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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Chem. 2012 Apr 6;55(8):3739–3755. doi: 10.1021/jm201608g

Table 1.

Antibacterial activities against M. tuberculosis and S. aureus, and MenA enzyme inhibitory activities of the selected molecules.

Compounds Structure
MIC (g/mL)a
MenA Inhibition
X R1 R2 S. aureus M. tuberculosis (MABA)b M. tuberculosis (LORA)c S. aureus (at 100 μM) M. tuberculosis(at 100 μM) IC50 (μM)
2 Class A
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X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H
>60 12.5 5.2 + 15.0
(S)-2 X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H >60 12.5 5.59 + 7.5
(R)-2 X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H >60 6.2 4.91 + 17.0
(S)-11 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, H >60 12.5 4.91 + 16.0
(R)-11 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, H >60 6.2 5.59 + 9.0
(S)-12 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, CONH2 >60 12.5 2.94 + 9.0
(R)-12 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, CONH2 >60 2.31 0.85 + 1.5
(R)-13 X, R1, R2 = NOMe, C3H7, CONH2 >60 2.31 0.85 + 1.2

3 Class B
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X, R2 = O, H
>60 12.5 1.88 + 15.0
(S)-3 X, R2 = O, H >60 12.5 1.88 + 25.0
(S)-3 X, R2 = O, H >60 12.5 1.46 + 20.0
(S)-14 X, R2 = O, CONH2 >60 12.5 4.93 + 20.0
(R)-14 X, R2 = O, CONH2 >60 12.5 4.93 + 15.0
(R)-15 X, R2 = NOMe, OH >60 6.25 1.43 + 15.0

4 Class C
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>60 12.5 3.00 + 15.0
(S)-4 >60 12.5 3.00 + 17.0
(R)-4 >60 12.5 3.00 + 14.0

rac-5 Class D
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X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H
>60 6.25 2.82 + 15.0
rac-16 X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, CONH2 >60 3.25 2.83 + 7.5
(S)-5 X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H >60 1.50 1.43 + 4.5
(R)-5 X, R1, R2 = O, CH3, H >60 6.25 2.85 + 7.5
(S)-16 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, H >60 1.50 1.43 + 3.5
(R)-16 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, H >60 6.25 5.20 + 9.5
(S)-17 X, R1, R2 = O, C3H7, CONH2 >60 1.50 1.45 + 1.5
(S)-18 X, R1, R2 = NOMe, C3H7, CONH2 >60 1.50 1.40 + 1.5

rac-6 Class E
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X, R2 = O, H
>60 12.5 1.88 + 20.0
(S)-6 X, R2 = O, H >60 12.5 1.88 + 15.0
(R)-6 X, R2 = O, H >60 12.5 1.46 + 15.0
(S)-19 X, R2 = O, CONH2 >60 12.5 2.93 + 20.0
(R)-19 X, R2 = O, CONH2 >60 12.5 4.93 + 20.0
(S)-20 X, R2 = NOMe, OH >60 12.5 5.54 + 20.0
(R)-20 X, R2 = NOMe, OH >60 12.5 5.54 + 15.0

RFPd - 0.2 1.47
INHe - 0.1 >128
EMBf - 0.78 >128
a

The agar plate dilution method was used.;

b

MABA: microplate alamar blue assay.;

c

LORA: Low-oxygen recovery assay.;

d

RFP: rifampicin.;

e

INH: isoniazid.;

f

EMB: ethanbutol.