4-oxazolidinone antimicrobial agents
AssigneeNorth Carolina State University
InventorsJoshua G. Pierce, Jonathan J. Mills
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Abstract
Provided herein are oxazolidinone derivatives that can exhibit anti-microbial activity and/or activity as biofilm modulating agents (e.g., activity as biofilm inhibitors and/or activity as biofilm dispersal agents). The compounds can exhibit potent activity anti-microbial activity (e.g., potent activity against Gram-positive positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The compounds can exhibit potent activity against biofilms. In some cases, the compounds can exhibit both anti-microbial activity and biofilm modulation properties.
Claims20
A compound defined by Formula I
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein
- X is chosen from O and S;
- R1 is chosen from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, —CN, —NO2, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloheteroalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, and heterodialkylaminocarbonyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents individually chosen from R5;
- R2 is chosen from alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylcycloalkyl, and alkylcycloheteroalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents individually chosen from R5;
- R3 is chosen from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, —CN, —NO2, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloheteroalkyl alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, and heterodialkylaminocarbonyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents individually chosen from R5;
- R4 is chosen from hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylcycloalkyl, and alkylcycloheteroalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents individually chosen from R5;
- and
- R5 is chosen from hydroxy, halogen, —CN, —NO2, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyl, haloalkyl;
- alkylthio;
- haloalkylthio;
- alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloheteroalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, and heterodialkylaminocarbonyl.
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