title: Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of 7-(substituted)-aminomethyl-4-quinolone-3-carboxylic acid derivatives.
abstract: Gram-positive organisms have re-emerged as the major hospital pathogens, which make the unmet medical needs for antibacterial therapy even worse. In searching for potent agents against Gram-positive pathogens, novel 7-(substituted)-aminomethyl-quinolone-3-carboxylic acids were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antibacterial activities in vitro. Many 7-monoarylaminomethyl derivatives exhibited high potency against Gram-positive organisms compared to reference agents: vancomycin and pazufloxacin. Additionally, a few 7-monoalkylaminomethyl derivatives exhibited good activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 725 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. zzhan5@email.uky.edu
authors.forename: Zhenfa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aizhen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Weicheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015195:Drug Design; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015363:Quinolones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects; D012761:Shigella boydii / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship