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Anti-Toxoplasma gondii activities and structure-activity relationships of novel fluoroquinolones related to trovafloxacin.

Eleven novel fluoroquinolones closely related to trovafloxacin were evaluated for their in vitro activity against Toxoplasma gondii, and their structure-activity relationships were examined. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of trovafloxacin against T. gondii was 2.93 microM; the IC50 of the 11 analogs ranged from 0.53 to 14. 09 microM. Six analogs had IC50s lower than that of trovafloxacin. Examination of the structure-activity relationships of the compounds revealed that addition of a -CH3 at C-5 of the 1,8-naphthyridone ring, at C-2 of the azabicyclohexane ring, or on the -NH2 at the 6 position of the azabicyclohexane ring resulted in a four- to sixfold increase in activity. Moreover, replacement of 2,4-difluorophenyl by cyclopropyl at N-1 of the 1,8-naphthyridone ring increased activity twofold, and moving the -NH2 one atom further away from the azabicyclohexane ring decreased activity. There was no difference between the naphthyridone and quinolone analogs. These results indicate that structure-activity studies of compounds related to drugs active against T. gondii may be useful in producing compounds with more potent activities against the parasite.[1]

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  1. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii activities and structure-activity relationships of novel fluoroquinolones related to trovafloxacin. Khan, A.A., Araujo, F.G., Brighty, K.E., Gootz, T.D., Remington, J.S. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (1999) [Pubmed]
 
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