Preparation and biological activity of new substituted antimalarial diaminodiphenylsulfones |
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Authors: | H Pieper J K Seydel G Krüger K Noll J Keck M Wiese |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Research, Biberach an der Riss, Fed. Rep. of Germany. |
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Abstract: | Starting from 4,4'-diamino-diphenylsulfone (DDS) as a lead structure, new 2-substituted analogues as well as new 2-substituted 4-alkylamino-4'-amino diphenylsulfones have been designed and synthetized in different ways. This has led to compounds the inhibitory activity of which against 7,8-dihydropteroic acid synthase of plasmodia and mycobacteria is clearly superior to that of sulfadoxine and in most cases to that of DDS. Of special interest is 4'-amino-4-n-propylamino-2-methyl-diphenylsulfone. Together with inhibitors of 7,8-dihydrofolate reductase in vitro and in vivo it possesses a marked synergistic inhibitory activity against plasmodia. In contrast to DDS in doses up to 200 mg/kg p.o. (cat) no methemoglobin formation is observed. The compound has been selected for further studies. |
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