Design and synthesis of novel benzopyran-2-one derivatives of expected antimicrobial activity through DNA gyrase-B inhibition

Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2008 Nov;341(11):725-33. doi: 10.1002/ardp.200700266.

Abstract

In an attempt to find a new class of antibacterial agents, we have synthesized thirty new coumarin (2H-benzopyran-2-one) analogues. These derivatives include substituted azetidin-2-ones (beta-lactam) 3a-f, pyrrolidin-2-ones 4a-f, 2H-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 5a-f, and thiazolidin-4-ones 6a-f attached to 4-phenyl-2H-benzopyran-2-one through an oxyacetamido or an oxymethyl bridge. The target compounds were synthesized starting from 2-oxo-4-phenyl-2H-benzo[b]pyran-7-yl-oxyacetic acid hydrazides 2a-f. The new compounds were evaluated as DNA gyrase-B inhibitors through molecular modeling and docking techniques using the Molsoft ICM 3.4-8C program. The synthesized compounds were also screened for antibacterial activity against four different species of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; as well as screening against C. albicans for antifungal activity. The molecular modeling data were in accordance with the antimicrobial screening results.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Computer Simulation
  • Coumarins / chemical synthesis*
  • Coumarins / pharmacology
  • Drug Design*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Binding
  • Topoisomerase II Inhibitors*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Coumarins
  • Topoisomerase II Inhibitors