title: Synthesis, docking and in vitro antimalarial evaluation of bifunctional hybrids derived from β-lactams and 7-chloroquinoline using click chemistry.
abstract: 1,2,3-Triazole tethered β-lactam and 7-chloroquinoline bifunctional hybrids were synthesized and evaluated as potential antimalarial agents. Activity against cultured Plasmodium falciparum was dependent on the N-substituent of the β-lactam ring as well as the presence of bis-triazole at the C-3 position. The observed activity profiles were further substantiated by docking studies via inhibition of P. falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (PfDHFR), a potential target for the development of new anti-malarials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143 005, India.
authors.forename: Pardeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Parvesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Malkeet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gut
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Kewal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vipan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mohinder P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bisetty
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D057930:Click Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008024:Ligands; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009154:Mutation; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000378:metabolism; D011804:Quinolines / Q000737:chemistry; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D008024:Ligands; D011804:Quinolines; D047090:beta-Lactams