Reference: Alsulaimany M, et al. (2025) Exploring Long Arm Amide-Linked Side Chains in the Design of Antifungal Azole Inhibitors of Sterol 14α-Demethylase (CYP51). J Med Chem 68(11):10781-10799

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The rise in fungal drug resistance has exacerbated the treatment of invasive fungal infections, most commonly caused by Candida. This research describes the synthesis of extended "long-arm" azole antifungals that were evaluated against wild-type and resistant fungal species. Biphenyl derivative 22 was the most effective derivative, displaying potent inhibitory activity against Saccharomyces, Candida, and Cryptococcus CYP51 enzymes, including in resistant strains, in comparison with posaconazole. The X-ray crystal structure of S-22 complexed with S. cerevisiae CYP51 showed a hydrogen bond between the oxygen of the trifluoromethoxy group of S-22 and the His381 side chain of S. cerevisiae CYP51, which is postulated to contribute significantly to its binding, and stabilization in the presence of the S. cerevisiae CYP51 Y140F/H, C. parapsilosis and C. auris CYP51 Y132F mutations and the C. auris K143R mutation. Computational studies and IC50 evaluation of compound 22 vs C. albicans wild-type, Y132F, and Y132H/K143 mutant strains supported MIC observations.

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Alsulaimany M, Keniya MV, Alanazi RS, N Ruma Y, Hughes CS, Jones AT, Tyndall JDA, Parker JE, Monk BC, Simons C
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