The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.

Laixing Hu

Richard Ray Tidwell

David W Boykin

W David Wilson

Reto Brun

Karl Werbovetz

Mohamed A Ismail

Reem K Arafa

Novel aza analogues of dicationic terphenyl compounds for use in combating microbial infections are described. The compounds include those of Formula (III): wherein one of A, Y, and Zis N; Aris phenylene; and Aris a nitrogen-containing aromatic group. An exemplary compound of Formula (III) is: 

Substituted pyridines as antiparasitic AZA teraryl compounds

Disclosed herein are novel dicationic teraryl compounds and their aza analogues, including compounds of Formula (IIe): wherein p and q are each 0 and each A, Y and Z is CR. An exemplary compound of Formula (IIe) is: Methods for combating microbial infections, such as parasiticspecies, with novel dicationic terphenyl compounds and their aza analogues are included. Processes for synthesizing novel dicationic terphenyl compounds and their aza analogues are disclosed along with methods for evaluation of the compounds as potential anti-protozoan agents.

Teraryl components as antiparasitic agents

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