Azaindole Based Potentiator of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Bacteria [C-CAMP Startup Bugworks]

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TitleAzaindole Based Potentiator of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Bacteria [C-CAMP Startup Bugworks]
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsSharma S, Rao R, Reeve SM, Phelps GA, Bharatham N, Katagihallimath N, Ramachandran V, Raveendran S, Sarma M, Nath A
JournalACS Infectious Diseases
Date Published10/2021
Type of ArticleJournal Article
KeywordsAzaindole, Bacterial Permeability, Lipopolysachhardies (LPS), Polymyxin, Synergy
Abstract
We discovered azaindole-based compounds with weak innate activity that exhibit substantial potentiation of antibacterial activities of different antibiotics, viz., rifampicin, erythromycin, solithromycin, and novobiocin in Gram-negative bacteria. In the presence of the azaindole derivatives, these antibiotics exhibited submicromolar minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. The fold improvements in MIC of these antibiotics that were otherwise weak or inactive on their own against these bacteria were also observed against drug-resistant clinical isolates. Our studies indicate that this selective potentiation is probably through destabilization of the outer membrane’s integrity, known to be regulated by the lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Thus, the azaindole based compounds described here open opportunities for those antibiotics that are otherwise ineffective due to LPS mediated entry barriers in Gram-negative bacteria.
 
URLhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00171#
DOI10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00171
PubMed ID34699190