Mixed steroidal 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes: Antimalarial and antimycobacterial activity
(2002) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry — Vol. 45, n° 16, p. 3331-3336 (2002)
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- Mixed 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes possessing simple spirocycloalkane and spirocholic acid-derived substituents were prepared and shown to have significantly higher in vitro antimalarial activity than bis-substituted tetraoxanes. Out of 41 synthesized tetraoxanes, 12 were in vitro more potent against Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistant W2 clone than artemisinin, and the most potent one was 2.4 times as active as arteether. In addition, 9 compounds exhibit higher activity than chloroquine against P. falciparum chloroquine-susceptible D6 clone. Cytotoxicity was assessed for most active compounds against the Vero cell line, showing a cytotoxicity/antimalarial potency ratio of 1/(1400-9500). For the first time, tetraoxanes were screened against Mycobacterium tuberculosis with MICs as low as 4.73 muM against H37Rv strain. Mixed tetraoxanes were synthesized in a simple procedure from cholic acid methyl esters by direct coupling of steroidal gem-dihydroperoxide to simple ketones and further transformed into corresponding acids and amides.
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Solaja, B., Terzic, N., Pocsfalvi, G., Gerena, L., Tinant, B., Opsenica, D., & Milhous, W. (2002). Mixed steroidal 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes: Antimalarial and antimycobacterial activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 45(16), 3331-3336. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm020891g (Original work published 2002)