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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 61(17): e202117458, 2022 04 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35167718

ABSTRACT

Over the past decades, antibiotic resistance has grown to a point where orthogonal approaches to combating infections caused by resistant bacteria are needed. One such approach is the development of non-microbicidal small molecules that potentiate the activity of conventional antibiotics, termed adjuvants. The diterpene natural product 12(S),16ϵ-dihydroxycleroda-3,13-dien-15,16-olide, which we refer to as (-)-LZ-2112, is known to synergize with oxacillin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To explore this activity, (-)-LZ-2112 was synthesized and the structure confirmed through X-ray analysis. Preliminary structure-activity relationship studies following the synthesis of several analogs identified key structural elements responsible for activity and indicate that scaffold simplification is possible. A preliminary mode of action study suggests mecA plays a role in the adjuvant activity of (-)-LZ-2112.


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Diterpenes, Clerodane , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacterial Proteins , Diterpenes, Clerodane/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Oxacillin/pharmacology , beta-Lactams/pharmacology
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Chem Biol Drug Des ; 97(1): 134-147, 2021 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32844569

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Prodrugs are pharmacologically attenuated derivatives of drugs that undergo bioconversion into the active compound once reaching the targeted site, thereby maximizing their efficiency. This strategy has been implemented in pharmaceuticals to overcome obstacles related to absorption, distribution, and metabolism, as well as with intracellular dyes to ensure concentration within cells. In this study, we provide the first examples of a prodrug strategy that can be applied to simple phenolic antimicrobials to increase their potency against mature biofilms. The addition of (acetoxy)methyl iminodiacetate groups increases the otherwise modest potency of simple phenols. Biofilm-forming bacteria exhibit a heightened tolerance toward antimicrobial agents, thereby accentuating the need for new antibiotics as well as those, which incorporate novel delivery strategies to enhance activity toward biofilms.


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Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Biofilms/drug effects , Imino Acids/chemistry , Phenols/chemistry , Prodrugs/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Phenols/pharmacology , Prodrugs/chemistry , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/physiology , Staphylococcus epidermidis/drug effects , Staphylococcus epidermidis/physiology , Structure-Activity Relationship
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ACS Omega ; 5(11): 6010-6020, 2020 Mar 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32226882

ABSTRACT

The recalcitrance exhibited by microbial biofilms to conventional disinfectants has motivated the development of new chemical strategies to control and eradicate biofilms. The activities of several small phenolic compounds and their trichloromethylsulfenyl ester derivatives were evaluated against planktonic cells and mature biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Some of the phenolic parent compounds are well-studied constituents of plant essential oils, for example, eugenol, menthol, carvacrol, and thymol. The potency of sulfenate ester derivatives was markedly and consistently increased toward both planktonic cells and biofilms. The mean fold difference between the parent and derivative minimum inhibitory concentration against planktonic cells was 44 for S. epidermidis and 16 for P. aeruginosa. The mean fold difference between the parent and derivative biofilm eradication concentration for 22 tested compounds against both S. epidermidis and P. aeruginosa was 3. This work demonstrates the possibilities of a new class of biofilm-targeting disinfectants deploying a sulfenate ester functional group to increase the antimicrobial potency toward microorganisms in biofilms.

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