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ArticlePloS one2023

In-vivo studies on Transitmycin, a potent Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibitor.

Rajesh Mondal, Azger Dusthackeer V N, Palaniyandi Kannan, Amit Kumar Singh, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Radhakrishnan Manikkam, Shainaba A S, Mahizhaveni Balasubramanian, Padmasini Elango, Sam Ebenezer Rajadas and 11 more

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Article in PloS one, 2023. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Rajesh MondalICMR - Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Azger Dusthackeer V NICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3616-3675
Palaniyandi KannanICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8526-2402
Amit Kumar SinghICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
Kannan ThiruvengadamICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Radhakrishnan ManikkamSathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
Shainaba A SICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Mahizhaveni BalasubramanianICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Padmasini ElangoICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Sam Ebenezer RajadasICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Dinesh BharadwajICMR- National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Gandarvakottai Senthilkumar ArumugamIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
Suresh GanesanIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
Hemanth Kumar A KICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Manjula SinghICMR-ITRC, NewDelhi, India.
Shripad PatilICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
Jaleel U C AOSPF NIAS Drug Discovery Lab, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, India.
Mukesh DobleSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
Balagurunathan RPeriyar University, Salem, India.
Srikanth Prasad TripathyEx-ICMR-NIRT, Chennai Scientists, Chennai, India.
Vanaja KumarEx-ICMR-NIRT, Chennai Scientists, Chennai, India.
National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis · INIndian Institute of Technology Madras · INNational JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases · INBhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre · INNational Institute of Advanced Studies · INNational Institute of Nutrition · INPeriyar University · INSathyabama Institute of Science and Technology · INSaveetha University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study involves the in-vitro and in-vivo anti-TB potency and in-vivo safety of Transitmycin (TR) (PubChem CID:90659753)- identified to be a novel secondary metabolite derived from Streptomyces sp (R2). TR was tested in-vitro against drug resistant TB clinical isolates (n = 49). 94% of DR-TB strains (n = 49) were inhibited by TR at 10μg ml-1. In-vivo safety and efficacy studies showed that 0.005mg kg-1 of TR is toxic to mice, rats and guinea pigs, while 0.001mg kg-1 is safe, infection load did not reduce. TR is a potent DNA intercalator and also targets RecA and methionine aminopeptidases of Mycobacterium. Analogue 47 of TR was designed using in-silico based molecule detoxification approaches and SAR analysis. The multiple targeting nature of the TR brightens the chances of the analogues of TR to be a potent TB therapeutic molecule even though the parental compound is toxic. Analog 47 of TR is proposed to have non-DNA intercalating property and lesser in-vivo toxicity with high functional potency. This study attempts to develop a novel anti-TB molecule from microbial sources. Though the parental compound is toxic, its analogs are designed to be safe through in-silico approaches. However, further laboratory validations on this claim need to be carried out before labelling it as a promising anti-TB molecule.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisStreptomycesAnimalsGuinea PigsIntercalating AgentsLaboratoriesMiceProduct LabelingRatsResearch DesignIntercalating Agents

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