SU-3327   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10703

Synonyms: compound 9 [PMID: 19271755] | halicin | SU3327
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: SU3327 was originally identified as an inhibitor of the serine/threonine c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) [2]. It is substrate competitive (inhibiting the protein-protein interaction between JNK and the substrate JIP-1), and selective for JNK vs. p38 MAPK and Akt. SU3327 was shown to restore insulin sensitivity in mouse models of diabetes.
In the search for new antibacterials, artificial intelligence algorithms were used to identify novel chemotypes that were likely to have novel mechanisms of antibacterial activity. SU3327 (re-named as halicin) was identified by this process and in vitro and in vivo follow-up showed that it potently killed a wide range of difficult to treat, antibacterial-resistant bacterial strains [3]. The compound appears to disrupt the ability of bacteria to maintain an electrochemical gradient across their cell membranes which blocks their production of ATP for energy.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 189.61
Molecular weight 260.94
XLogP 0.78
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES [O-][N+](=O)c1cnc(s1)Sc1nnc(s1)N
Isomeric SMILES [O-][N+](=O)c1cnc(s1)Sc1nnc(s1)N
InChI InChI=1S/C5H3N5O2S3/c6-3-8-9-5(14-3)15-4-7-1-2(13-4)10(11)12/h1H,(H2,6,8)
InChI Key NQQBNZBOOHHVQP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Bioactivity Comments
SU-3327 demonstrates in vitro activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The MIC for antibacterial activity is 16 μg/ml for Staphylococcus aureus, 32 μg/ml for Escherichia coli, 128 μg/ml for Acinetobacter baumannii, and 256 μg/ml for multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii [1].
Selectivity at enzymes
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 6.2 pIC50 - 2
pIC50 6.2 (IC50 7x10-7 M) [2]
Description: Biochemical inhibition in a LanthaScreen kinase activity assay.