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US 7,662,856 · App. 10/592,254 · Granted Feb 16, 2010

Compositions having antimycrobial activity including a hydroxamate or a hydroxamate and a hydroxlyamine

Assignee: The University of Houston System
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Patent No.
US 7,662,856
App. No.
10/592,254
Granted
Feb 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Antimycorbacterial compositions are disclosed comprising at least one hydroxamate or at least one hydroxamate and at least one hydroxylamine. The preferred ratio of hydroxamate to hydroxylamines is about 100:1 to about 1:1. A method for inhibiting mycobacterial growth is also disclosed comprising the step of administering the compositions of this invention to an animal including a human.

Claims (72)

1. An anti-mycobacterial composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I):

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one hydroxylamine having the formula (II):

H 2 N—OR  (II)

where:

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E is selected from the group consisting of CR 5 (R 6 ), CH 2 CR 5 (R 6 ), and CR 5 (R 6 )CH 2 , where R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, or NR 7 ;

E″ is O;

n is an integer having a value between 1 and 4; and

R is selected from the group consisting of an hydrogen atom, a C1 alkyl group, C2 alkyl group, C3 alkyl group and C4 alkyl group.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (I) is optically pure, a racemic mixture, or an optical active mixture of pure enantiomers.

3. The composition of claim 1 , where at least one compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of glycine hydroxamic acid, glycine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, glycine hydroxamic trifluoracetic acid, O-methylglycine hydroxamic acid trifluoracetic acid, D-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, L-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, N-hydroxyoxalamide, sarcosine hydroxamic acid, and D-methionine hydroxamic acid.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine and ethylhydroxylamine.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is hydroxylamine.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently unsubstituted or substituted, if substituted the substituents comprise at least one electron withdrawing substituent or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one electron withdrawing or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

8. An anti-mycobacterial composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I):

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one hydroxylamine having the formula (II):

H 2 N—OR  (II)

where:

R is selected from the group consisting of an hydrogen atom, a C1 alkyl group, C2 alkyl group, C3 alkyl group and C4 alkyl group;

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E is selected from the group consisting of CR 5 (R 6 ), CH 2 CR 5 (R 6 ), and CR 5 (R 6 )CH 2 , where R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, or NR 7 ;

E″ is O;

n is an integer having a value between 1 and 4; and

where a wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 1:1.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (I) is optically pure, a racemic mixture, or an optical active mixture of pure enantiomers.

10. The composition of claim 8 , where at least one compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of glycine hydroxamic acid, glycine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, glycine hydroxamic trifluoracetic acid, O-methylglycine hydroxamic acid trifluoracetic acid, D-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, L-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, N-hydroxyoxalamide, sarcosine hydroxamic acid, and D-methionine hydroxamic acid.

11. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine and ethylhydroxylamine.

12. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is hydroxylamine.

13. The composition of claim 8 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently unsubstituted or substituted, if substituted the substituents comprise at least one electron withdrawing substituent or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one electron withdrawing or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

15. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 10:1 and wherein the therapeutically effective amount is between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxamate used in the composition and between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxylamine used in the composition.

16. A method for treating mycobacterial infections in animals comprising the step of:

administering to an animal including a human on an individual, continuous, periodic, or intermittent basis or according to an individual, continuous, periodic, or intermittent administration protocol, an therapeutically effective amount composition having anti-mycobacterial activity including at least one compound of formula (I):

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one hydroxylamine having the formula (II):

H 2 N—OR  (II)

where:

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E is selected from the group consisting of CR 5 (R 6 ), CH 2 CR 5 (R 6 ), and CR 5 (R 6 )CH 2 , where R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, or NR 7 ;

E″ is O;

n is an integer having a value between 1 and 4; and

R is selected from the group consisting of an hydrogen atom, a C1 alkyl group, C2 alkyl group, C3 alkyl group and C4 alkyl group.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (I) is optically pure, a racemic mixture, or an optical active mixture of pure enantiomers.

18. The method of claim 16 , where at least one compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of glycine hydroxamic acid, glycine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, glycine hydroxamic trifluoracetic acid, O-methylglycine hydroxamic acid trifluoracetic acid, D-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, L-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, N-hydroxyoxalamide, sarcosine hydroxamic acid, and D-methionine hydroxamic acid.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine and ethylhydroxylamine.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is hydroxylamine.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently unsubstituted or substituted, if substituted the substituents comprise at least one electron withdrawing substituent or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one electron withdrawing or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

23. The method of claim 16 , wherein a wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 1:1 and wherein the therapeutically effective amount is between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxamate used in the composition and between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxylamine used in the composition.

24. A method for treating mycobacterial infections in animals comprising the step of:

administering to an animal including a human on an individual, continuous, periodic, or intermittent basis or according to an individual, continuous, periodic, or intermittent administration protocol, an therapeutically effective amount composition having anti-mycobacterial activity including at least one compound of formula (I):

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one hydroxylamine having the formula (II):

H 2 N—OR  (II)

where:

R is selected from the group consisting of an hydrogen atom, a C1 alkyl group, C2 alkyl group, C3 alkyl group and C4 alkyl group;

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E is selected from the group consisting of CR 5 (R 6 ), CH 2 CR 5 (R 6 ), and CR 5 (R 6 )CH 2 , where R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynyl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, linear or branched aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof;

E′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, or NR 7 ;

E″ is O; and

n is an integer having a value between 1 and 4,

where a wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 1:1.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (I) is optically pure, a racemic mixture, or an optical active mixture of pure enantiomers.

26. The method of claim 24 , where at least one compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of glycine hydroxamic acid, glycine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, glycine hydroxamic trifluoracetic acid, O-methylglycine hydroxamic acid trifluoracetic acid, D-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, L-alanine hydroxamic acid hydrochloride, N-hydroxyoxalamide, sarcosine hydroxamic acid, and D-methionine hydroxamic acid.

27. The method of claim 24 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine and ethylhydroxylamine.

28. The method of claim 24 , wherein the at least one compound of formula (II) is hydroxylamine.

29. The method of claim 24 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently unsubstituted or substituted, if substituted the substituents comprise at least one electron withdrawing substituent or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one electron withdrawing or at least one electron donating substituent selected from the group consisting of OR 8 , SR 8 , S(O)R 8 , S(O) 2 R 8 , NH 2 , NHR 8 , NR 8 (R 9 ), NHNH 2 , N(R 8 )NH 2 , N(R 8 )N(R 9 )H, N(R 8 )N(R 9 )(R 10 ), NOH, NOR 8 , C(O)R 8 , CO 2 H, CO 2 R 8 , CN, C(O)NH 2 , C(O)NHR 8 , C(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), OC(O)NH 2 , OC(O)NHR 8 , OC(O)NR 8 (R 9 ), C(NR 8 )N(H)R 9 , C(NR 8 )NR 9 (R 10 ) and mixtures or combinations thereof, where R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched lower alkyl, linear or branched lower alkenyl, linear or branched lower alkynl, linear or branched aryl lower alkyl, aryl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower alkyl, linear or branched heterocyclic lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl, linear or branched lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl and mixtures or combinations thereof.

31. The method of claim 24 , wherein the wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 10:1 and wherein the therapeutically effective amount is between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxamate used in the composition and between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxylamine used in the composition.

32. The composition of claim 1 , wherein a wt. % ratio of compounds of formula (I) to compounds of formula (II) is between about 100:1 and about 1:1 and wherein the therapeutically effective amount is between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxamate used in the composition and between about 125 μg/mL and about 1 μg/mL for each hydroxylamine used in the composition.

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