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  • Title: Design, synthesis and in vitro antiprotozoal activity of benzimidazole-pentamidine hybrids.
    Author: Torres-Gómez H, Hernández-Núñez E, León-Rivera I, Guerrero-Alvarez J, Cedillo-Rivera R, Moo-Puc R, Argotte-Ramos R, Rodríguez-Gutiérrez Mdel C, Chan-Bacab MJ, Navarrete-Vázquez G.
    Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett; 2008 Jun 01; 18(11):3147-51. PubMed ID: 18486471.
    Abstract:
    A series of ten novel hybrids from benzimidazole and pentamidine were prepared using a short synthetic route. Each compound was tested in vitro against the protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Leishmania mexicana, and Plasmodium berghei, in comparison with pentamidine and metronidazole. Some analogues showed high bioactivity in the low micromolar range (IC(50)<1 microM) against the first four protozoa, which make them significantly more potent than either standard. 1,5-bis[4-(5-methoxy-1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)phenoxy]pentane (2) was 3- and 9-fold more potent againstG. lamblia than metronidazole and pentamidine, respectively. This compound was 23-, 108-, and 13-fold more active than pentamidine against T. vaginalis, E. histolytica and L. mexicana, respectively. Studying further structure-activity relationships through the use of bioisosteric substitution in these hybrids should provide new leads against protozoal diseases.
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