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Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 3(63), p. 225-236, 2015

DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c14-00837

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Antimicrobial and Anti-biofilm Activity of Thiourea Derivatives Incorporating a 2-Aminothiazole Scaffold

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Abstract

A series of new thiourea derivatives of 1,3-thiazole have been synthesized. All obtained compounds were tested in vitro against a number of microorganisms, including Gram-positive cocci, Gram-negative rods and Candida albicans. Compounds were also tested for their in vitro tuberculostatic activity against the Mycobacterium tuberculosis H 37 Rv strain, as well as two 'wild' strains isolated from tuberculosis patients. Compounds 3 and 9 showed significant inhibition against Gram-positive cocci (standard strains and hospital strain). The range of MIC values is 2–32 µg/mL. Products 3 and 9 effectively inhibited the biofilm formation of both methicillin-resistant and standard strains of S. epidermidis. The halogen atom, especially at the 3rd position of the phenyl group, is significantly important for this antimicrobial activity. Moreover, all obtained compounds resulted in cytotoxicity and antiviral activity on a large set of DNA and RNA viruses, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other several important human pathogens. Compound 4 showed activity against HIV-1 and Coxsackievirus type B5. Seven compounds resulted in cytotoxicity against MT-4 cells (CC 50 <10 µM). 1,3-Thiazoles are an important group of compounds due to their wide range of application as pharmaceutical agents. Especially 2-amino-1,3-thiazole scaffold (fused and non-fused) would serve as a privileged structure due to their prevalence in antibacterial agents and other biologically active molecules .