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ArticlePloS one2021

Evaluation of bisphenylthiazoles as a promising class for combating multidrug-resistant fungal infections.

Mohamed Hagras, Nader S Abutaleb, Ahmed M Sayed, Ehab A Salama, Mohamed N Seleem, Abdelrahman S Mayhoub

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed HagrasDepartment of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nader S AbutalebDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Ahmed M SayedDepartment of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0244-3457
Ehab A SalamaDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Mohamed N SeleemDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Abdelrahman S MayhoubDepartment of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGPurdue University West Lafayette · USZagazig University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To minimize the intrinsic toxicity of the antibacterial agent hydrazinyloxadiazole 1, the hydrazine moiety was replaced with ethylenediamine (compound 7). This replacement generated a potent antifungal agent with no antibacterial activity. Notably, use of a 1,2-diaminocyclohexane moiety, as a conformationally-restricted isostere for ethylenediamine, potentiated the antifungal activity in both the cis and trans forms of N-(5-(2-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)-4-methylthiazol-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (compounds 16 and 17). Both compounds 16 and 17 were void of any antibacterial activity; nonetheless, they showed equipotent antifungal activity in vitro to that of the most potent approved antifungal agent, amphotericin B. The promising antifungal effects of compounds 16 and 17 were maintained when assessed against an additional panel of 26 yeast and mold clinical isolates, including the Candida auris and C. krusei. Furthermore, compound 17 showed superior activity to amphotericin B in vitro against Candida glabrata and Cryptococcus gattii. Additionally, neither compound inhibited the normal human microbiota, and both possessed excellent safety profiles and were 16 times more tolerable than amphotericin B.

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Amphotericin BAntifungal AgentsCandidiasisDrug Resistance, MultipleFluconazoleHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycosesThiazolesAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsFluconazoleThiazoles

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PMID34735467
PMCPMC8568133
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