Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro and In Silico Studies of Novel Isoquinoline Derivatives as Antibacterial Candidates
摘要
In the present study, the biphenyl ether group of triclosan was modified with an isoquinoline ring, resulting in the synthesis of a series of novel, biologically active [(benzoyloxy)phenyl]isoquinolinamines. The synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and ESI–HRMS, and their antibacterial activities were evaluated in comparison with the parent molecule against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. Among the tested compounds, N1-{6-[3-(benzyloxy)phenyl]isoquinolin-1-yl}ethane-1,2-diamine exhibited the highest potency with MIC 2 μg/mL against S. aureus and 8 μg/mL against E. coli. A molecular docking study of the novel [(benzoyloxy)phenyl]isoquinolinamine derivatives, conducted to gain atomic-level insight into their binding mechanism, revealed binding energies higher than that of triclosan—a result consistent with experimental observations.