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ArticleCurrent topics in medicinal chemistry2026

Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Biological Evaluation of 7-Phenyl-5-(thiophen-2-yl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones as Antibacterial Agents.

Mallika Agrawal, Adarsh Kumar, Ankit Kumar Singh, Harshwardhan Singh, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Pradeep Kumar

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Mallika AgrawalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
Adarsh KumarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
Ankit Kumar SinghDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
Harshwardhan SinghDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
Balasubramanian NarasimhanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India.
Pradeep KumarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.

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DST SERB CRG/2023/001580
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backgroundNew antibacterial agents are urgently needed as bacterial diseases, especially urinary tract infections (UTIs), are becoming more common, and antibiotic resistance is increasing.

aimsThis study aimed to design, synthesize, and conduct molecular docking and biological evaluation of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones as antibacterial agents.

methods7-Phenyl-5-(thiophen-2-yl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones were designed using an in silico approach. The designed compounds were synthesized using reported procedures. Molecular docking studies were carried out using the Maestro 12.9 module of Schrodinger software. QikProp module of the Schrodinger suite was used for in silico ADME evaluation of synthesized compounds.

resultsCompounds MA-03 and MA-12 showed potent antibacterial activity with MIC values of 1.56, 3.125, 1.56, and 6.25 μg/ml and 1.56, 3.12, 6.25, and 3.12 μg/ml, respectively, against

conclusionAll the compounds exhibited antibacterial activity against all the tested strains of bacteria with optimum ADME profile.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug DesignMolecular Docking SimulationPyrimidinesPyrimidinonesThiophenesDose-Response Relationship, DrugMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureStaphylococcus aureusStructure-Activity RelationshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsPyrimidinesPyrimidinonesThiophenes3-d]pyrimidineADMEAntibacterialMolecular dockingPyrido[2SynthesisUrinary tract infections (UTIs)

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