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Khan TA, Al Nasr IS, Koko WS, Ma J, Eckert S, Brehm L, Ben Said R, Daoud I, Hanachi R, Rahali S, van de Sande WWJ, Ersfeld K, Schobert R, Biersack B. Evaluation of the Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Synthetic Piperlongumine-Type Cinnamide Derivatives: Booster Effect by Halogen Substituents. ChemMedChem 2023; 18:e202300132. [PMID: 37021847 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300132] [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: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
Abstract
A series of synthetic N-acylpyrrolidone and -piperidone derivatives of the natural alkaloid piperlongumine were prepared and tested for their activities against Leishmania major and Toxoplasma gondii parasites. Replacement of one of the aryl meta-methoxy groups by halogens such as chlorine, bromine and iodine led to distinctly increased antiparasitic activities. For instance, the new bromo- and iodo-substituted compounds 3 b/c and 4 b/c showed strong activity against L. major promastigotes (IC50 =4.5-5.8 μM). Their activities against L. major amastigotes were moderate. In addition, the new compounds 3 b, 3 c, and 4 a-c exhibited high activity against T. gondii parasites (IC50 =2.0-3.5 μM) with considerable selectivities when taking their effects on non-malignant Vero cells into account. Notable antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei was also found for 4 b. Antifungal activity against Madurella mycetomatis was observed for compound 4 c at higher doses. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies were carried out, and docking calculations of test compounds bound to tubulin revealed binding differences between the 2-pyrrolidone and 2-piperidone derivatives. Microtubules-destabilizing effects were observed for 4 b in T. b. brucei cells.
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- Tariq A Khan
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Health Sciences, Qassim University, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, Unaizah, 51911, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Science Laboratories, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science Laboratories, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Caractérisations, Applications et Modélisations des Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts at Ar Rass, Qassim University, P.O. Box 53, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- University Mohamed Khider, Department of Matter Sciences, BP 145 RP, Biskra, 07000, Algeria
- Laboratory of Natural and Bio-active Substances, Faculty of Science, Tlemcen University, P.O. Box 119, Tlemcen, 13000, Algeria
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts at Ar Rass, Qassim University, P.O. Box 53, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts at Ar Rass, Qassim University, P.O. Box 53, Ar Rass, 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam (The, Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Al-Hazmy SM, Zouaghi MO, Al-Johani JN, Arfaoui Y, Al-Ashwal R, Hammami B, Alhagri IA, Alhemiary NA, Hamdi N. Chemosensing Properties of Coumarin Derivatives: Promising Agents with Diverse Pharmacological Properties, Docking and DFT Investigation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185921. [PMID: 36144656 PMCID: PMC9503222 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
In this work, a three-component reaction of 3-acetyl-4-hydroxycoumarine, malononitrile, or cyanoacetate in the presence of ammonium acetate was used to form coumarin derivatives. The chemical structures of new compounds were identified by 1H, 13C NMR and an elemental analysis. These compounds were examined in vitro for their antimicrobial activity against a panel of bacterial strains. In addition, these compounds were investigated for antioxidant activities by superoxideradical, DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), and hydroxyl radical scavenging assays, in which most of them displayed significant antioxidant activities. Furthermore, these compounds were evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity by indirect hemolytic and lipoxygenase inhibition assays and revealed good activity. In addition, screening of the selected compounds 2–4 against colon carcinoma cell lines (HCT-116) and hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG-2) showed that that 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)nicotinonitrile 4 exhibited good cytotoxic activity against standard Vinblastine, while the other compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity. Docking simulation showed that2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)nicotinonitrile 4 is an effective inhibitor of the tumor protein HCT-116. A large fluorescence enhancement in a highly acidic medium was observed, and large fluorescence quenching by the addition of traces of Cu2+ and Ni2+ was also remarked.
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- Sadeq M. Al-Hazmy
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sana’a University, Sana’a P.O. Box 1247, Yemen
- Correspondence: (S.M.A.-H.); (J.N.A.-J.); (N.H.)
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- Laboratory of Characterizations, Applications & Modeling of Materials (LR18ES08), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (S.M.A.-H.); (J.N.A.-J.); (N.H.)
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- Laboratory of Characterizations, Applications & Modeling of Materials (LR18ES08), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Advanced Diagnostic and Progressive Human Care Research Group, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Science Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Ibb University, Ibb P.O. Box 70270, Yemen
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts at Sharurah, Najran University, P.O. Box 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts at Ar Rass, Qassim University, P.O. Box 53, Ar Rass 51921, Saudi Arabia
- Research Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technologies (LR16ES09), Higher Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Hammam-Lif 1054, Tunisia
- Correspondence: (S.M.A.-H.); (J.N.A.-J.); (N.H.)
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