Design, synthesis, DFT, docking studies and ADME prediction of some new coumarinyl linked pyrazolylthiazoles: Potential standalone or adjuvant antimicrobial agents

PLoS One. 2018 Apr 19;13(4):e0196016. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196016. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

The control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) seems to have come to a dead end. The major consequences of the use and abuse of antibacterial drugs are the development of resistant strains due to genetic mutability of both pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms. We, herein, report the synthesis, characterization and biological activities of coumarin-thiazole-pyrazole (CTP) molecular hybrids with an effort to explore and overcome the increasing antimicrobial resistance. The compounds were characterized by analyzing their IR, Mass, 1H and13C NMR spectral data and elemental analysis. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds was investigated against various pathogenic strains; the results obtained were further explained with the help of DFT and molecular orbital calculations. Compound 1b and 1f displayed good antimicrobial activity and synergistic effects when used with kanamycin and amphotericin B. Furthermore, in vitro cytotoxicity of compounds 1b and 1f were studied against HeLa cells (cervical cancer cell) and Hek-293 cells. The results of molecular docking study were used to better rationalize the action and prediction of the binding modes of these compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic*
  • DNA Gyrase / chemistry
  • DNA Gyrase / metabolism
  • Drug Design*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Docking Simulation*
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Thiazoles / chemistry*
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Thiazoles
  • DNA Gyrase

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by the University Grant Commission in the form of UGC-BSR research start up grant (F.30- 86/2014(BSR)), New Delhi, India. There was no additional external funding received for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.