New Diesters Derived from Piperine: in silico Study and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Potential

AUTOR(ES)

Trindade, Emmely O.; Souza, Helivaldo D. S.; Brandão, Maria Cláudia R.; Neto, Hermes D.; Lima, Edeltrudes O.; Lira, Bruno F.; Athayde-Filho, Petrônio F. de; Barbosa-Filho, José M.

FONTE

J. Braz. Chem. Soc.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2020-08

RESUMO

Piperine, previously extracted from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), was used as a precursor for the synthesis of twelve new diester derivatives. The final products were obtained through the bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction (SN2) of the alkyl 2-chloroacetates and the salt of piperic acid, obtained from the basic hydrolysis of piperine. The compounds were synthesized with yields of 55-84% and characterized by infrared spectroscopy and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance. The evaluation of the compounds’ potential as new drug candidates was done through an in silico study of ADME properties (absorption, distribution, metabolization and excretion) and evaluation of antimicrobial activity against bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), yeasts (Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis) and filamentous fungi (Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger). The in silico study showed that the compounds were good drug candidates and antimicrobial evaluation demonstrated that 9 of the 12 compounds exhibited a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranging 1024-256 μg mL-1.

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