Dissemin is shutting down on January 1st, 2025

Published in

Bentham Science Publishers, Medicinal Chemistry, 1(17), p. 85-96, 2020

DOI: 10.2174/1573406416666200402151705

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Synthesis of new Enrofloxacin Derivatives as potential antibiofilm drugs against Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae

This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

Full text: Download

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Orange circle
Postprint: archiving restricted
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

Background: The antimicrobial resistance due to biofilm formation among bacteria is a significant problem in the healthcare and food industries. Objective: The current study describes the synthesis of enrofloxacin derivatives 2-17, and the evaluation of their anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm activities. Methods: Compounds 2-17 were synthesized through the acylation of enrofloxacin with thionyl chloride, followed by reaction with different aromatic amines. The new analogues identified among the sixteen compounds were 2-7, 11, 14, and 17. Results: Compound 2 appeared to be effective against pathogens S. aureus as well as K. pneumonia, whereas, compound 11 was found active against K. pneumonia only. Compound 2 inhibited >75% biofilm formation of S. aureus at 20 μg/mL and K. pneumonia at 10 μg/mL concentrations. These doses are far below the bactericidal concentration of compound 2, suggesting the anti-virulence mechanism of these compounds. Compound 11 inhibited 60% biofilm formation of K. pneumoniae at 70 μg/mL concentration. Compound 5 inhibited the biofilm of K. pneumoniae at 62 μg/mL concentration but also had bactericidal properties at this concentration. Interestingly, compound 2 eradicated the preformed biofilm of both the pathogens at much lower doses as compared to control drug, gentamycin and substrate, enrofloxacin. Cytotoxicity of compounds 2–17 was checked by a standard method using 3T3 normal cell lines (mouse fibroblast), all compounds were found to be noncytotoxic. Conclusion: These compounds can be used alone or with FDA approved drugs to overcome biofilm related K. pneumoniae and S. aureus infections.