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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry2026

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a focused pyrrolo- and pyrido-quinazolinone natural products-templated library for anti-fungal and anthelmintic activities.

Romina E D'Almeida, Paulina Chen, Yanchang Huang, Emily Goetz, Vamshikrishna Reddy Sammeta, Bo Yang, Reeta P Rao, Sivappa Rasapalli, Mostafa A Elfawal

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Romina E D'AlmeidaDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, WPI, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01069, USA; Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO), CONICET-UNT, Chacabuco 461, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, T4000ILI, Argentina.
Paulina ChenProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Yanchang HuangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 285 Old Westport Rd, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 02747, USA.
Emily GoetzProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Vamshikrishna Reddy SammetaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 285 Old Westport Rd, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 02747, USA.
Bo YangDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, WPI, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01069, USA.
Reeta P RaoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, WPI, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01069, USA. Electronic address: rpr@wpi.edu.
Sivappa RasapalliDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 285 Old Westport Rd, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 02747, USA. Electronic address: srasapalli@umassd.edu.
Mostafa A ElfawalProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: mostafa.elfawal@umassmed.edu.

Funding

University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical Science and Translational SupplementUL1TR001453 · NCATS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LUZURIAGA, KATHERINE F · 2015 to 2024
$39.0M
Automated high throughput compound screening for broadly active anti-parasitic nematode drugsR01AI150866 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI AROIAN, RAFFI V · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001453NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150866
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A focused pyrrolo- and pyrido-quinazoline natural products-templated library has been designed and synthesized using two novel synthetic approaches: an aza-Nazarov approach and a Dieckmann cyclization strategy. This privileged scaffold-based collection was screened against pathogenic fungi and parasitic helminths. Three compounds (23b, 25a, 13f) emerged as potent inhibitors of Candida auris adhesion, each causing more than 50 % inhibition at 10 μM, and two compounds (13k, 14h) displayed strong anthelmintic activity, demonstrating 7- to 28-fold enhanced activity against human hookworms relative to albendazole. These molecules represent promising leads for the design and synthesis of focused quinazolinone analogs to support SAR driven optimization against C. auris or helminth pathogens. Ongoing efforts aim to refine these bioactive leads by improving their pharmacokinetic and activity profiles through targeted structural modifications.

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AnthelminticsAntifungal AgentsBiological ProductsDrug DesignPyridinesPyrrolesQuinazolinonesAnimalsCandidaDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureParasitic Sensitivity TestsStructure-Activity RelationshipAnthelminticsAntifungal AgentsBiological ProductsPyridinesPyrrolesQuinazolinones

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PMID41456472
PMCPMC13435145

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