Abstract
Derivatives of dehydroabietic acid bearing different amino acids scaffolds have potent antiprotozoal activity against Leishmania donovani and Trypanosoma cruzi, with good to high selectivity, and can therefore be regarded as good models for further development into new drugs to fight leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. Several of the tested compounds were able to kill parasites residing inside cells, with IC50 values ranging from 2.3 to 9 mu M (L. donovani) and 1.4 to 5.8 mu M (T. cruzi), reflecting their ability to fight these infections at the relevant stage responsible for disease. One of the compounds, bearing a 3-pyridyl-Dalanine side chain, was 1.5-fold more potent against T. cruzi amastigotes residing in L6 cells than the reference compound benznidazole.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 457-463 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | MedChemComm |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 25 Nov 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- abietane diterpenoids
- in-vitro
- staphylococcus-aureus
- trypanocidal activity
- screening drugs
- diseases
- chemotherapy
- amastigotes
- organisms
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Vania Moreira
- Strathclyde Institute Of Pharmacy And Biomedical Sciences - Visiting Professor
Person: Visiting Professor