Noncellular screening for the discovery of protein-protein interaction modulators.

Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) constitute many potential therapeutic targets for the discovery of new drugs. Given their specificity, PPIs are more challenging to target than other ligands. Thus, finding the best screening process can be difficult.

Discovery of new hit-molecules targeting Plasmodium falciparum through a global SAR study of the 4-substituted-2-trichloromethylquinazoline antiplasmodial scaffold.

From 4 antiplasmodial hit-molecules identified in 2-trichloromethylquinazoline series, we conducted a global Structure-Activity relationship (SAR) study involving 26 compounds and covering 5 molecular regions (I - V), aiming at defining the corresponding pharmacophore and identifying new bioactive derivatives. Thus, after studying the aniline moiety in detail, thienopyrimidine, quinoline and quinoxaline bio-isosters were synthesized and tested on the K1 multi-resistant P. falciparum strain, along with a cytotoxicity evaluation on the human HepG2 cell line, to define selectivity indecies.

Antileishmanial pharmacomodulation in 8-nitroquinolin-2(1H)-one series.

An antileishmanial pharmacomodulation at position 4 of 8-nitroquinolin-2(1H)-one was conducted by using the Sonogashira and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions. A series of 25 derivatives was tested in vitro on the promastigote stage of Leishmania donovani along with an in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation on the human HepG2 cell line. Only the derivatives bearing a phenyl moiety at position 4 of the quinoline ring displayed interesting biologic profile, when the phenyl moiety was substituted at the para position by a Br or Cl atom, or by a CF3 group.

Looking for new antileishmanial derivatives in 8-nitroquinolin-2(1H)-one series.

From a recently identified antileishmanial pharmacophore, a structure-activity relationship study was conducted by introducing various aminated, phenoxy or thiophenoxy moieties at position 4 of the 8-nitroquinolin-2(1H)-one scaffold, using SNAr reactions. Thus a series of 47 derivatives was synthesized and evaluated in vitro on the promastigote stage of Leishmania donovani. In parallel, the cytotoxicity of the active molecules was tested on the human HepG2 cell line.

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of 4-trichloromethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines as new antiplasmodial agents.

Thanks to a preliminary in vitro screening of several CCl3-substituted-nitrogen containing heterocycles belonging to our chemical library, the 2-trichloromethylquinoxaline scaffold appeared to be of potential interest for developing new antiplasmodial agents. Then, combining these experimental results to the antimalarial properties reported for various pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives, an original series of fifteen 7-substituted-4-trichoromethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines was synthesized in a 4 to 5 reaction steps pathway. All molecules were evaluated in vitro toward both their antiplasmodial activity on the K1 multi-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain and their cytotoxicity on the HepG2 human cell line.

A new synthetic route to original sulfonamide derivatives in 2-trichloromethylquinazoline series: a structure-activity relationship study of antiplasmodial activity.

We report herein a simple and efficient two-step synthetic approach to new 2-trichloromethylquinazolines possessing a variously substituted sulfonamide group at position 4 used to prepare new quinazolines with antiparasitic properties. Thus, an original series of 20 derivatives was synthesized, which proved to be less-toxic than previously synthesized hits on the human HepG2 cell line, but did not display significant antiplasmodial activity. A brief Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) evaluation shows that a more restricted conformational freedom is probably necessary for providing antiplasmodial activity.