Design, synthesis, docking and <i>in vitro</i> antifungal study of 1,2,4-triazole hybrids of 2-(aryloxy)quinolines

Abstract

Abstract Substituted quinolines containing a 1,2,4-triazole moiety were synthesized using reported methods. The molecular docking studies support the experimental results that these compounds are active against A. fumigatus and C. albicans where N -myristoyl transferase (NMT) and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), respectively, are the target enzymes. The analogues that contain methoxy and chloro substituents exhibit the best antifungal activity.