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The Effect of Conjugation of Ciprofloxacin and Moxifloxacin with Fatty Acids on Their Antibacterial and Anticancer Activity

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116261

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fluoroquinolone; conjugation; fatty acids; cytotoxicity; antibacterial activity

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  1. European Regional Development Fund within the operational program Innovative economy for 2007-2013

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Novel conjugates of moxifloxacin with fatty acids were synthesized and found to have stronger cytotoxic potential than the parent drug. Some of these conjugates showed high cytotoxicity against prostate cancer cells. Additionally, they exhibited activity against standard and clinical bacterial strains, as well as mycobacteria.
Novel conjugates (CP) of moxifloxacin (MXF) with fatty acids (1m-16m) were synthesized with good yields utilizing amides chemistry. They exhibit a more pronounced cytotoxic potential than the parent drug. They were the most effective for prostate cancer cells with an IC50 below 5 mu M for respective conjugates with sorbic (2m), oleic (4m), 6-heptenoic (10m), linoleic (11m), caprylic (15m), and stearic (16m) acids. All derivatives were evaluated against a panel of standard and clinical bacterial strains, as well as towards mycobacteria. The highest activity towards standard isolates was observed for the acetic acid derivative 14m, followed by conjugates of unsaturated crotonic (1m) and sorbic (2m) acids. The activity of conjugates tested against an expanded panel of clinical coagulase-negative staphylococci showed that the compound (14m) was recognized as a leading structure with an MIC of 0.5 mu g/mL denoted for all quinolone-susceptible isolates. In the group of CP derivatives, sorbic (2) and geranic (3) acid amides exhibited the highest bactericidal potential against clinical strains. The M. tuberculosis Spec. 210 strain was the most sensitive to sorbic (2m) conjugate and to conjugates with medium- and long-chain polyunsaturated acids. To establish the mechanism of antibacterial action, selected CP and MXF conjugates were examined in both topoisomerase IV decatenation assay and the DNA gyrase supercoiling assay, followed by suitable molecular docking studies.

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