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Optimization of Benzothiazole and Thiazole Hydrazones as Inhibitors of Schistosome BCL-2
Nguyen, William,Lee, Erinna F.,Evangelista, Marco,Lee, Mihwa,Harris, Tiffany J.,Colman, Peter M.,Smith, Nicholas A.,Williams, Luke B.,Jarman, Kate E.,Lowes, Kym N.,Haeberli, Cécile,Keiser, Jennifer,Smith, Brian J.,Fairlie, W. Douglas,Sleebs, Brad E.
, p. 1143 - 1163 (2021/02/22)
Limited therapeutic options are available for the treatment of human schistosomiasis caused by the parasitic Schistosoma flatworm. The B cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2)-regulated apoptotic cell death pathway in schistosomes was recently characterized and shown to share similarities with the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in humans. Here, we exploit structural differences in the human and schistosome BCL-2 (sBCL-2) pro-survival proteins toward a novel treatment strategy for schistosomiasis. The benzothiazole hydrazone scaffold previously employed to target human BCL-XL was repurposed as a starting point to target sBCL-2. We utilized X-ray structural data to inform optimization and then applied a scaffold-hop strategy to identify the 5-carboxamide thiazole hydrazone scaffold (43) with potent sBCL-2 activity (IC50 30 nM). Human BCL-XL potency (IC50 13 nM) was inadvertently preserved during the optimization process. The lead analogues from this study exhibit on-target activity in model fibroblast cell lines dependent on either sBCL-2 or human BCL-XL for survival. Further optimization of the thiazole hydrazone class is required to exhibit activity in schistosomes and enhance the potential of this strategy for treating schistosomiasis.
Metal-free C–H mercaptalization of benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles using 1,3-propanedithiol as thiol source
Xiao, Yan,Jing, Bing,Liu, Xiaoxia,Xue, Hongyu,Liu, Yajun
supporting information, p. 279 - 284 (2019/02/20)
A facile and effective C–H functionalization strategy for the synthesis of 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles and 2-mercaptobenzoxazoles is described. 1,3-Propanedithiol was employed to convert benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles to the corresponding heteroarylthiols in the presence of potassium hydroxide and DMSO. This novel protocol is featured by direct C–H mercaptalization of heteroarenes and a simple reaction system.
Copper(I)-Catalyzed Tandem One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Arylthiobenzothiazoles and 2-Arylthiobenzoxazoles in Water
Liu, Xing,Zhang, Shi-Bo,Zhu, Hui,Dong, Zhi-Bing
, p. 11703 - 11711 (2018/10/02)
An efficient tandem process for the preparation of 2-arylthiobenzothiazoles has been developed. By condensation of 2-aminobenzenethiol with tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD), 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles was in situ generated, which susequently underwent coupling with iodobenzenes to give the desired 2-arylthiobenzothiazoles fluently in a one-pot manner. This method can also be used for the synthesis of 2-arylthiobenzoxazoles. Inexpensive metal catalyst and ligand, mild reaction temperature, and water as solvent make this protocol practically valuable and useful in organic synthesis.