IP Library Granted Patent US 12,371,429
Granted Patent B2
US 12,371,429 · App. 17/265,794 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Antibiotic resistance-modifying tricyclic heteroaryl compounds and uses thereof

Inventors: Jing Zhang (Lexington, MA); Xiang Wang (Superior, CO); Jessica D. Podoll (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Recreo Pharmaceuticals LLC
C07D471/04A61K31/407A61K31/437A61K31/55A61K45/06A61P31/04
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Patent No.
US 12,371,429
App. No.
17/265,794
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides 1,3,4,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole derivative compounds and uses thereof. In particular, compounds of the invention are of the formula where n is an integer from 0-4; each of z, a1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 is independently 0 or 1, provided at least one of a1-a5 is 1; Ar 1 is phenyl or a nitrogen atom containing 6-membered heteroaryl; Cyc 1 is 5, 6, or 7-membered nitrogen atom containing heterocyclyl optionally containing one to three additional substituents in addition to R 2a and R 2b ; X 1 is —C(═O)—, —C(═O)—NR 6 —, or —SO 2 —NH—; each of R 1a and R 1c is independently C 1 -C 6 alkylene; R 1b is optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkylene; X 2 is O or NR 6 ; each R 1 is independently halogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —OR a , or NR b R c , where R a hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein each of R b and R c is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a nitrogen protecting group; each of R 2a and R 2b is independently hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —OR a , or —NR b R c , where R a hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein each of R b and R c is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R 2a and R 2b together with the carbon atom to which they are attached to form a cycloalkyl group; and Q is an optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl.

Claims (23)

1. A method for treating a β-lactam antibiotic resistant bacterial infection in a subject, said method comprising administering to the subject in need of such a treatment a therapeutically effective amount a β-lactam antibiotic and a β-lactam re-sensitizing agent selected from the group consisting of

wherein

n is an integer from 0-4;

x is an integer from 0 to 3;

each of z, a1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 is independently 0 or 1, provided at least one of a1-a5 is 1;

Ar 1 is phenyl or a nitrogen atom containing 6-membered heteroaryl;

Cyc 1 is 5, 6, or 7-membered nitrogen atom containing heterocyclyl optionally containing one to three additional substituents in addition to R 2a and R 2b ;

X 1 is —C(═O)—, —C(═O)—NR 6 —, or —SO 2 —NH—;

each of R 1a and R 1c is independently C 1 -C 6 alkylene;

R 1b is optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkylene or heteroaryl of the formula

X 2 is O or NR 6 ;

each R 1 is independently halogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —OR a , or —NR b R c , where R a hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein each of R b and R c is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a nitrogen protecting group;

each of R 2 , R 2a and R 2b is independently hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —(C 1-6 alkylene)-heterocyclyl, —OR a , or —NR b R c , where R a hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein each of R b and R c is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R 2a and R 2b together with the carbon atom to which they are attached to form a cycloalkyl group;

each of R 3 , R 4 , and R 7 is independently hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, —OR a , or —NR b R c , where R a hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein each of R b and R c is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or a nitrogen protecting group;

R 6 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, —OR a , and —NR b R c ;

A is O or NH; and

Q is an optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said β-lactam antibiotic comprises a penicillin, a cephalosporin, a penem, a monobactam, Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, Imipenem/cilastatin, Ampicillin/flucloxacillin, Piperacillin/tazobactam, Piperacillin/sulbactam, Amoxicillin/sulbactam, Ampicillin/sulbactam (Sultamicillin), Amoxicillin/pivsulbactam, Ceftolozane/tazobactam, Cefoperazone/sulbactam, Cefoperazone/tazobactam, Ceftriaxone/tazobactam, Meropenem/vaborbactam, and Ceftazidime/avibactam, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said cephalosporin comprises Cefathiamidine, Cefamandole, Cefacetrile (cephacetrile), Cefadroxil (cefadroxyl; Duricef), Cefadroxil/Trimethoprim, Cefalexin (cephalexin; Keflex), Cefalexin/Trimethoprim, Cefaloglycin (cephaloglycin), Cefalonium (cephalonium), Cefaloridine (cephaloradine), Cefalotin (cephalothin; Keflin), Cefapirin (cephapirin; Cefadryl), Cefatrizine, Cefazaflur, Cefazedone, Cefazolin (cephazolin; Ancef, Kefzol), Cefradine (cephradine; Velosef), Cefroxadine, Ceftezole, Cefaclor (Ceclor, Distaclor, Keflor, Raniclor), Cefonicid (Monocid), Cefprozil (cefproxil; Cefzil), Cefuroxime (Zefu, Zinnat, Zinacef, Ceftin, Biofuroksym,[19]Xorimax), Cefuzonam, Cefmetazole, Cefotetan, Loracarbef (Lorabid), Cefbuperazone, Cefmetazole (Zefazone), Cefminox, Cefotetan (Cefotan), Cefoxitin (Mefoxin), Cefotiam (Pansporin), Cefcapene, Cefdaloxime, Cefdinir (Sefdin, Zinir, Omnicef, Kefnir), Cefditoren, Cefetamet, Cefixime (Fixx, Zifi, Suprax), Cefmenoxime, Cefodizime, Cefotaxime (Claforan), Cefovecin (Convenia), Cefpimizole, Cefpodoxime (Vantin, PECEF, Simplicef), Cefteram, Ceftamere (Enshort), Ceftibuten (Cedax), Ceftiofur (Naxcel, Excenel), Ceftiolene, Ceftizoxime (Cefizox), Ceftriaxone (Rocephin), Cefoperazone (Cefobid), Ceftazidime (Meezat, Fortum, Fortaz), Latamoxef (moxalactam), Cefclidine, Cefepime (Maxipime), Cefluprenam, Cefoselis, Cefozopran, Cefpirome (Cefrom), Cefquinome, Flomoxef, Ceftobiprole, Ceftaroline, Ceftolozane, or a mixture thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said β-lactam re-sensitizing agent is selected from the group consisting of

wherein

x, A, R 6 , n, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R a , R b , R c and Q are as defined in claim 1 .

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said β-lactam antibiotic resistant bacterial infection is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: RECREO PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
To: RECREO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Reel/Frame 055491/0930 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2021
From: ZHANG, JING, DR.; WANG, XIANG, DR.; PODOLL, JESSICA D.
To: RECREO PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Reel/Frame 055137/0882 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62719048 · Aug 16, 2018
Related Publication 20210163479A1 · Jun 3, 2021
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