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Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinecarboxamides as potent anti-tuberculosis agents

Date:

12/15/2020

Citation:

Onajole OK, Lun S, Yun YJ, Langue DY, Jaskula-Dybka M, Flores A, Frazier E, Scurry AC, Zavala A, Arreola KR, Pierzchalski B, Ayitou AJ, Bishai WR. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinecarboxamides as potent anti-tuberculosis agents. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2020 Dec;96(6):1362-1371. doi: 10.1111/cbdd.13739. Epub 2020 Jul 9. PMID: 32515129; PMCID: PMC8720286.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease that has been plaguing the human race for centuries. The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of TB has been detrimental to the fight against tuberculosis with very few safe therapeutic options available. As part of an ongoing effort to identify potent anti-tuberculosis agents, we synthesized and screened a series of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinecarboxamide derivatives for their anti-tuberculosis properties. These compounds were designed based on reported anti-tuberculosis properties of the indolecarboxamides (I2Cs) and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinecarboxamides (IPAs). In this series, we identified compounds 15 and 16 with excellent anti-TB activity against H37Rv strain of tuberculosis (MIC = 0.10-0.19 μM); these compounds were further screened against selected clinical isolates of Mtb. Compounds 15 and 16 showed excellent activities against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of TB (MIC range: 0.05-1.5 μM) with excellent selectivity indices. In addition, preliminary ADME studies on compound 16 showed favorable pharmacokinetic properties.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32515129/