Synthesis of 8-substituted derivatives of the 2-deoxy analog of 3-deoxy-.beta.-D-manno-2-octulopyranosonic acid (2-deoxy-.beta.-KDO) as inhibitors of 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase

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The 2-deoxy analogue of 3-deoxy-.beta.-D-manno-2-octulopyranosonic acid (2-deoxy-.beta.-KDO, 2) is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidyltransferase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide, an essential component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Since compound 2 lacks antibacterial activity, a series of 8-substituted derivatives of 2 has been synthesized in an attempt to find enzymes inhibitors suitable for modification as antibacterials. Compounds 9, 11, and 13, in which the 8-hydroxy group of 2 is replaced by F, H, and NH2, respectively, were as potent inhibitors of the enzyme as 2, but were devoid of antibacterial activity, with the exception of the amino acid 13, which showed weak activity against some strains of Salmonella typhimurium.

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