Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of substituted pyrazinecarboxamides

Eur J Med Chem. 2008 May;43(5):1105-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.07.013. Epub 2007 Aug 2.

Abstract

Unsubstituted, halogenated and/or alkylated pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid amides connected via -CONH- bridge with substituted anilines were synthesized using currently known synthetic pathways. The synthetic approach, analytical, spectroscopic, lipophilicity and biological data of 20 newly synthesized compounds are presented. Structure-activity relationships among the chemical structures, the antimycobacterial, antifungal, photosynthesis inhibiting and antialgal activity of the evaluated substituted N-phenylpyrazine-2-carboxamides are discussed. 5-tert-Butyl-6-chloro-N-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (19) has shown the highest activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H(37)Rv (MIC=3.13 microg/mL). The highest antifungal effect against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, the most susceptible fungal strain tested, was found for N-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide (14, MIC=62.5 micromol/mL). The highest reduction of chlorophyll content in Chlorella vulgaris was found for pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (3-trifluoromethylphenyl)amide (9, IC(50)=12.1 micromol/L).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemical synthesis*
  • Amides / chemistry
  • Amides / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Chlorella vulgaris / drug effects
  • Chlorella vulgaris / metabolism
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Chlorophyll / metabolism
  • Chloroplasts / drug effects
  • Chloroplasts / metabolism
  • Herbicides / chemical synthesis
  • Herbicides / chemistry
  • Herbicides / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
  • Pyrazines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazines / chemistry
  • Pyrazines / pharmacology
  • Spinacia oleracea / drug effects
  • Spinacia oleracea / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Amides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Herbicides
  • Pyrazines
  • Chlorophyll