Dimeric cyclohexane-1,3-dione oximes inhibit wheat acetyl-CoA carboxylase and show anti-malarial activity

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Abstract

A series of dimeric 1,3-cyclohexanedione oxime ethers were synthesized and found to have significant antiplasmodial activity with IC50’s in the range 3–12 μM. The most active dimer was tested in the Plasmodium berghei mouse model of malaria and at a dose of 48 mg/kg gave a 45% reduction in parasitaemia. Several commercial herbicides, all known to be inhibitors of maize acetyl-CoA carboxylase, were also tested for antimalarial activity, but were essentially inactive with the exception of butroxydim which gave an IC50 of 10 μM.

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A variety of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors were tested against malaria with butroxydim 5 and the dimeric 1,3-cyclohexanedione 11 showing activity in the Plasmodium berghei mouse model.

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