Structure–activity relationship (SAR) and preliminary mode of action studies of 3-substituted benzylthioquinolinium iodide as anti-opportunistic infection agents
…, C Boateng, T Mazu, H Flores-Rozas, MR Jacob…
Index: Bolden Jr., Sidney; Zhu, Xue Y.; Etukala, Jagan R.; Boateng, Comfort; Mazu, Tryphon; Flores-Rozas, Hernan; Jacob, Melissa R.; Khan, Shabana I.; Walker, Larry A.; Ablordeppey, Seth Y. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 70, p. 130 - 142
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Abstract
Abstract Opportunistic infections are devastating to immunocompromised patients. And in especially sub-Saharan Africa where the AIDS epidemic is still raging, the mortality rate was recently as high as 70%. The paucity of anti-opportunistic drugs, the decreasing efficacy and the development of resistance against the azoles and even amphotericin B have stimulated the search for new drugs with new mechanisms of action. In a previous work, we showed ...
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