids with variation of the heterocyclic ring and the terminal functional group. Key steps of the syntheses are a Sonogashira reaction of appropriate aryl iodides with undec-10-ynol or undec-10-ynoic acid derivatives. The resulting compounds were tested in an agar diffusion assay against several bacteria and fungi.
authors.affiliation: Department Pharmazie, Zentrum für Pharmaforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany. hjkra@cup.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neudert
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bracher
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000473:Alkanes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011725:Pyridines; C492790:niphatesine C