N,N′-diaryl-bishydrazones in a biphenyl platform: Broad spectrum antifungal agents

Nishad Thamban Chandrika, Emily K. Dennis, Sanjib K. Shrestha, Huy X. Ngo, Keith D. Green, Stefan Kwiatkowski, Agripina Gabriela Deaciuc, Linda P. Dwoskin, David S. Watt, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

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Abstract

N,N′-Diaryl-bishydrazones of [1,1′-biphenyl]-3,4′-dicarboxaldehyde, [1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-dicarboxaldehyde, and 4,4′-bisacetyl-1,1-biphenyl exhibited excellent antifungal activity against a broad spectrum of filamentous and non-filamentous fungi. These N,N′-diaryl-bishydrazones displayed no antibacterial activity in contrast to previously reported N,N′-diamidino-bishydrazones and N-amidino-N′-aryl-bishydrazones. The leading candidate, 4,4′-bis((E)-1-(2-(4-fluorophenyl)hydrazono)ethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl, displayed less hemolysis of murine red blood cells at concentrations at or below that of a control antifungal agent (voriconazole), was fungistatic in a time-kill study, and possessed no mammalian cytotoxicity and no toxicity with respect to hERG inhibition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-281
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume164
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2019

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Keywords

  • Aspergillus sp.
  • Candida albicans
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Hemolysis
  • Non-albicans Candida
  • hERG channel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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