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Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites
Metronidazole has been used clinically for over 50 years as an antiparasitic and broad-spectrum antibacterial agent effective against anaerobic bacteria. However resistance to metronidazole in parasites and bacteria has been reported, and improved second-generation metronidazole analogues are needed...
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Editions Scientifiques Elsevier
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26117821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.019 |
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author | Jarrad, Angie M. Karoli, Tomislav Debnath, Anjan Tay, Chin Yen Huang, Johnny X. Kaeslin, Geraldine Elliott, Alysha G. Miyamoto, Yukiko Ramu, Soumya Kavanagh, Angela M. Zuegg, Johannes Eckmann, Lars Blaskovich, Mark A.T. Cooper, Matthew A. |
author_facet | Jarrad, Angie M. Karoli, Tomislav Debnath, Anjan Tay, Chin Yen Huang, Johnny X. Kaeslin, Geraldine Elliott, Alysha G. Miyamoto, Yukiko Ramu, Soumya Kavanagh, Angela M. Zuegg, Johannes Eckmann, Lars Blaskovich, Mark A.T. Cooper, Matthew A. |
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description | Metronidazole has been used clinically for over 50 years as an antiparasitic and broad-spectrum antibacterial agent effective against anaerobic bacteria. However resistance to metronidazole in parasites and bacteria has been reported, and improved second-generation metronidazole analogues are needed. The copper catalysed Huigsen azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition offers a way to efficiently assemble new libraries of metronidazole analogues. Several new metronidazole-triazole conjugates (Mtz-triazoles) have been identified with excellent broad spectrum antimicrobial and antiparasitic activity targeting Clostridium difficile, Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia. Cross resistance to metronidazole was observed against stable metronidazole resistant C. difficile and G. lamblia strains. However for the most potent Mtz-triazoles, the activity remained in a therapeutically relevant window. |
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spelling | pubmed-45504782015-09-22 Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites Jarrad, Angie M. Karoli, Tomislav Debnath, Anjan Tay, Chin Yen Huang, Johnny X. Kaeslin, Geraldine Elliott, Alysha G. Miyamoto, Yukiko Ramu, Soumya Kavanagh, Angela M. Zuegg, Johannes Eckmann, Lars Blaskovich, Mark A.T. Cooper, Matthew A. Eur J Med Chem Research Paper Metronidazole has been used clinically for over 50 years as an antiparasitic and broad-spectrum antibacterial agent effective against anaerobic bacteria. However resistance to metronidazole in parasites and bacteria has been reported, and improved second-generation metronidazole analogues are needed. The copper catalysed Huigsen azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition offers a way to efficiently assemble new libraries of metronidazole analogues. Several new metronidazole-triazole conjugates (Mtz-triazoles) have been identified with excellent broad spectrum antimicrobial and antiparasitic activity targeting Clostridium difficile, Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia. Cross resistance to metronidazole was observed against stable metronidazole resistant C. difficile and G. lamblia strains. However for the most potent Mtz-triazoles, the activity remained in a therapeutically relevant window. Editions Scientifiques Elsevier 2015-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4550478/ /pubmed/26117821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.019 Text en © 2015 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Paper Jarrad, Angie M. Karoli, Tomislav Debnath, Anjan Tay, Chin Yen Huang, Johnny X. Kaeslin, Geraldine Elliott, Alysha G. Miyamoto, Yukiko Ramu, Soumya Kavanagh, Angela M. Zuegg, Johannes Eckmann, Lars Blaskovich, Mark A.T. Cooper, Matthew A. Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title | Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title_full | Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title_fullStr | Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title_full_unstemmed | Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title_short | Metronidazole-triazole conjugates: Activity against Clostridium difficile and parasites |
title_sort | metronidazole-triazole conjugates: activity against clostridium difficile and parasites |
topic | Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26117821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.019 |
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