Title |
Discovery of a Quinoline-4-carboxamide Derivative with a Novel Mechanism of Action, Multistage Antimalarial Activity, and Potent in Vivo Efficacy
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Published in |
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00723 |
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Authors |
Beatriz Baragaña, Neil R. Norcross, Caroline Wilson, Achim Porzelle, Irene Hallyburton, Raffaella Grimaldi, Maria Osuna-Cabello, Suzanne Norval, Jennifer Riley, Laste Stojanovski, Frederick R. C. Simeons, Paul G. Wyatt, Michael J. Delves, Stephan Meister, Sandra Duffy, Vicky M. Avery, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Robert E. Sinden, Sergio Wittlin, Julie A. Frearson, David W. Gray, Alan H. Fairlamb, David Waterson, Simon F. Campbell, Paul Willis, Kevin D. Read, Ian H. Gilbert |
Abstract |
The antiplasmodial activity, DMPK properties, and efficacy of a series of quinoline-4-carboxamides are described. This series was identified from a phenotypic screen against the blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum (3D7) and displayed moderate potency but with suboptimal physicochemical properties and poor microsomal stability. The screening hit (1, EC50 = 120 nM) was optimized to lead molecules with low nanomolar in vitro potency. Improvement of the pharmacokinetic profile led to several compounds showing excellent oral efficacy in the P. berghei malaria mouse model with ED90 values below 1 mg/kg when dosed orally for 4 days. The favorable potency, selectivity, DMPK properties, and efficacy coupled with a novel mechanism of action, inhibition of translation elongation factor 2 (PfEF2), led to progression of 2 (DDD107498) to preclinical development. |
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