Indolo[2,1-biquinazoline-6,12-dione antibacterial compounds and methods of use thereof
US5441955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D513/14
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods, compounds and compositions are provided form inhibiting the growth of pathogenic mycobacteria in vitro and of treatment of pathogenic mycobacterial infections in vivo using indolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are independently selected from carbon and nitrogen, or A and B or C and D can be taken together to be nitrogen or sulfur, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The methods, compounds and compositons are particularly useful for inhibiting the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and may be used alone, or in combination with other anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis agents, such as isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, rifabutin, streptomycin and ciprofloxacin, to provide new agents for the treatment of tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB).
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