Triazole-containing N-acyl homoserine lactones targeting the quorum sensing system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Mette Reimert Hansen, Tim Holm Jakobsen, Claus Gunnar Bang, Anders Emil Cohrt, Casper Lykke Hansen, Janie Regitse Waël Clausen, Sebastian Thordal Le Quement, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Michael Givskov, Thomas Nielsen

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    Abstract

    In an attempt to devise new antimicrobial treatments for biofilm infections, the bacterial cell-cell communication system termed quorum sensing has emerged as an attractive target. It has proven possible to intercept the communication system by synthetic non-native ligands and thereby lower the pathogenesis and antibiotic tolerance of a bacterial biofilm. To identify the structural elements important for antagonistic or agonistic activity against the Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasR protein, we report the synthesis and screening of new triazole-containing mimics of natural N-acyl homoserine lactones. A series of azide- and alkyne-containing homoserine lactone building blocks was used to prepare an expanded set of 123 homoserine lactone analogues through a combination of solution- and solid-phase synthesis methods. The resulting compounds were subjected to cell-based quorum sensing screening assays, thereby revealing several bioactive compounds, including 13 compounds with antagonistic activity and 9 compounds with agonistic activity.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume23
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)1638-1650
    Number of pages13
    ISSN0968-0896
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015

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