In Vitro and In Silico Analysis of New n-Butyl and Isobutyl Quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide Derivatives against Trypanosoma cruzi as Trypanothione Reductase Inhibitors

Alonzo González-González, Oscar Sánchez-Sánchez, R. Luise Krauth-Siegel, Maria Laura Bolognesi, Rogelio Gớmez-Escobedo, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres, Lenci K. Vázquez-Jiménez, Emma Saavedra, Rusely Encalada, José Carlos Espinoza-Hicks, Alma D. Paz-González, Gildardo Rivera

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Abstract

American trypanosomiasis is a worldwide health problem that requires attention due to ineffective treatment options. We evaluated n-butyl and isobutyl quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives against trypomastigotes of the Trypanosoma cruzi strains NINOA and INC-5. An in silico analysis of the interactions of 1,4-di-N-oxide on the active site of trypanothione reductase (TR) and an enzyme inhibition study was carried out. The n-butyl series compound identified as T-150 had the best trypanocidal activity against T. cruzi trypomastigotes, with a 13% TR inhibition at 44 μM. The derivative T-147 behaved as a mixed inhibitor with Ki and Ki’ inhibition constants of 11.4 and 60.8 µM, respectively. This finding is comparable to the TR inhibitor mepacrine (Ki = 19 µM).

Original languageEnglish
Article number13315
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume23
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

Keywords

  • Chagas disease
  • chemical synthesis
  • quinoxaline-1,4-di-N-oxide
  • trypanothione reductase
  • trypomastigotes

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