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Development of Simplified Heterocyclic Acetogenin Analogues as Potent and Selective Trypanosoma brucei Inhibitors

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  • Gordon J. Florence
  • Andrew L. Fraser
  • Eoin R. Gould
  • Elizabeth F. King
  • Stefanie K. Menzies
  • Joanne C. Morris
  • Marie I. Thomson
  • Lindsay B. Tulloch
  • Marija K. Zacharova
  • Terry K. Smith
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>19/07/2016
<mark>Journal</mark>ChemMedChem
Issue number14
Volume11
Number of pages4
Pages (from-to)1503-1506
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date10/06/16
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Neglected tropical diseases caused by parasitic infections are an ongoing and increasing concern. They are a burden to human and animal health, having the most devastating effect on the world′s poorest countries. Building upon our previously reported triazole analogues, in this study we describe the synthesis and biological testing of other novel heterocyclic acetogenin-inspired derivatives, namely 3,5-isoxazoles, furoxans, and furazans. Several of these compounds maintain low-micromolar levels of inhibition against Trypanosoma brucei, whilst having no observable inhibitory effect on mammalian cells, leading to the possibility of novel lead compounds for selective treatment.

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