Isothiazolone-Nitroxide Hybrids with Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms
ACS OMEGA(2022)
Abstract
Isothiazolones are widely used as biocides in industrial processing systems and personal care products, but their use to treat infections in humans has been hampered by their inherent cytotoxicity. Herein, we report a strategy to alleviate isothiazolone toxicity and improve antibacterial and antibiofilm potency by functionalization with a nitroxide moiety. Isothiazolone-nitroxide hybrids 6 and 22 were prepared over three steps in moderate yields (58 and 36%, respectively) from (Z)-3-(benzylsulfanyl)-propenoic acid. Hybrid 22 displayed better activity (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 35 mu M) than the widely used methylisothia-zolinone (MIT 1, MIC = 280 mu M) against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Hybrid 22 was even more active against drug-resistant strains, such as vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA, MIC = 8.75 mu M) over MIT 1 (MIC = 280 mu M). The enhanced antibacterial activity of hybrid 22 over MIT 1 was retained against established MSSA and VRSA biofilms, with minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) values of 35 and 70 mu M, respectively, for 22 (the MBEC value for MIT 1 against both strains was >= 280 mu M). No toxicity was observed in human epithelial T24 cells treated with hybrid 22 in concentrations up to 560 M using a lactate dehydrogenase assay.
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isothiazolone–nitroxide hybrids,antibiotic-resistant <i>staphylococcus aureus</i>,biofilms,<i>staphylococcus aureus</i>
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