Structure–Activity Relationships of Lactone Ring-Opened Analogs of the Antimalarial 1,2,4-Trioxane Artemisinin
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-1-1995
Journal
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume
38
Issue
4
DOI
10.1021/jm00004a006
Abstract
1,2,4-Trioxane benzylic ethers 8a–e were prepared as simplified, tricyclic versions of the clinically used tetracyclic antimalarial drug artemisinin (1). Five additional artemisinin analogs (9–11) were prepared. Neither water solubility (analogs 8e and 11b) nor chelating ability (analogs 9 and 10), however, produced trioxanes of especially high in vitro antimalarial activity. Trioxane fluorobenzyl ether 8b is the most active in this series (more active than artemisinin) against Plasmodium falciparum parasites in vitro, with substantial activity also in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei parasites and with 10 times higher activity than artemisinin (1) in killing immature P. falciparum gametocytes. © 1995, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
APA Citation
Posner, G., McGarvey, D., Oh, C., Kumar, N., Meshnick, S., & Asawamahasadka, W. (1995). Structure–Activity Relationships of Lactone Ring-Opened Analogs of the Antimalarial 1,2,4-Trioxane Artemisinin. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 38 (4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm00004a006