Discovery of sulfone containing metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitors with reduced bacterial cell efflux and histamine release issues.
Bennett, F., Huang, Y., Dong, S., Jiang, J., Hunter, D., Zhao, Z., Gu, X., Scott, J.D., Tang, H., Yang, D., Xiao, L., Scapin, G., Fischmann, T., Mirza, A., Dayananth, P., Painter, R.E., Villafania, A., Garlisi, C.G., Zhang, R., Mayhood, T.W., Si, Q., Li, N., Amin, R.P., Chen, F., Bhatt, B., Regan, C.P., Regan, H., Lin, X., Wu, J., Leithead, A., Young, K., Pasternak, A.(2024) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 114: 129989-129989
- PubMed: 39396683 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129989
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9C5P - PubMed Abstract: 
The design, syntheses and antibacterial evaluation of sulfone analogues of previously disclosed metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors (MBLis) are described. The novel derivatives were overall more effective in gram-negative bacterial cell-based assays when combined with imipenem and relebactam. The major contributors to the improved anti-bacterial activity are enhanced enzyme-inhibitor interactions and reduced bacterial cell efflux monitored via an efflux assay involving isogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa efflux + and efflux - tool strains.
- Merck & Co., Inc., Department of Medicinal Chemistry, 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA. Electronic address: frank.bennett@merck.com.
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