New Investigations with Lupane Type A-Ring Azepane Triterpenoids for Antimycobacterial Drug Candidate Design
Twenty lupane type A-ring azepano-triterpenoids were synthesized from betulin and its related derivatives and their antitubercular activity against <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, mono-resistant MTB strains, and nontuberculous strains <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> and Myc...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | Twenty lupane type A-ring azepano-triterpenoids were synthesized from betulin and its related derivatives and their antitubercular activity against <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, mono-resistant MTB strains, and nontuberculous strains <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> and Mycobacterium <i>avium</i> were investigated in the framework of AToMIc (Anti-mycobacterial Target or Mechanism Identification Contract) realized by the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, National Institute of Health. Of all the tested triterpenoids, 17 compounds showed antitubercular activity and 6 compounds were highly active on the H37Rv wild strain (with MIC 0.5 µM for compound <b>7</b>), out of which 4 derivatives also emerged as highly active compounds on the three mono-resistant MTB strains. Molecular docking corroborated with a machine learning drug-drug similarity algorithm revealed that azepano-triterpenoids have a rifampicin-like antitubercular activity, with compound <b>7</b> scoring the highest as a potential <i>M. tuberculosis</i> RNAP potential inhibitor. FIC testing demonstrated an additive effect of compound <b>7</b> when combined with rifampin, isoniazid and ethambutol. Most compounds were highly active against <i>M. avium</i> with compound <b>14</b> recording the same MIC value as the control rifampicin (0.0625 µM). The antitubercular ex vivo effectiveness of the tested compounds on THP-1 infected macrophages is correlated with their increased cell permeability. The tested triterpenoids also exhibit low cytotoxicity and do not induce antibacterial resistance in MTB strains. |
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