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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2024

Identification of a 2-Aminobenzimidazole Scaffold that Potentiates Gram-Positive Selective Antibiotics Against Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Ansley M Nemeth, Milah M Young, Roberta J Melander, Richard D Smith, Robert K Ernst, Christian Melander

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ansley M NemethDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN-46556, USA.
Milah M YoungDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN-46556, USA.
Roberta J MelanderDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN-46556, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8271-4696
Richard D SmithDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD-21201, USA.
Robert K ErnstDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD-21201, USA.
Christian MelanderDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN-46556, USA.
University of Notre Dame · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Repurposing Gram-positive Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Bacteria using Antibiotic AdjuvantsR01AI167284 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI MELANDER, CHRISTIAN COREY · 2022 to 2025
$3.7M
Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at Notre DameT32GM145773 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI Christian Corey Melander · 2022 to 2026
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI167284NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145773NIH HHS AI167284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of novel therapeutic approaches is crucial in the fight against multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, particularly gram-negative species. Small molecule adjuvants that enhance the activity of otherwise gram-positive selective antibiotics against gram-negative bacteria have the potential to expand current treatment options. We have previously reported adjuvants based upon a 2-aminoimidazole (2-AI) scaffold that potentiate macrolide antibiotics against several gram-negative pathogens. Herein, we report the discovery and structure-activity relationship (SAR) investigation of an additional class of macrolide adjuvants based upon a 2-aminobenzimidazole (2-ABI) scaffold. The lead compound lowers the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of clarithromycin (CLR) from 512 to 2 μg/mL at 30 μM against Klebsiella pneumoniae 2146, and from 32 to 2 μg/mL at 5 μM, against Acinetobacter baumannii 5075. Preliminary investigation into the mechanism of action suggests that the compounds are binding to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in K. pneumoniae, and modulating lipooligosaccharide (LOS) biosynthesis, assembly, or transport in A. baumannii.

Indexed as

Acinetobacter baumanniiAnti-Bacterial AgentsBenzimidazolesGram-Negative BacteriaMacrolidesMicrobial Sensitivity Tests2-aminobenzimidazoleAnti-Bacterial AgentsBenzimidazolesMacrolides2-aminobenzimidazoleadjuvantgram-negativemacrolidemulti-drug resistant

Identifiers

PMID38451872
PMCPMC11021177
OpenAlexW4392563810

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