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ArticleChemMedChem2026

Selenocyanate-Containing Molecules as Trypanosoma cruzi Inhibitors: Impact of Regioisomerism, Conformational Restriction, and Second-Ring Substitution.

Hugo S Steingrüber, Mayara S Bertolini, Margarita M Vallejos, Sergio H Szajnman, Roberto Docampo, Juan B Rodriguez

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Hugo S SteingrüberDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-4910
Mayara S BertoliniCenter for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-434X
Margarita M VallejosDepartamento de Química, IQUIBA-NEA, CONICET, FACENA, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Av. Libertad 5460, Corrientes, 3400, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-1194
Sergio H SzajnmanDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-4768
Roberto DocampoCenter for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4229-8784
Juan B RodriguezDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-096X

Funding

Polyphosphate and cardiac fibrosis by Trypanosoma cruziR21AI173402 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI DOCAMPO, ROBERTO · 2023 to 2024
$415k
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica PICT-2021-I-A-00887Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas PIP 11220200101544COConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas PIP 11220200102900CONIAID NIH HHS R21 AI173402Secretaría General de Ciencia y Técnica of UNNE PI: 22V001Universidad de Buenos Aires 20020220200020BAU.S. National Institutes of Health AI173402
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Abstract

As a continuation of the project aimed at searching for new chemotherapeuticagents against Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis, new selenocyanate derivatives are designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated against the clinically more relevant dividing amastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of this illness. Furthermore, as all the title compounds are fluorine-containing molecules, it seemed to be reasonable to explore the role of fluorine atoms in the aromatic system and to determine the optimal position at the terminal phenoxy group, and therefore, various regioisomers are prepared. The conformationally restricted selenocyates structurally related to WC-9Se exhibited improved antiparasitic activity compared to the lead drugs, Out to be extremely potent inhibitors of T. cruzi growth. In particular, (±)-5-(3-fluorophenoxy)-2-(selenocyanatomethyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran exhibited an EC

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CyanatesOrganoselenium CompoundsSelenium CompoundsTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosoma cruziAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugMolecular ConformationMolecular StructureParasitic Sensitivity TestsStereoisomerismStructure-Activity RelationshipCyanatesOrganoselenium CompoundsSelenium Compoundsselenocyanic acidTrypanocidal Agentsantiparasitic agentsChagas diseaseselenocyanatessqualene synthaseTrypanosoma cruzi

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