title: Diversity-oriented synthesis of cyclic acyldepsipeptides leads to the discovery of a potent antibacterial agent.
abstract: A class of cyclic acyldepsipeptide antibiotics collectively known as the enopeptins has recently attracted much attention because of their activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. These antibiotics are further distinguished by their novel mechanism of action in which they bind and deregulate the tightly controlled activity of the cytoplasmic protease ClpP. Although the natural products have poor pharmacological properties, a synthetic derivative called acyldepsipeptide 4 (ADEP 4) showed remarkable antibacterial activity both in vitro and in mouse models of bacterial infections. A novel route to the ADEP 4 peptidolactone core structure, featuring the Joullié-Ugi three-component reaction, was developed. This multicomponent reaction and a related multicomponent reaction, the Ugi four-component reaction, were used to prepare analogs that were designed using the principles of conformational analysis. These cyclic acyldepsipeptides were tested for their activity against drug-resistant, clinical isolates of Staphylococci and Enterococci. One ADEP 4 analog in which the pipecolate was replaced by 4-methyl pipecolate exhibited in vitro antibacterial activity against Enterococci that was fourfold higher than the parent compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Socha
authors.forename: Nicholas Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Kerry L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: LaPlante
authors.forename: Jason K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D047630:Depsipeptides