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Review
. 2024 Dec 17;17(12):1705.
doi: 10.3390/ph17121705.

Antimicrobial Activity of Naphthyridine Derivatives

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Antimicrobial Activity of Naphthyridine Derivatives

Anna Wójcicka et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). .

Abstract

To combat the problem of the increasing drug resistance of microorganisms, it is necessary to constantly search for new medicinal substances that will demonstrate more effective mechanisms of action with a limited number of side effects. Naphthyridines are N-heterocyclic compounds containing a fused system of two pyridine rings, occurring in the form of six structural isomers with different positions of nitrogen atoms, which exhibit a wide spectrum of pharmacological activity, in particular antimicrobial properties. This review presents most of the literature data about the synthetic and natural naphthyridine derivatives that have been reported to possess antimicrobial activity.

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; nalidixic acid; naphthyridine derivatives; structure–activity relationships.

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Figure 1
Naphthyridine isomers.
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Figure 2
Nalidixic acid and its derivatives used in medicine.
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Figure 3
Nalidixic acid derivatives 910.
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Figure 4
1-Cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives.
Figure 5
Figure 5
1-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives 12ae.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Structures of derivatives 13ac.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Nalidixic acid-D-(+)-glucosamine conjugate 14.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Nalidixic acid-based 1,2,4-triazole derivatives 1518.
Figure 9
Figure 9
Structures of 1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid amides 19.
Figure 10
Figure 10
Nalidixic acid derivatives with a 6-nitro group, 20ag.
Figure 11
Figure 11
Nalidixic acid hydrazide derivative and its metal complexes, 21ad.
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Figure 12
7-[4-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-1-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid 22.
Figure 13
Figure 13
Antibacterial 1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 2325.
Figure 14
Figure 14
Hydrazono and azo derivatives of 1,8-naphthyridine 2629.
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Figure 15
1,8-Naphthyridines with oxadiazole and phenyl ring 30ad.
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Figure 16
1,8-Naphthyridinones 31am.
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Figure 17
2-(β-D-galactopyranosylmethyl)-1,8-naphthyridine 32.
Figure 18
Figure 18
Polymers 33ab.
Figure 19
Figure 19
1,8-Naphthyridine derivatives 3435.
Figure 20
Figure 20
Antimalarial 2-oxo-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 3637.
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Figure 21
3-Cyano-2-ethoxy-4-phenyl-7-substituted-1,8-naphthyridines 38ab.
Figure 22
Figure 22
6-Aryl-1,8-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile derivatives 3940.
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Figure 23
2-Cyclopropyl-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives with antibacterial activity.
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Figure 24
Thiosemicarbazides and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles of 1,8-naphthyridine 4445.
Figure 25
Figure 25
N-benzylidene-N′-(5-methyl-2-acetamido[1,8]naphthyridin-7-yl)hydrazine derivatives 46.
Figure 26
Figure 26
3-(2-Methyl-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)ureas 47.
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Figure 27
1-Benzyl-N-cyclohexyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide 48.
Figure 28
Figure 28
Benzo[b][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 49aj.
Figure 29
Figure 29
4-Amino-2-phenyl-5,7-di(thien-2-yl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile 50.
Figure 30
Figure 30
1,8-Naphthyridine sulphonamides 51ad.
Figure 31
Figure 31
2-Chloro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbaldyhyde 52.
Figure 32
Figure 32
Naphthyridin-2-one derivatives 53 as FabI and FabK inhibitors.
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Figure 33
4-Amino-6-benzotriazol-1-yl-1,2-dihydro-5-methyl-2-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile 54.
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Figure 34
4,7-Diamino-2-oxo/thioxo-1,2-dihydro[1,8]naphthyridine-3,6-dicarbonitrile, 55.
Figure 35
Figure 35
Imidazo [1,2-a][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 5657.
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Figure 36
N-3-diaryl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-amine derivatives 58ac.
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Figure 37
9-(3-Fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-6-aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo [4,3-a][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 59ac.
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Figure 38
4-Aryl-2-(3-(2-(trifuoromethyl)phenyl)-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)phthalazin-1(2H)-ones 60ah.
Figure 39
Figure 39
2-(2-(3-Nitrophenyl)-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles derivatives 61ah.
Figure 40
Figure 40
2-Bromo-N-(3-aryl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)thiazole-4-carboxamide derivatives 62af.
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Figure 41
N-(3-aryl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)-5-(2-methyl-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)thiazol-2-amine derivatives 63ae.
Figure 42
Figure 42
5-(2-methyl-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-amines 64ak.
Figure 43
Figure 43
2-Methoxy-3-aryl-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 65aj.
Figure 44
Figure 44
2-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylates 66ak.
Figure 45
Figure 45
3-Iodo-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 67ag.
Figure 46
Figure 46
2-{4-[(3-Aryl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)amino]-phenyl}-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-diones 68ah.
Figure 47
Figure 47
6-(2-Chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-9-phenylimidazo[1,2-a][1,8]naphthyridines 69ah.
Figure 48
Figure 48
Silver(I) complexes with 1,8 naphthyridine 70ab.
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Figure 49
3-Chloro-1-((3-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)amino)azetidin-2-ones 71aj.
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Figure 50
N-methyl-N-(2-methyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-3-(7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)acrylamide 72.
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Figure 51
1,8-Naphthyridine derivatives 73.
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Figure 52
2-Aryl-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 74ac.
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Figure 53
Fused naphthyridines 7578.
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Figure 54
Naphtho[2,3-b][1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 7981.
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Figure 55
Chromeno-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives 82al.
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Figure 56
Ketolides containing naphthyridine scaffold, 83ab.
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Figure 57
6{D(-)-a(4-hydroxyl-1,5-naphthyridine-3-carboxamido)phenylacetamido} sodium penicillinate 84.
Figure 58
Figure 58
N-{[8-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,5-naphthyridin-4-yl]methyl}guanidine 85.
Figure 59
Figure 59
2-(3-Fluoro-6-methoxy-1,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethane-1,2-diol derivatives 86ab.
Figure 60
Figure 60
3-Fluoro-6-methoxy-1,5-naphthyridine derivatives 87ab.
Figure 61
Figure 61
2-[2-(3-Fluoro-6-methoxy-1,5-naphthyridin-4-yl)ethyl]-1,3-dioxan-5-amine derivatives 88.
Figure 62
Figure 62
Pyronaridine 89.
Figure 63
Figure 63
Chromeno [4,3-b]naphthyridines and quinolino [4,3-b]naphthyridines 9091.
Figure 64
Figure 64
Silver(I) complexes with 1,5-naphthyridines 92ac.
Figure 65
Figure 65
Canthin-6-one 93a and 10-methoxycanthin-6-one 93b.
Figure 66
Figure 66
Aaptamine 94a and 1,4-dibenzylaaptamine 94b.
Figure 67
Figure 67
Silver(I) and gold(III) coordination compounds with 1,6-naphthyridine scaffold.
Figure 68
Figure 68
7-Amino-3-[(6-hydroxy-4,7-dimethoxy-1-benzofuran-5-yl)carbonyl]-5-oxo-5,6-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-8-carbonitrile 97.
Figure 69
Figure 69
8-Hydroxy-1,6-naphthyridine derivatives 9899.
Figure 70
Figure 70
Benzo[h][1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a][2,6]naphthyridine derivatives 100ad.
Figure 71
Figure 71
Calycanthine 101.
Figure 72
Figure 72
Isoquino[1,2-a][2,7]naphthyridine derivatives 102ag.
Figure 73
Figure 73
8-(3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a–octahydropyrimido[4,5-c][2,7]naphthyridine -1,3-diamine 103.
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Figure 74
2,7-Naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives 104 and thieno [2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine derivatives 105.
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Figure 75
Eupolauridine and its derivatives, 106107.
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Figure 76
Pyrido[2,3,4-kl]acridin-6-one derivatives 108110.
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Figure 77
Eupomatidines 111ac, imbiline 112a, and hadranthine A 112b.
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Figure 78
Sampangines 113ab and diplamines 114ab.
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Figure 79
Amphimedine analogues 115–117.
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Figure 80
Ascididemines 118119.

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