Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-(aryl)-2-thiophen-2-ylacetamides series as a new class of antitubercular agents

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Dec 15;17(24):6895-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.09.096. Epub 2007 Oct 4.

Abstract

The present article describes a series of 21 N-(aryl)-2-thiophen-2-ylacetamides, which were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the activity expressed as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in mug/mL. The compounds 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 20 exhibited activity between 25 and 100 microg/mL and could be a good start point to find new lead compounds in the fight against multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / chemical synthesis*
  • Acetamides / chemistry
  • Acetamides / classification
  • Acetamides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Antitubercular Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antitubercular Agents / chemistry
  • Antitubercular Agents / classification
  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiophenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Thiophenes