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Synthesis of histidine kinase inhibitors and their biological properties
Author(s) -
RosalesHurtado Miyanou,
Meffre Patrick,
Szurmant Hendrik,
Benfodda Zohra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicinal research reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.868
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1098-1128
pISSN - 0198-6325
DOI - 10.1002/med.21651
Subject(s) - histidine kinase , bacteria , kinase , signal transduction , biology , histidine , protein kinase a , biochemistry , enzyme , computational biology , chemistry , genetics
Infections caused by multidrug‐resistant bacteria represent a significant and ever‐increasing cause of morbidity and mortality. There is thus an urgent need to develop efficient and well‐tolerated antibacterials targeting unique cellular processes. Numerous studies have led to the identification of new biological targets to fight bacterial resistance. Two‐component signal transduction systems are widely employed by bacteria to translate external and cellular signals into a cellular response. They are ubiquitous in bacteria, absent in the animal kingdom and are integrated into various virulence pathways. Several chemical series, including isothiazolidones, imidazolium salts, benzoxazines, salicylanilides, thiophenes, thiazolidiones, benzimidazoles, and other derivatives deduced by different approaches have been reported in the literature to have histidine kinase (HK) inhibitory activity. In this review, we report on the design and the synthesis of these HKs inhibitors and their potential to serve as antibacterial agents.