文摘
Different diaryl ureas are designed and synthesized. The antimycobacterial activity has been checked against M. smegmatis (mc2155) and M. tuberculosis (mc26030 and H37Rv strains). The EDG and EWG are found to have a preference for the ortho and meta positions of the first aromatic ring respectively. The effective molecules showed selective inhibitory activity on mycolic acid biosynthesis in 14C-radiolabelled assay. Effective molecules induced the upregulation of iNOS2, IFN-γ, IL-12 and downregulation of IL-10 to clear the infection.