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Rubbab Pasha A, Khan M, Khan A, Hussain J, Al-Rashida M, Islam T, Batool Z, Kashtoh H, Abdellattif MH, Al-Harrasi A, Shafiq Z, Schenone S. Synthesis, in vitro, and in silico study of novel pyridine based 1,3-diphenylurea derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2024; 152:107724. [PMID: 39167873 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
Abstract
Tyrosinase inhibitors are studied in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors as tyrosinase enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis and regulation of melanin, hence these inhibitors are beneficial for the management of melanogenesis and hyperpigmentation-related disorders. In the current work, a novel series of diphenyl urea derivatives containing a halo-pyridine moiety (5a-t) was synthesized via a multi-step synthesis. In vitro, tyrosinase inhibitory assay results showed that, except for two compounds, the derivatives were excellent inhibitors of human tyrosinase. The average IC50 value of the inhibitors (15.78 μM) is lower than that of kojic acid (17.3 μM) used as the reference compound, indicating that, on average, these molecules are more potent than the reference. Derivative 5a was identified as the most potent human tyrosinase inhibitor of the series, with an IC50 value of 3.5 ± 1.2 μM, approximately 5 times more potent than kojic acid. To get further insights into the nature of binding site interactions, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies were carried out. Moreover, the evaluation of in silico ADME properties showed a highly favorable profile for the synthesized compounds. These findings suggested that the further development of this class of compounds could be useful to get potent drug-like compounds that can target hyperpigmentation-related disorders.
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- Anam Rubbab Pasha
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan; Natural and Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, PC 616, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, Oman
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, PC 616, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, Oman; Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, PC 616, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, Oman
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Nizwa, Oman
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- Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, University College of Taraba, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, PC 616, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, Oman.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV, 3, Genoa 16132, Italy.
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Xhafa S, Di Nicola C, Tombesi A, Pettinari R, Pettinari C, Scarpelli F, Crispini A, La Deda M, Candreva A, Garufi A, D'Orazi G, Galindo A, Marchetti F. Pyrazolone-Based Zn(II) Complexes Display Antitumor Effects in Mutant p53-Carrying Cancer Cells. J Med Chem 2024; 67:15676-15690. [PMID: 39221914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The synthesis and characterization of nine Schiff bases of pyrazolone ligands HLn (n = 1-9) and the corresponding zinc(II) complexes 1-9 of composition [Zn(Ln)2] (n = 1-9) are reported. The molecular structures of complexes 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, highlighting in all cases a distorted tetrahedral geometry around the Zn(II) ion. Density functional theory studies are performed on both the HLn ligands and the derived complexes. A mechanism of dissociation and hydrolyzation of the coordinated Schiff base ligands is suggested, confirmed experimentally by powder X-ray diffraction study and photophysical studies. Complexes 1-9 were investigated in vitro as anticancer agents, along with mutant p53 (mutp53) protein levels in human cancer cell lines carrying R175H and R273H mutp53 proteins. Only those complexes with the highest Zn(II) ion release via dissociation have shown a significant cytotoxic activity with reduction of mutp53 protein levels.
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- Sonila Xhafa
- ChIP Research Center, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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- ChIP Research Center, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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- ChIP Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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- ChIP Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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- ChIP Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- ChIP Research Center, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri Camerino, 62032 Macerata, Italy
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Branković J, Milovanović VM, Petrović ZD, Simijonović D, Petrović VP. Pyrazolone-type compounds (part II): in vitro and in silico evaluation of antioxidant potential; structure-activity relationship. RSC Adv 2023; 13:2884-2895. [PMID: 36756409 PMCID: PMC9846718 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra08280b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The pyrazolone class comprises a variety of hybrid compounds displaying diverse biological actions. Although studied for decades, these compounds are still of interest due to their facile chemical transformations. In our previous work, we presented the synthetic route of functionalised pyrazolone derivatives. The presence of pyrazolone structural motif in many drugs, such as edaravone, prompted us to investigate the antioxidant features of the selected compounds. In this paper, we provide an extensive in vitro and in silico description of the antioxidant properties of selected pyrazolone analogues. The obtained in vitro results revealed their great antiradical potency against the DPPH radical (IC50 values in the 2.6-7.8 μM range), where the best results were obtained for analogues bearing a catechol moiety. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to assess their antioxidant capacity from the thermodynamic aspect. Here, good agreement with in vitro results was achieved. DFT was employed for the prediction of the most preferable radical scavenging pathway, also. In polar solvents, the SPLET mechanism is a favourable scavenging route, whereas in nonpolar solvents the HAT is slightly predominant. Furthermore, antioxidant mechanisms were studied in the presence of relevant reactive oxygen species. The obtained values of the reaction enthalpies with the selected radicals revealed that HAT is slightly prevailing in polar solvents, while the SPLET mechanism is dominant in nonpolar solvents. Regarding the well-known antioxidant features of the drug edaravone, these findings represent valuable data for this pyrazolone class and could be used as the basis for further investigations.
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- Jovica Branković
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry R. Domanovića 12 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Cara Dušana 34 32000 Čačak Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry R. Domanovića 12 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Department of Science Jovana Cvijića bb 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry R. Domanovića 12 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
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Eyüp Başaran. Schiff Base Derivatives Based on Ampyrone as Promising Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Biological Activity, and SwissADME Predictions. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162023010065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Combined experimental and theoretical analyses on design, synthesis, characterization, and in vitro cytotoxic activity evaluation of some novel imino derivatives containing pyrazolone ring. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Esmer Yİ, Çınar E, Başaran E. Design, Docking, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Nicotinohydrazone Derivatives as Potential Butyrylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibitor. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yusuf İslam Esmer
- Department of Chemistry Graduate Education Institute Batman University 72060 Batman Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences Batman University 72060 Batman Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Vocational School of Technical Sciences Batman University 72060 Batman Turkey
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Reşit Çakmak, Başaran E, Boğa M, Erdoğan Ö, Çınar E, Çevik Ö. Schiff Base Derivatives of 4-Aminoantipyrine as Promising Molecules: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Biological Activities. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162022020182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kamalı A, Çakmak R, Boğa M. Anticholinesterase and antioxidant activities of novel heterocyclic Schiff base derivatives containing an aryl sulfonate moiety. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ayfer Kamalı
- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Medical Laboratory Techniques Program, Vocational School of Health Services Batman University Batman Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Medical Laboratory Techniques Program, Vocational School of Health Services Batman University Batman Turkey
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy Dicle University Diyarbakır Turkey
- Dicle University Health Sciences Application and Research Center (DÜSAM) Diyarbakır Turkey
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