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An approach toward the synthesis of novel conjugates of 3,5-bis (arylidene)-4-piperidones (DAP) pharmacophore with amide-linkage has been developed via one-pot multicomponent reaction of aryl aldehydes, piperidinone and 2-chloro-N-phenylacetamide using [Et3NH][HSO4] as a catalyst/medium. Both substitutions on arylidene rings and piperidinone nitrogen (substituted 2-chloro-N-phenylacetamide) were varied. The synthesized conjugates were evaluated for their in vitro antitubercular activity against M. tuberculosis H37Ra (MTB) and M. bovis BCG strains. Among the series, compounds 4f, 4g, 4i and 4j showed remarkable broad spectrum antitubercular activity with low IC50 values. Furthermore, computer docking simulations, for the most active conjugates were performed with the active site of mycobacterial enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (InhA) support the antitubercular activity. Lower cytotoxicity, high potency and promising activity against MTB and M. Bovis BCG suggest that amide linked DAP could serve as good leads for further modifications and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of new 1,2,3-triazolyl chalcones were efficiently synthesized and screened for in vitro antifungal activity against five different fungal strains such as Candida albicans, Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Cryptococcus neoformans. All the synthesized chalcones displayed potential antifungal activity against most of the tested fungal strains. Especially, compounds 9b, 9c, 9d and 9g are the most active chalcones and displayed excellent MIC values as compared to standard antifungal drug Miconazole. Based on the structural similarity to known triazole inhibitors of sterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51), molecular docking study was performed to gauze the binding affinity of these chalcones and gains an insight into the plausible mechanism of antifungal action. The synthesized chalcones were also evaluated for in vitro antioxidant activity. All compounds exhibited moderate to excellent antioxidant activity, particularly compounds 9e, 9f, 9g and 9h exhibited excellent antioxidant activity in comparison with standard butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Furthermore, the synthesized chalcones were analyzed for ADME properties and showed the potential to build up as good oral drug candidates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of rhodanine incorporated quinoline derivatives were efficiently synthesized using reusable DBU acetate as ionic liquid and evaluated for their in vitro antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra (MTB) (ATCC 25177) and Mycobacterium bovis BCG (ATCC 35743) both in active and dormant state. Compounds 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h and 3i exhibited very good antitubercular activity. The active compounds were studied for cytotoxicity against HUVEC, THP-1, macrophages, A549, PANC-1 and HeLa cell lines using modified MTT assay and were found to be noncytotoxic. Inactivity of all these compounds against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria indicates their specificity towards the MTB. Further, the synthesized compounds have been screened for their in vitro antifungal activity. In addition, the molecular docking studies revealed the binding modes of these compounds in active site of Zmp1 enzyme, which in turn helped to establish a structural basis of inhibition of mycobacteria. The results of present study clearly indicate the identification of some novel, selective and specific inhibitors against MTB that can be explored further for potential antitubercular drug. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]