Abstract
The diarylquinoline F1FO-ATP synthase inhibitor bedaquiline (BDQ) displays protonophore activity. Thus, uncoupling electron transport from ATP synthesis appears to be a second mechanism of action of this antimycobacterial drug. Here, we show that the new BDQ analogue TBAJ-876 did not retain the parental drug's protonophore activity. Comparative time-kill analyses revealed that both compounds exert the same bactericidal activity. These results suggest that the uncoupler activity is not required for the bactericidal activity of diarylquinolines.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e01540 |
Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 27 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
Keywords
- Bedaquiline
- Protonophore
- TBAJ-876
- Tuberculosis
- Uncoupler