02318nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260000900221490000700230520148500237653000601722653001301728653002201741653002601763653002301789653001501812100002101827700001801848700001901866700002601885700002801911856012501939       2023                        eng d  a1860-717900aDesign and synthesis of 1,3-diynes as potent antifungal agents against aspergillus fumigatus0 aDesign and synthesis of 13diynes as potent antifungal agents aga  cMAY 0 v183 a<p>
	Eugenol and isoeugenol, secondary metabolites isolated from the plant Myristica fragrans have displayed antifungal activities against Aspergillus fumigatus (IC50 1900 mu M). Compounds having conjugated unsaturation have been of great use as antifungals i. e. amphotericin B, nystatin and terbinafine etc. Hence, in the present study, we have designed and synthesised 1,3-diynes by utilizing Glaser-Hay and Cadiot-Chodkiewicz coupling reactions to furnish possible antifungal agents. Synthesis of 1,6-diphenoxyhexa-2,4-diyne derivatives was achieved by Cu(I) catalysed coupling of propargylated eugenol, isoeugenol, guaiacol, vanillin and dihydrogenated eugenol or eugenol in good to excellent yields. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated against pathogenic fungus A. fumigatus. Among all the synthesized compounds, one of the compounds was found to be exhibiting promising antifungal activity with IC50 value of 7.75 mu M thereby suggesting that this type of scaffold could pave the way for developing new antifungal agents. The most active compound was found to be low cytotoxic when assayed against L-132 cancer cell line. Effect of the most active compound on ergosterol biosynthesis has also been studied. Also, the most active compound exhibited significant anti-biofilm activity although the concentration was found to be higher than its anti-fungal activity. Morphological changes in the biofilm were remarkable under confocal laser scanning microscopy.</p>
10a110a3-Diynes10aAntifungal agents10aAspergillus fumigatus10aCadiot-Chodkiewicz10aGlaser-Hay1 aGoswami, Lakshmi1 aGupta, Lovely1 aPaul, Sayantan1 aVijayaraghavan, Pooja1 aBhattacharya, Asish, K.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/design-and-synthesis-13-diynes-potent-antifungal-agents-against-aspergillus-fumigatus