Synthesis and Trypanocidal Activity of Novel Benzimidazole Derivatives

Overview

Journal Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2016 Aug 10

PMID 27503677

Citations 10

Authors

Jose Miguel Velazquez-Lopez

Alicia Hernandez-Campos

Lilian Yepez-Mulia

Alfredo Tellez-Valencia

Paulina Flores-Carrillo

Rocio Nieto-Meneses

Rafael Castillo

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Abstract

The present work reports the synthesis and biological activity of a series of 14 benzimidazole derivatives designed to act on the enzyme triosephosphate isomerase of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcTIM). This enzyme is involved in the metabolism of glucose, the only source of energy for the parasite. In this study, we found four compounds that inhibit TcTIM moderately and lack inhibitory activity against human TIM (HsTIM). In vitro studies against T. cruzi epimastigotes showed two compounds that were more active than the reference drug nifurtimox, and these presented a low cytotoxic effect in mouse macrophages (J744 cell line).

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