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CHEMMEDCHEM
卷 16, 期 3, 页码 513-523出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000359
关键词
Indoles; polyamines; adjuvants; enhancers; antibiotics
资金
- Auckland Medical Research Foundation [1116001]
- Wellcome Trust (UK)
- University of Queensland (Australia)
The discovery of new antibiotic adjuvants is crucial for combating antimicrobial resistance. Some newly discovered compounds show good antibiotic adjuvant activities with lower cytotoxic and haemolytic properties, indicating their potential for further development as treatment options.
The discovery of new antibiotic adjuvants is an attractive option for overcoming antimicrobial resistance. We have previously reported the discovery of a bis-6-bromoindolglyoxylamide derivative of spermine as being able to enhance the action of antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria but suffers from being cytotoxic and red-blood cell haemolytic. A series of analogues was prepared exploring variation of the indolglyoxylamide unit, to include indole-3-acrylic, indole-3-acetic and indole-3-carboxylate units, and evaluated for antibiotic enhancing properties against a range of Gram-negative bacteria, and for intrinsic antimicrobial, cytotoxic and haemolytic properties. Two spermine derivatives, bearing 5-bromo-indole-3-acetic acid (17) and 5-methoxy-indole-3-acrylic acid (14) end groups were found to exhibit good to moderate antibiotic adjuvant activities for doxycycline towards the Gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, but with more modest intrinsic antimicrobial activity and greatly reduced cytotoxic and haemolytic properties. The mechanism of action of the latter derivative identified its ability to disrupt the outer membranes of bacteria and to inhibit the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump directly or by inhibiting the proton gradient.
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