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ArticleChemMedChem2026

Novel Benzofuranyl Chalcones With Antileishmanial Activity: Synthesis, Structure-Activity Relationships, and Computational Target Hypothesis Studies.

Adrián Durán-Vargas, Enrique García-Hernández, Gabriela Torres-Santiago, Luvia Enid Sánchez-Torres, Alejandro A Camacho-Dávila, Karla Fabiola Chacón-Vargas, José C Espinoza-Hicks

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Adrián Durán-VargasFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8836-1765
Enrique García-HernándezInstituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4561-4973
Gabriela Torres-SantiagoFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.
Luvia Enid Sánchez-TorresDepartamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, México.
Alejandro A Camacho-DávilaFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5351-584X
Karla Fabiola Chacón-VargasFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.
José C Espinoza-HicksFacultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-8439

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología INFR-2014-01-226114Innovation and Competitivity Institute of State of Chihuahua Government FECTI-2025-C02-IBA-012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmaniasis remains a major unmet medical need, and the development of new selective antileishmanial chemotypes is still urgently required. Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of two series of benzofuranyl chalcones as antileishmanial agents against L. mexicana. Primary screening at 5 µg/mL identified 25 compounds that inhibited parasite metabolism by more than 50%, supporting the benzofuranyl chalcone framework as a productive antileishmanial scaffold. Dose-response studies revealed several low-micromolar leads, with compound 14l as the most potent analog (IC

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Antiprotozoal AgentsBenzofuransChalconesLeishmania mexicanaAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugMacrophagesMiceMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureParasitic Sensitivity TestsStructure-Activity RelationshipAntiprotozoal AgentsbenzofuranBenzofuransChalconesbenzofuranchalconeleishmaniasis

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PMID42481432
PMCPMC13388825

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