Novel 1-Methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide derivatives with potent anthelmintic activity
- Authors: Le, Thuy , Kundu, Abhijit , Ghoshal, Atanu , Nguyen, Nghi , Preston, Sarah , Jiao, Yaqing , Ruan, Banfeng , Xue, Lian , Huang, Fei , Keiser, Jennifer , Hofmann, Andreas , Chang, Bill , Garcia-Bustos, Jose , Wells, Timothy , Palmer, Michael , Jabbar, Abdul , Gasser, Robin , Baell, Jonathan
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Vol. 62, no. 7 (2019), p. 3367-3380
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- Description: A phenotypic screen of two different libraries of small molecules against the motility and development of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus led to the identification of two 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide derivatives. Medicinal chemistry optimization targeted modifications of the left-hand side, middle section, and right-hand side of the hybrid structure of these two hits to elucidate the structure-activity relationship (SAR). Initial SAR around these hits allowed for the iterative and directed assembly of a focused set of 30 analogues of their hybrid structure. Compounds 10, 17, 20, and 22 were identified as the most potent compounds, inhibiting the development of the fourth larval (L4) stage of H. contortus at sub-nanomolar potencies while displaying strong selectivity toward the parasite when tested in vitro against the human MCF10A cell line. In addition, compounds 9 and 27 showed promising activity against a panel of other parasitic nematodes, including hookworms and whipworms.
Structure-activity relationship studies of tolfenpyrad reveal subnanomolar inhibitors of haemonchus contortus development
- Authors: Le, Thuy , Kundu, Abhijit , Ghoshal, Atanu , Nguyen, Nghi , Preston, Sarah , Jiao, Yaqing , Ruan, Banfeng , Xue, Lian , Huang, Fei , Keiser, Jennifer , Hofmann, Andreas , Chang, Bill , Garcia-Bustos, Jose , Wells, Timothy , Palmer, Michael , Jabbar, Abdul , Gasser, Robin , Baell, Jonathan
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Vol. 62, no. 2 (2019), p. 1036-1053
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- Description: Recently, we have discovered that the registered pesticide, tolfenpyrad, unexpectedly and potently inhibits the development of the L4 larval stage of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus with an IC50 value of 0.03 mu M while displaying good selectivity, with an IC50 of 37.9 mu M for cytotoxicity. As a promising molecular template for medicinal chemistry optimization, we undertook anthelmintic structure-activity relationships for this chemical. Modifications of the left-hand side (LHS), right-hand side (RHS), and middle section of the scaffold were explored to produce a set of 57 analogues. Analogues 25, 29, and 33 were shown to be the most potent compounds of the series, with IC50 values at a subnanomolar level of potency against the chemotherapeutically relevant fourth larval (L4) stage of H. contortus. Selected compounds from the series also showed promising activity against a panel of other different parasitic nematodes, such as hookworms and whipworms.