European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2000-03-01

Synthesis and antitrypanosomal evaluation of E-isomers of 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde and 5-nitrothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde semicarbazone derivatives. structure-activity relationships.

H Cerecetto, R Di Maio, M González, M Risso, G Sagrera, G Seoane, A Denicola, G Peluffo, C Quijano, A O Stoppani, M Paulino, C Olea-Azar, M A Basombrío

Index: Eur. J. Med. Chem. 35(3) , 343-50, (2000)

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Abstract

Several novel semicarbazone derivatives were prepared from 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde or 5-nitrothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and semicarbazides bearing a spermidine-mimetic moiety. All derivatives presented the E-configuration, as determined by NMR-NOE experiments. These compounds were tested in vitro as potential antitrypanosomal agents, and some of them, together with the parent compounds, 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde and 5-nitrothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde semicarbazone derivatives, were also evaluated in vivo using infected mice. Structure-activity relationship studies were carried out using voltammetric response and lipophilic-hydrophilic balance as parameters. Two of the compounds (1 and 3) displayed the highest in vivo activity. A correlation was found between lipophilic-hydrophilic properties and trypanocidal activity, high R(M) values being associated with low in vivo effects.