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Development of (6R)-2-Nitro-644-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]-6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b ][1,3]oxazine (DNDI-8219) : a new lead for visceral Leishmaniasis
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Abstract
Discovery of the potent antileishmanial effects of antitubercular 6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo [2,1-1)] [1,3]oxazoles and 7-substituted 2-nitro-5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazines stimulated the examination of further scaffolds (e.g., 2-nitro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazepines), but the results for these seemed less attractive. Following the screening of a 900-compound pretomanid analogue library, several hits with more suitable potency, solubility, and microsomal stability were identified, and the superior efficacy of newly synthesized 6R enantiomers with phenylpyridine-based side chains was established through head-to-head assessments in a Leishmania donovani mouse model. Two such leads (R-84 and R-89) displayed promising activity in the more stringent Leishmania infantum hamster model but were unexpectedly found to be potent inhibitors of hERG. An extensive structure-activity relationship investigation pinpointed two compounds (R-6 and pyridine R-136) with better solubility and pharmacokinetic properties that also provided excellent oral efficacy in the same hamster model (>97% parasite clearance at 25 mg/kg, twice daily) and exhibited minimal hERG inhibition. Additional profiling earmarked R-6 as the favored backup development candidate.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of medicinal chemistry. - Washington, D.C., 1963, currens
Publication
Washington, D.C. : 2018
ISSN
0022-2623 [print]
1520-4804 [online]
DOI
10.1021/ACS.JMEDCHEM.7B01581
Volume/pages
61 :6 (2018) , p. 2329-2352
ISI
000428356600010
Pubmed ID
29461823
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