Synthesis and evaluation of cationic norbornanes as peptidomimetic antibacterial agents
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posted on 2024-06-03, 07:10authored bySM Hickey, TD Ashton, SK Khosa, RN Robson, JM White, J Li, RL Nation, HY Yu, AG Elliott, MS Butler, JX Huang, MA Cooper, Fred PfefferFred Pfeffer
A series of structurally amphiphilic biscationic norbornanes have been synthesised as rigidified, low molecular weight peptidomimetics of cationic antimicrobial peptides. A variety of charged hydrophilic functionalities were attached to the norbornane scaffold including aminium, guanidinium, imidazolium and pyridinium moieties. Additionally, a range of hydrophobic groups of differing sizes were incorporated through an acetal linkage. The compounds were evaluated for antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Activity was observed across the series; the most potent of which exhibited an MIC's ≤ 1 μg mL(-1) against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis and several strains of Staphylococcus aureus, including multi-resistant methicillin resistant (mMRSA), glycopeptide-intermediate (GISA) and vancomycin-intermediate (VISA) S. aureus.