Date of Award
12-17-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. David Boykin
Abstract
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Leishmaniasis are protozoal parasitic infections. Designated neglected tropical diseases and global in their impact, these diseases afflict the poorest people in the world. Treatments have remained essentially unchanged for decades and have poor efficacy and questionable safety profiles. In the first study, seventeen novel 2-[2-acylamidoethyl]-6(phenyl)pyridine analogues were designed using a ‘hit to lead’ strategy, synthesized and submitted for evaluation in vitro against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T. b. r.) for potential treatment against second stage HAT. Eight compounds gave T. b. r. IC50 values of 100nM or less; the best three compounds exhibited values of 64 nM, 12 nM, and 9 nM. In the second study, four novel N-(4-(5-(4-((5-(1H-azole-1-yl)pentyl)oxy)phenyl)furan-2-yl)phenyl) picolinimidamide hydrochloride hybrid analogues were designed using a molecular hybridization strategy for dual targeting, synthesized and submitted for evaluation in vitro against Leishmania. Four compounds exhibited IC50 values in the low micromolar range.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/6429354
Recommended Citation
Draper, Jennifer, "Synthesis Of Pyridyl Ethyl Amides As Potential Antitrypanosomal Agents, And Synthesis Of Arylimidamide-Azole Hybrids As Potential Antileishmanial Agents." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/6429354