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Bioorg Med Chem ; 21(22): 6996-7003, 2013 Nov 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24095017

ABSTRACT

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the vector agent responsible for the transmission of yellow fever and dengue fever viruses to over 80 million people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Exhaustive efforts have lead to a vaccine candidate with only 30% effectiveness against the dengue virus and failure to protect patients against the serotype 2. Hence, vector control remains the most viable route to dengue fever control programs. We have synthesized a class of 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives whose most biologically active compounds exhibit potent activity against Aedes aegypti larvae (ca. of 15 ppm) and low toxicity in mammals. Exposure to these larvicides results in larvae pigmentation in a manner correlated with the LC50 measurements. Structural comparisons of the 1,2,4-oxadiazole nucleus against known inhibitors of insect enzymes allowed the identification of 3-hydroxykynurenine transaminase as a potential target for these synthetic larvicides. Molecular docking calculations indicate that 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds can bind to 3-hydroxykynurenine transaminase with similar conformation and binding energies as its crystallographic inhibitor 4-(2-aminophenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid.


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Aedes/drug effects , Aedes/enzymology , Insecticides , Oxadiazoles/chemistry , Oxadiazoles/pharmacology , Transaminases/antagonists & inhibitors , Aedes/growth & development , Animals , Binding Sites , Larva/drug effects , Larva/enzymology , Molecular Docking Simulation , Oxadiazoles/chemical synthesis , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Structure-Activity Relationship , Transaminases/metabolism
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 21(4): 940-7, 2013 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23321014

ABSTRACT

Twenty 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles have been synthesized and tested against fourth instar Aedes aegypti larvae. In the synthesis of title compounds, modifications have been made in the C-5 side-chain with a view to test their larvicidal activity. These isoxazoles have been obtained by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of arylnitrile oxides to terminal alkynes which furnished the desired products in 20% to 79% yields. A comparative study of the larvicidal activity between 3-(3-aryl-isoxazol-5-yl)-propan-1-ols and 3-(3-aryl-isoxazol-5-yl)-propionic acids clearly demonstrated that the latter compounds possess much better larvicidal activity than the former. We also tested two esters, viz., methyl 3-[3-(phenyl)-isoxazole-5-yl] propionate and methyl 3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-isoxazole-5-yl] propionate, where the latter presented an excellent larvicidal profile.


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Aedes/drug effects , Insecticides/chemical synthesis , Isoxazoles/chemistry , Aedes/growth & development , Animals , Insecticides/chemistry , Insecticides/toxicity , Isoxazoles/chemical synthesis , Isoxazoles/toxicity , Larva/drug effects , Structure-Activity Relationship
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