Antimycobacterial evaluation of pyrazinoic acid reversible derivatives

Curr Pharm Des. 2011;17(32):3506-14. doi: 10.2174/138161211798194477.

Abstract

Design, results of in vitro antimycobacterial evaluation, and study of structure-activity relationships of various pyrazinecarboxylic acid reversible derivatives are presented. This review deals with some pyrazinamide analogues/prodrugs derived from Nphenylpyrazine- 2-carboxamides (1), arylaminopyrazine-2,5-dicarbonitriles (2), aryl/alkylsulphanylpyrazines (3,4), and aroylpyrazines (5) effecting >50% inhibition in the primary antimycobacterial screen. The promising pyrazine candidates for further antimycobacterial evaluation were discovered. Results give good view onto structure-activity relationships of these analogues and promise even better activity of new compounds prepared after some structure optimization experiments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / adverse effects
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drug Design*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mycobacterium / drug effects*
  • Mycobacterium / growth & development
  • Prodrugs* / adverse effects
  • Prodrugs* / chemistry
  • Prodrugs* / pharmacology
  • Pyrazinamide / adverse effects
  • Pyrazinamide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Pyrazinamide / chemistry
  • Pyrazinamide / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Prodrugs
  • Pyrazinamide
  • pyrazinoic acid