Synthesis of novel thiourea, thiazolidinedione and thioparabanic acid derivatives of 4-aminoquinoline as potent antimalarials

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 May 1;19(9):2570-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.03.026. Epub 2009 Mar 14.

Abstract

In search of new 4-aminoquinolines which are not recognized by CQR mechanism, thiourea, thiazolidinedione and thioparabanic acid derivatives of 4-aminoquinoline were synthesized and screened for their antimalarial activities. Thiourea derivative 3 found to be the most active against CQ sensitive strain 3D7 of Plasmodium falciparum in an in vitro model with an IC(50) of 6.07ng/mL and also showed an in vivo suppression of 99.27% on day 4 against CQ resistant strain N-67 of Plasmodium yoelii.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aminoquinolines / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Antimalarials / chemical synthesis*
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Chloroquine / pharmacology
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Resistance
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Plasmodium falciparum / metabolism
  • Plasmodium yoelii / metabolism
  • Thiazolidinediones / chemistry*
  • Thiourea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thiourea / chemistry
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Aminoquinolines
  • Antimalarials
  • Thiazolidinediones
  • Chloroquine
  • 2,4-thiazolidinedione
  • 4-aminoquinoline
  • Thiourea