- Synthesis of isonicotinic acid N'-arylidene-N-[2-oxo-2-(4-aryl-piperazin-1-yl)-ethyl]-hydrazides as antituberculosis agents.
Synthesis of isonicotinic acid N'-arylidene-N-[2-oxo-2-(4-aryl-piperazin-1-yl)-ethyl]-hydrazides as antituberculosis agents.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (2005-03-05)
Neelima Sinha, Sanjay Jain, Ajay Tilekar, Ram Shankar Upadhayaya, Nawal Kishore, Gour Hari Jana, Sudershan K Arora
PMID15745799
ABSTRACT
A new series of antituberculosis agents 6-9 was designed, synthesized and evaluated for antituberculosis activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and clinical isolates in an agar dilution method. Compound 9h showed comparable in vitro activity (MIC) to isoniazid against M. tuberculosis H37Rv and clinical isolates (sensitive strains) and superior activity against resistant strains of M. tuberculosis.