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Synthesis of urea and thiourea derivatives of C20-epi-aminosalinomycin and their activity against Trypanosoma brucei

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ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115241

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Polyether ionophore antibiotics; Allylic amine modification; Stereoselectivity; Regioselectivity; Trypanocidal activity; African trypanosomiasis; Trypanosoma brucei

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Salinomycin (SAL) is a natural compound with a broad spectrum of biological effects. In this study, novel urea and thiourea analogs of C20-epi-aminosalinomycin were synthesized and evaluated for their trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities. Among the tested compounds, 4b and 4d showed the most potent antitrypanosomal activity and were capable of inducing faster cell swelling in bloodstream-form trypanosomes compared to the reference compound SAL. These findings suggest that C20-epi-aminosalinomycin derivatives have the potential to be developed into improved trypanocidal drugs.
Salinomycin (SAL) is a natural polyether ionophore that exhibits a very broad spectrum of biological effects, ranging from anticancer to antiparasitic activities. Our recent studies have shown that the chemical modification of the SAL biomolecule is a fruitful strategy for generating lead compounds for the development of novel antitrypanosomal agents. As a continuation of our program to develop trypanocidal active lead structures, we synthesized a series of 14 novel urea and thiourea analogs of C20-epi-aminosalinomycin (compound 2b). The trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of the derivatives were assessed with the mammalian life cycle stage of Trypanosoma brucei and human leukemic HL-60 cells, respectively. The most antitrypanosomal compounds were the two thiourea derivatives 4b (C20-n-butylthiourea) and 4d (C20-phenylthiourea) with 50% growth inhibition (GI50) values of 0.18 and 0.22 mu M and selectivity indices of 47 and 41, respectively. As potent SAL derivatives have been shown to induce strong cell swelling in bloodstream forms of T. brucei, the effect of compounds 4b and 4d to increase the cell volume of the parasite was also investigated. Interestingly, both derivatives were capable to induce faster cell swelling in bloodstream-form trypanosomes than the reference compound SAL. These findings support the suggestion that C20-epi-aminosalinomycin derivatives are suitable leads in the rational development of new and improved trypanocidal drugs.

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