Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10595942 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Borrelidin, a structurally unique 18-membered macrolide, was found to express antimalarial activity against drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, with IC50 value of 0.93Â ng/mL. However, it also displays strong cytotoxicity against human diploid embryonic MRC-5 cells. To investigate the issue of the cytotoxicity of borrelidin, borrelidin-based analogues were synthesized and their anti-Plasmodium properties were evaluated. In this communication, we report that a novel borrelidin analogue, bearing the CH2SPh moiety via a triazole linkage, was found to retain a potent antimalarial activity, against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant parasite strains, but possess only weak cytotoxicity against human cells.
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Authors
Akihiro Sugawara, Toshiaki Tanaka, Tomoyasu Hirose, Aki Ishiyama, Masato Iwatsuki, Yoko Takahashi, Kazuhiko Otoguro, Satoshi Åmura, Toshiaki Sunazuka,