title: Synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of novel 4-alkyl substituted phenyl beta-aldehyde ketone derivatives.
abstract: A series of novel 4-alkylphenyl beta-aldehyde ketones and their derivatives were designed and synthesized on the basis of the chemical structures of Houttuynin and beta-lactam antibiotics. Antibacterial activities of these compounds were investigated. The results demonstrated that most of the compounds tested had moderate antibacterial activities against gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus (ATTC-25923) than Houttuynin, and gram-positive bacteria were more susceptible to the compounds than gram-negative bacteria. Compound 23 was found to be the most potent compound with MIC of 1.0 microg/mL against S. aureus. Particularly, compounds 16, 22 and 23 showed more active antibacterial activities against the clinically important pathogenic bacteria, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) than Houttuynin and levofloxacin. The preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis suggested that (1) the introduction of appropriate alkyl substituents into position 4 of phenyl ring enhanced antibacterial activities of these compounds, and isopropyl substituent might be more favorable; (2) the presence of ketone carbonyl moiety might play a vital role in determining significant antibacterial activities of these compounds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, 135 Xin Gang Xi Road, Guangzhou 510275, PR China.
authors.forename: Jinbing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rihui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Qifeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zihou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenlie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Huacan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D015195:Drug Design; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007659:Ketones