Synthesis of 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-Substituted Pyrazole Derivatives as Potent Growth Inhibitors of Drug-Resistant Bacteria.

Ibrahim S Alkhaibari, Hansa Raj Kc, Subrata Roy, Mohd K Abu-Gazleh, David F Gilmore, Mohammad A Alam

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2021 Aug 22

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Enterococci and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are among the menacing bacterial pathogens. Novel antibiotics are urgently needed to tackle these antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. This article reports the design, synthesis, and antimicrobial studies of 30 novel pyrazole derivatives. Most of the synthesized compounds are potent growth inhibitors of planktonic Gram-positive bacteria with minimum inhibitory concertation (MIC) values as low as 0.25 µg/mL. Further studies led to the discovery of several lead compounds, which are bactericidal and potent against MRSA persisters. Compounds 11, 28, and 29 are potent against S. aureus biofilms with minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) values as low as 1 µg/mL.

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Ibrahim S Alkhaibari, Hansa Raj Kc, Subrata Roy, Mohd K Abu-Gazleh, David F Gilmore, Mohammad A Alam. Synthesis of 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-Substituted Pyrazole Derivatives as Potent Growth Inhibitors of Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 2021 Aug 22;26(16)