Identification of novel phenylalanine derivatives bearing a hydroxamic acid moiety as potent quorum sensing inhibitors

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  • Truong Thanh Tung
  • Nguyen Quoc Thang
  • Nguyen Cao Huy
  • Pham Bao Phuong
  • Dinh Ngoc Minh
  • Nguyen Hai Nam
  • John Nielsen

Phenylalanine derivatives are a well-known small moiety responsible for controlling the virulence factors of several bacteria. Herein, for the first time, we report novel structures of phenylalanine derivatives bearing a hydroxamic acid moiety which were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for use as quorum sensing inhibitors. Biological results reveal that six compounds showed good quorum sensing inhibitors properties with an IC50 ranging from 7.12 ± 2.11 μM-92.34 ± 2.09 μM (4NPO, a reference compound, IC50 = 29.13 ± 0.88 μM). In addition, three out of the six compounds (4a, 4c, 4h) showed strong anti-biofilm formation and CviR inhibitory activity when compared to that of 4NPO. These biological data were also confirmed by computational studies. In this series of compounds, 4h is the most promising compound for future drug development targeting quorum sensing. Our results concluded that the fragment-based drug design is a good approach for the discovery of novel quorum-sensing inhibitors in the future.

Original languageEnglish
JournalRSC Medicinal Chemistry
Volume15
Pages (from-to)1320-1328
ISSN2632-8682
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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