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4-Aryl-2-aminoimidazole analogues of bromoageliferin with antimicrobial activity against Acinetobacter baumannii show in vitro inhibition of translocase MraY on the peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway

Roisin Murphy, Julia A. Fairbairn, Becca W.A. Baileeves, Phillip J. Stansfeld, Timothy D.H. Bugg

A series of 4-aryl-2-imidazoles containing an ortho-substituted benzyl substituent were designed as a new peptidomimetic scaffold for an Arg-Trp-x-x-Trp motif used by lysis protein E from bacteriophage د•X174 to target translocase MraY on the peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway. The analogues showed antimicrobial activity against a panel of ESKAPE pathogens, with compound 9c (substituent CF3) showing effective antimicrobial activity against antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 (MIC 8 خ¼g/mL) and Staphylococcus aureus MRSA USA300 (MIC 8 خ¼g/mL). The analogues showed 33–47% inhibition of particulate E. coli MraY at 200 خ¼M concentration, with highest enzyme inhibition shown by compound 9b (substituent F, IC50 210 خ¼M). Docking against the structure of E. coli MraY revealed a possible binding site in the “elbowâ€‌ of bent helix 9, close to Phe-288. This work identifies the MraY-protein E interaction site as a possible target for the antimicrobial activity of bromoageliferin, and establishes a new skeleton for design of non-nucleoside MraY inhibitors.


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