Synthesis of pyrazinamide Mannich bases and its antitubercular properties

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Apr 15;16(8):2113-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.01.064. Epub 2006 Feb 7.

Abstract

A series of pyrazinamide (PAZ) Mannich bases has been synthesized by reacting PAZ, formaldehyde, and various substituted piperazines using microwave irradiation with the yield ranging from 46% to 86%. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for antimycobacterial activity in vitro and in vivo against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MTB). Among the synthesized compounds, 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-4-((pyrazine-2-carboxamido)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (17) was found to be the most active compound in vitro with MIC of 0.39 and 0.2 microg/mL against MTB and multidrug-resistant MTB, respectively. In the in vivo animal model 17 decreased the bacterial load in lung and spleen tissues with 1.86 and 1.66-log10 protections, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antitubercular Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Mannich Bases / chemical synthesis*
  • Mannich Bases / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Models, Chemical
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
  • Pyrazinamide / chemical synthesis
  • Spleen / metabolism

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Mannich Bases
  • Pyrazinamide