Replacement of amide moiety with the 1,2,4-oxadiazole core in the scaffold of recently reported efflux pump inhibitors afforded a novel series of oxadiazole/2-imidazoline hybrids. The latter compounds exhibited promising antibacterial activity on both Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonasfluorescens) strains. Furthermore, selected compounds markedly inhibited the growth of certain drug-resistant bacteria. Additionally, the study revealed the antiproliferative activity of several antibacterial frontrunners against pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma (PANC-1) cell line, as well as their type-selective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitory profile.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1699
Pages (from-to)1699
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume20
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 2-imidazolines, Antibacterial, Cytotoxicity, MAO inhibition, DESIGN, VIVO, PERIPHERY, FURAZOLIDONE, OXADIAZOLE CLASS, antibacterial, IDENTIFICATION, DISCOVERY, IN-VITRO, 1,2, 4-oxadiazole, EXPLORATION, INHIBITORS, cytotoxicity

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