期刊
MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26165078
关键词
NICS; aromaticity; benzofuran-4-one; antifungal activity; quantitative structure-activity relationship
资金
- CONACYT [389176, 291061]
The study indicates that aromaticity plays an important role in molecular design, and the use of nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS) is an effective criterion for evaluating the antifungal activity of indol-4-ones. A linear regression analysis showed a significant relationship between NICS and antifungal activity, with varying effects on different series of compounds. Furthermore, the validity of the equations was confirmed through the synthesis and testing of benzofuran-4-ones, supporting the utility of NICS in the molecular design of compounds with antifungal activity.
The assertion made by Wu et al. that aromaticity may have considerable implications for molecular design motivated us to use nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS) as an aromaticity criterion to evaluate the antifungal activity of two series of indol-4-ones. A linear regression analysis of NICS and antifungal activity showed that both tested variables were significantly related (p < 0.05); when aromaticity increased, the antifungal activity decreased for series I and increased for series II. To verify the validity of the obtained equations, a new set of 44 benzofuran-4-ones was designed by replacing the nitrogen atom of the five-membered ring with oxygen in indol-4-ones. The NICS(0) and NICS(1) of benzofuran-4-ones were calculated and used to predict their biological activities using the previous equations. A set of 10 benzofuran-4-ones was synthesized and tested in eight human pathogenic fungi, showing the validity of the equations. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in yeasts was 31.25 mu g center dot mL(-1) for Candida glabrata, Candida krusei and Candida guilliermondii with compounds 15-32, 15-15 and 15-1. The MIC for filamentous fungi was 1.95 mu g center dot mL(-1) for Aspergillus niger for compounds 15-1, 15-33 and 15-34. The results obtained support the use of NICS in the molecular design of compounds with antifungal activity.
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