Efficient catalytic oxidation of 3-arylthio- and 3-cyclohexylthio-lapachone derivatives to new sulfonyl derivatives and evaluation of their antibacterial activities

  • Mariana F.Do C. Cardoso
  • , Ana T.P.C. Gomes
  • , Caroline Dos S. Moreira
  • , Mário M.Q. Simões
  • , Maria G.P.M.S. Neves
  • , David R. Da Rocha
  • , Fernando De C. Da Silva
  • , Catarina Moreirinha
  • , Adelaide Almeida
  • , Vitor F. Ferreira
  • , José A.S. Cavaleiro*
  • , João Paulo C. Tomé
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New sulfonyl-lapachones were efficiently obtained through the catalytic oxidation of arylthio- and cyclohexylthio-lapachone derivatives with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a Mn(III) porphyrin complex. The antibacterial activities of the non-oxidized and oxidized lapachone derivatives against the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated after their incorporation into polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) micelles. The obtained results show that the PVP-formulations of the lapachones 4b-g and of the sulfonyl-lapachones 7e and 7g reduced the growth of S. aureus.

Original languageEnglish
Article number302
JournalMolecules
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibacterial activity
  • Arylthio/cyclohexylthio-lapachones
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Oxidation
  • Polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • PorphyrinatoMn(III)
  • Sulfonyl-lapachones

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