PMID- 33422909 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210831 LR - 20210831 IS - 1464-3391 (Electronic) IS - 0968-0896 (Linking) VI - 31 DP - 2021 Feb 1 TI - Nosiheptide analogues as potential antibacterial agents via dehydroalanine region modifications: Semi-synthesis, antimicrobial activity and molecular docking study. PG - 115970 LID - S0968-0896(20)30800-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115970 [doi] AB - The frequent and inappropriate use of antibiotics aggravate the variation and evolution of multidrug-resistant bacteria, posing a serious threat to public health. Nosiheptide (NOS) has excellent lethality against a variety of Gram-positive bacteria, however the physical and chemical drawbacks hamper its routine application in clinical practice. In this study, by using NOS as the starting material, a total of 15 NOS analogues (2a-4e) were semi-synthesized via its dehydroalanine residue reacting with monosubstituted anilines. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of NOS and its analogues against two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) clinical isolates were determined by broth microdilution assay to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing data shown that most of the NOS analogues had a better antibacterial effect than the parent compound, with compound 3c exhibiting the highest antibacterial activity against VRE (MIC = 0.0078 mg/L) and MRSA (MIC < 0.0039 mg/L). Molecular docking of synthetic compounds was also performed to verify the binding interactions of NOS analogues with the target. Our data indicated that compound 3c possesses stronger and more complex intermolecular force than other analogues, which is consistent with the results of the biological activity evaluation. Overall, this study identified a number of potential antibacterial NOS analogues that could act as potent therapeutic agents for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Fan, Yafei AU - Fan Y AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China. FAU - Chen, Hangfei AU - Chen H AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China. FAU - Mu, Ning AU - Mu N AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China. FAU - Wang, Wengui AU - Wang W AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China. FAU - Zhu, Kongkai AU - Zhu K AD - School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China. Electronic address: bio_zhukk@ujn.edu.cn. FAU - Ruan, Zhi AU - Ruan Z AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China. Electronic address: r_z@zju.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Shoufeng AU - Wang S AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China. Electronic address: chm_wangsf@ujn.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201231 PL - England TA - Bioorg Med Chem JT - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry JID - 9413298 RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - 0 (Thiazoles) RN - 98RA387EKY (dehydroalanine) RN - F7YI574GFD (nosiheptide) RN - OF5P57N2ZX (Alanine) SB - IM MH - Alanine/*analogs & derivatives/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/drug effects MH - Enterococcus faecium/*drug effects MH - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/*drug effects MH - Microbial Sensitivity Tests MH - *Molecular Docking Simulation MH - Molecular Structure MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Thiazoles/chemical synthesis/chemistry/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antimicrobial activity OT - Molecular docking OT - Nosiheptide analogues OT - Semi-synthesis EDAT- 2021/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/10 20:37 PHST- 2020/10/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/10 20:37 [entrez] AID - S0968-0896(20)30800-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115970 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioorg Med Chem. 2021 Feb 1;31:115970. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115970. Epub 2020 Dec 31.