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El-Kalyoubi SA, Taher ES, Ibrahim TS, El-Behairy MF, Al-Mahmoudy AMM. Uracil as a Zn-Binding Bioisostere of the Allergic Benzenesulfonamide in the Design of Quinoline–Uracil Hybrids as Anticancer Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15050494. [PMID: 35631321 PMCID: PMC9146896 DOI: 10.3390/ph15050494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
A series of quinoline–uracil hybrids (10a–l) has been rationalized and synthesized. The inhibitory activity against hCA isoforms I, II, IX, and XII was explored. Compounds 10a–l demonstrated powerful inhibitory activity against all tested hCA isoforms. Compound 10h displayed the best selectivity profile with good activity. Compound 10d displayed the best activity profile with minimal selectivity. Compound 10l emerged as the best congener considering both activity (IC50 = 140 and 190 nM for hCA IX and hCA XII, respectively) and selectivity (S.I. = 13.20 and 9.75 for II/IX, and II/XII, respectively). The most active hybrids were assayed for antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities against MCF-7 and A549. In silico studies, molecular docking, physicochemical parameters, and ADMET analysis were performed to explain the acquired CA inhibitory action of all hybrids. A study of the structure–activity relationship revealed that bulky substituents at uracil N-1 were unfavored for activity while substituted quinoline and thiouracil were effective for selectivity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samar A. El-Kalyoubi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11651, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Menoufiya 32897, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
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Mancuso A, Barattucci A, Bonaccorsi P, Giannetto A, La Ganga G, Musarra-Pizzo M, Salerno TMG, Santoro A, Sciortino MT, Puntoriero F, Di Pietro ML. Carbohydrates and Charges on Oligo(phenylenethynylenes): Towards the Design of Cancer Bullets. Chemistry 2018; 24:16972-16976. [PMID: 30198621 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Two new tetralkylammonium-OPEs, bearing one or two positively charged groups directly linked to the aromatic residues and two β-d-glucopyranose terminations, were synthesized. Their peculiar structural features, joining the biologically relevant sugar moieties, flat aromatic cores and positive charges, make these luminescent dyes soluble in aqueous media and able to strongly interact with DNA. As a result of UV/Vis spectral variations, DNA melting temperature measures, viscometric titrations and induced CD, we propose a partial insertion of the OPEs aromatic core into the helix, stabilized by glucose H-bonding with the groups accessible from the grooves. This interaction leads to the quenching of the OPE luminescence due to guanine reduction. The biocompatibility of the monocationic OPE with healthy and cancer cells, and the reduction of proliferation in HEp-2 cancer cells induced by the dicationic one, make this class of compounds promising for future biological applications.
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- Aurora Mancuso
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali-ChiBioFarAm, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina, Italy
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