Novel high energy intermediate analogues with triazasterol-related structures as inhibitors of ergosterol biosynthesis. III. Synthesis and antifungal activity of N4-alkyl-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinolin-4-amine salts

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Novel high energy intermediate analogues with triazasterol-related structures as inhibitors of ergosterol biosynthesis. III. Synthesis and antifungal activity of N4-alkyl-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinolin-4-amine salts
Journal
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Author(s)
Gossnitzer  E., Punkenhofer  A., Amon  A., Favre  B.
ISSN
0928-0987 (Print)
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Published
Issued date
06/2003
Volume
19
Number
2-3
Pages
151-64
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
A series of N4-alkyl-1,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinolinamine hydroiodides with triazasterol-related structures was designed and synthesized to mimic, as stable analogues, native high energy intermediates (HEI) of ergosterol biosynthesis. The title compounds can be regarded as 8,13,15-triaza-13,17-secosteroids with aromatic ring A bearing the positive charge in the guanidinium moiety. Hence, these compounds present structural similarities with corresponding carbocationic intermediates occurring during the enzyme catalyzed transformation of squalene into ergosterol. The N4-alkylaminopyrimidoisoquinolinium salts were prepared by reaction of respective S-methylthiotetrahydropyrimidoisoquinoline hydroiodides with octylamine, and appropriately methyl-branched alkyl- and alkenylamines. In order to prepare (3R)-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-6-hepten-1-amine several synthetic routes were investigated. The structures of all reported compounds were proved and completely assigned on the basis of homo- and heteronuclear correlated 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The in vitro antifungal susceptibility tests of the title compounds with a standard panel of eight pathogenic fungi revealed especially against the used dermatophytes and yeasts with MICs in the range of 1-32 microg/ml moderate to good antimycotic effects. Depending on the nature of the N4-alkyl substituents structure-activity relationships were found with a maximum of antifungal efficacy of the N4-3,7-dimethyloctylaminopyrimidoisoquinolinium iodide.
Keywords
Antifungal Agents/chemistry/*pharmacology Aspergillus fumigatus/drug effects/growth & development Candida albicans/drug effects/growth & development Cryptococcus neoformans/drug effects/growth & development Ergosterol/*antagonists & inhibitors/*biosynthesis Isoquinolines/chemistry/*pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests/statistics & numerical data Saccharomyces cerevisiae/drug effects/growth & development Structure-Activity Relationship Triazoles/chemistry/*pharmacology Trichophyton/drug effects/growth & development
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