Indole-nitroimidazole conjugates as efficient manipulators to decrease the genes expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2019.0

Abstract

The biological resistance of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has pushed synthetic antibiotics to the forefront. To combat the resistance of MRSA, our new effort directed towards the development of novel structural candidates of enone-bridged indole nitroimidazole scaffolds, and wished to shed some light on the combination of some single pharmacophore with different biological activities. Bioassay revealed that the active compound 4b gave a satisfactory inhibition on MRSA (MIC = 1 μg/mL) and could effectively prevent the development of bacterial resistance. Mechanism exploration indicated that molecule 4b could not only intercalate into MRSA deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), but also permeate MRSA membrane and bind with penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), then decreased the expression of three relevant genes in MRSA. Furthermore, it was able to be stored and carried by human serum albumin (HSA), and the participation of metal ions in 4b-HSA system was helpful to improve the supramolecular transport behavior. Hybrid 4b also exhibited low cytotoxicity towards normal lung epithelial cell line BEAS-2B.

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