Synthesis and in vitro antifungal activity of some N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamic acid esters derived from 2-methylquinazolinones. 1999

A O Farghaly, and A M Moharram
Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt.

A series of 2-[(N,N-disubstituted thiocarbamoylthio)methyl]quinazolinones 9a-g; 10a; 10d; 11a-d and 12a were synthesized and evaluated for potential antifungal activity against a variety of fungal species. The synthesis of the target compounds was achieved by reaction of the potassium salts of disubstituted dithiocarbamic acids 8a-g and the respective 2-bromomethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone 4 or 3-aryl-2-chloromethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinones 5-7. The dithiocarbamic acid derivatives were synthesized in a one step reaction from the appropriate amine, alcoholic potassium hydroxide solution and carbon disulfide. TLC and elemental analyses ascertained the purity of the synthesized compounds and their structures were confirmed by IR and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. 2-Methyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone 2, the precursor of the 2-bromomethyl intermediate 4, was selected as representative example for detailed spectroscopic investigations, including 300 MHz 1H- and 13C-NMR in addition to HH COSY; APT and 1H13C HETCOR spectra, with the aim of establishing correct assignment of the spectral data of related compounds. The synthesized disubstituted dithiocarbamates 9a-g; 10a,d; 11a-d and 12a as well as tolnaftate and clotrimazole, as reference drugs, were tested in vitro at 2 and 5% concentrations against 23 pathogenic fungi. The study revealed that compound 9a exhibited broad spectrum inhibitory activity that is superior or comparable to that of the reference drugs against the tested fungal isolates. Selective fungistatic activity against Candida species was elicited by compound 9e and against Microsporum species as well as Trichophyton mentagrophytes was also observed for compound 9g. As a general pattern it might be postulated that some of the synthesized dithiocarbamate derivatives showed broad spectrum antifungal activity as compared with tolnaftate, the clinically used thiocarbamate compound, and also exhibited comparable activity to clotrimazole against Candida species and F. Solani.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D011799 Quinazolines A group of aromatic heterocyclic compounds that contain a bicyclic structure with two fused six-membered aromatic rings, a benzene ring and a pyrimidine ring. Quinazoline
D005658 Fungi A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies. Fungi, Filamentous,Molds,Filamentous Fungi,Filamentous Fungus,Fungus,Fungus, Filamentous,Mold
D000935 Antifungal Agents Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues. Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics
D013055 Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectrophotometry in the infrared region, usually for the purpose of chemical analysis through measurement of absorption spectra associated with rotational and vibrational energy levels of molecules. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) IR Spectra,Infrared Spectrophotometry,IR Spectras,Spectra, IR
D013859 Thiocarbamates Carbamates in which the -CO- group has been replaced by a -CS- group. Thiocarbamate

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