Balancing physicochemical properties of phenylthiazole compounds with antibacterial potency by modifying the lipophilic side chain

A Mancy, NS Abutaleb, MM Elsebaei… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
ACS infectious diseases, 2019ACS Publications
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is presently one of the most pressing healthcare
challenges and necessitates the discovery of new antibacterials with unique chemical
scaffolds. However, the determination of the optimal balance between structural
requirements for pharmacological action and pharmacokinetic properties of novel
antibacterial compounds is a significant challenge in drug development. The incorporation
of lipophilic moieties within a compound's core structure can enhance biological activity but …
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is presently one of the most pressing healthcare challenges and necessitates the discovery of new antibacterials with unique chemical scaffolds. However, the determination of the optimal balance between structural requirements for pharmacological action and pharmacokinetic properties of novel antibacterial compounds is a significant challenge in drug development. The incorporation of lipophilic moieties within a compound’s core structure can enhance biological activity but have a deleterious effect on drug-like properties. In this Article, the lipophilicity of alkynylphenylthiazoles, previously identified as novel antibacterial agents, was reduced by introducing cyclic amines to the lipophilic side chain. In this regard, substitution with methylpiperidine (compounds 1416) and thiomorpholine (compound 19) substituents significantly enhanced the aqueous solubility profile of the new compounds more than 150-fold compared to the first-generation lead compound 1b. Consequently, the pharmacokinetic profile of compound 15 was significantly enhanced with a notable improvement in both half-life and the time the compound’s plasma concentration remained above its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In addition, compounds 1416 and 19 were found to exert a bactericidal mode of action against MRSA and were not susceptible to resistance formation after 14 serial passages. Moreover, these compounds (at 2× MIC) were superior to the antibiotic vancomycin in the disruption of the mature MRSA biofilm. The modifications to the alkynylphenylthiazoles reported herein successfully improved the pharmacokinetic profile of this new series while maintaining the compounds’ biological activity against MRSA.
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