Novel aryl substituted pyrazoles as small molecule inhibitors of cytochrome P450 CYP121A1: Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation

Taban, Ismail, Elshihawy, Hosam A. E., Torun, Beyza, Zucchini, Benedetta, Williamson, Clare J., Altuwairigi, Dania, Ngu, Adeline S. T., McLean, Kirsty J., Levy, Colin W., Sood, Sakshi, Marino, Leonardo B., Munro, Andrew W., de Carvalho, Luiz Pedro S. and Simons, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9487-1100 2017. Novel aryl substituted pyrazoles as small molecule inhibitors of cytochrome P450 CYP121A1: Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 60 (24) , pp. 10257-10267. 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01562

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Abstract

Three series of biarylpyrazole imidazole and triazoles are described, which vary in the linker between the biaryl pyrazole and imidazole/triazole group. The imidazole and triazole series with the short −CH2– linker displayed promising antimycobacterial activity, with the imidazole–CH2– series (7) showing low MIC values (6.25–25 μg/mL), which was also influenced by lipophilicity. Extending the linker to −C(O)NH(CH2)2– resulted in a loss of antimycobacterial activity. The binding affinity of the compounds with CYP121A1 was determined by UV–visible optical titrations with KD values of 2.63, 35.6, and 290 μM, respectively, for the tightest binding compounds 7e, 8b, and 13d from their respective series. Both binding affinity assays and docking studies of the CYP121A1 inhibitors suggest type II indirect binding through interstitial water molecules, with key binding residues Thr77, Val78, Val82, Val83, Met86, Ser237, Gln385, and Arg386, comparable with the binding interactions observed with fluconazole and the natural substrate dicyclotyrosine.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	0022-2623
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 December 2017
Date of Acceptance:	29 November 2017
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 19:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/107478

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