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Main Authors: Al Nasr, Ibrahim S, Ma, Jingyi, Khan, Tariq A, Koko, Waleed S, Ben Abdelmalek, Imen, Schobert, Rainer, van de Sande, Wendy, Biersack, Bernhard
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 2025
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40149131/
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author Al Nasr, Ibrahim S
Ma, Jingyi
Khan, Tariq A
Koko, Waleed S
Ben Abdelmalek, Imen
Schobert, Rainer
van de Sande, Wendy
Biersack, Bernhard
author_facet Al Nasr, Ibrahim S
Ma, Jingyi
Khan, Tariq A
Koko, Waleed S
Ben Abdelmalek, Imen
Schobert, Rainer
van de Sande, Wendy
Biersack, Bernhard
Al Nasr, Ibrahim S
Ma, Jingyi
Khan, Tariq A
Koko, Waleed S
Ben Abdelmalek, Imen
Schobert, Rainer
van de Sande, Wendy
Biersack, Bernhard
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New -Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative. Al Nasr, Ibrahim S Ma, Jingyi Khan, Tariq A Koko, Waleed S Ben Abdelmalek, Imen Schobert, Rainer van de Sande, Wendy Biersack, Bernhard New drugs are urgently needed for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases including leishmaniasis and eumycetoma, as well as globally occurring parasitic diseases such as toxoplasmosis. Fragrances, both natural and synthetic, were shown to be a rich source for the development of new anti-infectives and warrant deeper investigations. Exemplarily, we synthetically optimized the fragrance 4-(4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienyl)-pyridine, a.k.a. Maritima, a pyridine derivative with marine odor. : A new cationic -cetyl-modified derivative of Maritima (dubbed Cetyl-Maritima), obtained by alkylation of Maritima, was tested for its activity against () fungi, as well as against () and () protozoal parasites. : Cetyl-Maritima was found to be more strongly antifungal than the parent Maritima and a known antibiotic cetylpyridinium salt. Cetyl-Maritima also showed a similar activity against parasites and, most notably, exhibited sub-micromolar activity against amastigotes. : The considerable antileishmanial activity of Cetyl-Maritima might lead to the development of a new potent and cost-effective drug candidate for the therapy of leishmaniasis and other infectious diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites.
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spellingShingle Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New -Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative.
Al Nasr, Ibrahim S
Ma, Jingyi
Khan, Tariq A
Koko, Waleed S
Ben Abdelmalek, Imen
Schobert, Rainer
van de Sande, Wendy
Biersack, Bernhard
Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New -Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative. Al Nasr, Ibrahim S Ma, Jingyi Khan, Tariq A Koko, Waleed S Ben Abdelmalek, Imen Schobert, Rainer van de Sande, Wendy Biersack, Bernhard New drugs are urgently needed for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases including leishmaniasis and eumycetoma, as well as globally occurring parasitic diseases such as toxoplasmosis. Fragrances, both natural and synthetic, were shown to be a rich source for the development of new anti-infectives and warrant deeper investigations. Exemplarily, we synthetically optimized the fragrance 4-(4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienyl)-pyridine, a.k.a. Maritima, a pyridine derivative with marine odor. : A new cationic -cetyl-modified derivative of Maritima (dubbed Cetyl-Maritima), obtained by alkylation of Maritima, was tested for its activity against () fungi, as well as against () and () protozoal parasites. : Cetyl-Maritima was found to be more strongly antifungal than the parent Maritima and a known antibiotic cetylpyridinium salt. Cetyl-Maritima also showed a similar activity against parasites and, most notably, exhibited sub-micromolar activity against amastigotes. : The considerable antileishmanial activity of Cetyl-Maritima might lead to the development of a new potent and cost-effective drug candidate for the therapy of leishmaniasis and other infectious diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites.
title Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New -Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40149131/