Synthesis and Biological Activity Evaluation of Novel Heterocyclic Pleuromutilin Derivatives

Author： Yi Yunpeng Fu Yunxing Dong Pengcheng Qin Wenwen Liu Yu Liang Jiangping Shang Ruofeng

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 1420-3049|22|6|996-996

ISSN： 1420-3049

Source： Molecules, Vol.22, Iss.6, 2017-06, pp. : 996-996

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Abstract

A series of pleuromutilin derivatives were synthesized by two synthetic procedures under mild reaction conditions and characterized by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Infrared Spectroscopy (IR), and High Resolution Mass Spectrometer (HRMS). Most of the derivatives with heterocyclic groups at the C-14 side of pleuromutilin exhibited excellent in vitro antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in vitro antibacterial activity. The synthesized derivatives which contained pyrimidine rings, 3a, 3b, and 3f, displayed modest antibacterial activities. Compound 3a, the most active antibacterial agent, displayed rapid bactericidal activity and affected bacterial growth in the same manner as that of tiamulin fumarate. Moreover, molecular docking studies of 3a and lefamulin provided similar information about the interactions between the compounds and 50S ribosomal subunit. The results of the study show that pyrimidine rings should be considered in the drug design of pleuromutilin derivatives.