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Divergent Synthesis of Novel Cylindrocyclophanes that Inhibit Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Julien J Freudenreich, Sean Bartlett, Naomi S Robertson, Sarah L Kidd, Suzie Forrest, Hannah F Sore, Warren R J D Galloway, Martin Welch, David R Spring

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Article in ChemMedChem, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Julien J FreudenreichDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
Sean BartlettDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7044-4454
Naomi S RobertsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5519-9158
Sarah L KiddDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9403-8736
Suzie ForrestDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK.
Hannah F SoreDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6542-0394
Warren R J D GallowayDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
Martin WelchDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK.
David R SpringDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7355-2824

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M019411Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cylindrocyclophanes are a family of macrocyclic natural products reported to exhibit antibacterial activity. Little is known about the structural basis of this activity due to the challenges associated with their synthesis or isolation. We hypothesised that structural modification of the cylindrocyclophane scaffold could streamline their synthesis without significant loss of activity. Herein, we report a divergent synthesis of the cylindrocyclophane core enabling access to symmetrical macrocycles by means of a catalytic, domino cross-metathesis-ring-closing metathesis cascade, followed by late-stage diversification. Phenotypic screening identified several novel inhibitors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The most potent inhibitor has a unique tetrabrominated [7,7]paracyclophane core with no known counterpart in nature. Together these illustrate the potential of divergent synthesis using catalysis and unbiased screening methods in modern antibacterial discovery.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureStereoisomerismStructure-Activity RelationshipAnti-Bacterial Agentscross metathesiscylindrocyclophanemacrocyclesring-closing metathesis

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PMID32424962
PMCPMC7522682

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