β-Nitrostyrenes as Potential Anti-leishmanial Agents.

ABSTRACT: Development of new therapeutic approach to treat leishmaniasis has become a priority. In the present study, the antileishmanial effect of β-nitrostyrenes was investigated against in vitro promastigotes and amastigotes. A series of β-nitrostyrenes have been synthesized by using Henry reaction and were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities by broth microdilution assay and in vitro antileishmanial activities against Leishmania donovani promastigotes by following standard guidelines. The most active compounds were futher evaluated for their in vitro antileishmanial activities against intracellular amastigotes. Among the tested β-nitrostyrenes, compounds 7, 8, 9, 12, and 17 exhibited potential activities (MICs range, 0.25-8 μg/mL) against clinically significant human pathogenic fungi. Ho

SUBMITTER: Shafi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007854 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature