1
|
Hashem HE, Ahmad S, Kumer A, Bakri YE. In silico and in vitro prediction of new synthesized N-heterocyclic compounds as anti-SARS-CoV-2. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1152. [PMID: 38212472 PMCID: PMC10784557 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Computer-aided drug design has been employed to get the medicinal effects against Corona virus from different pyridine derivatives after synthesizing the new compounds. Additionally, various computational studies are also employed between the newly prepared pyridine derivatives and three controls against three proteins (6Y2E, 6M71 and 6M3M). Different methods were employed to synthesize new pyridine derivatives according to the literature using different reaction mediums. MTT was performed for cytotoxicity study and IC50 for inhibitory concentration. Additionally, in-silico studies including DFT, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, MMPBSA, ADME, pharmacokinetics and Lipinski rules were evaluated. The chemical structures of all new compounds were elucidated based on spectroscopic investigation. A molecular docking study demonstrated that compounds 5, 11, and 12 have the best binders of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease enzyme, with energy scores of - 7.5 kcal/mol, - 7.2 kcal/mol, and - 7.9 kcal/mol, respectively. The net binding energy values of the 11-Mpro, 12-Mpro, and 5-Mpro complexes revealed their highly stable nature in terms of both intermolecular interactions and docked conformation across the simulation time. ADME properties, besides the pharmacokinetics and Lipinski rules, showed that all seven newly synthesized compounds follow Lipinski rules with high GI absorption. The In Vitro antiviral study against SARS-CoV-2 using MTT methods confirms that compound 5 has more potential and is safer than other tested compounds. The study shows that the newly synthesized pyridine derivatives have medicinal properties against SARS-CoV-2 without violating Lipinski rules. Compounds 5, 11, and 12, particularly compound 5, may serve as promising potential candidate for COVID-19.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Heba E Hashem
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Women, Ain Shams University, HeliopolisCairo, 11757, Egypt.
| | - Sajjad Ahmad
- Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
- Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box 36, Beirut, Lebanon
- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box 36, Beirut, Lebanon
| | - Ajoy Kumer
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India
| | - Youness El Bakri
- Department of Theoretical and Applied Chemistry, South Ural State University, Lenin Prospect 76, Chelyabinsk, 454080, Russian Federation
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Kryshchyshyn-Dylevych A, Kaminskyy D, Lesyk R. In-vitro antiviral screening of some thiopyranothiazoles. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 386:110738. [PMID: 37816448 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110738] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
Abstract
Thiopyranothiazoles represent a promising class of drug-like molecules with broad pharmacological profiles. Some novel derivatives of isothiochromeno[4a,4-d]thiazole and chromeno[4',3':4,5]thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole were synthesized and screened against diverse viruses: coronavirus SARS, Influenza Viruses of type A and type B, Adeno- and Rhinovirus, Dengue Fever Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rift Valley Fever Virus, Tacaribe Virus, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus, as well as Vaccinia and Human Cytomegalovirus. The antiviral activity assays revealed highly active isothiochromeno[4a,4-d]thiazole bearing phenazone fragment towards Influenza Virus type A (H1N1) with the selectivity index (SI) within 150. 5,8-Dihydro-2H-[1,3]thiazolo [5',4':5,6]thiopyrano [2,3-d][1,3]thiazol-2,6(3H)-diones showed moderate antiviral activity against influenza viruses and SARS-CoV. The obtained data indicate thiopyranothiazoles as promising class of fused 4-thiazolidinone derivatives possessing antiviral effects.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Kryshchyshyn-Dylevych
- Department of Pharmaceutical, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska 69, Lviv, 79010, Ukraine.
| | - Danylo Kaminskyy
- Department of Pharmaceutical, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska 69, Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
| | - Roman Lesyk
- Department of Pharmaceutical, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska 69, Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Musa A, Abulkhair HS, Aljuhani A, Rezki N, Abdelgawad MA, Shalaby K, El-Ghorab AH, Aouad MR. Phenylpyrazolone-1,2,3-triazole Hybrids as Potent Antiviral Agents with Promising SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibition Potential. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16030463. [PMID: 36986562 PMCID: PMC10051656 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
COVID-19 infection is now considered one of the leading causes of human death. As an attempt towards the discovery of novel medications for the COVID-19 pandemic, nineteen novel compounds containing 1,2,3-triazole side chains linked to phenylpyrazolone scaffold and terminal lipophilic aryl parts with prominent substituent functionalities were designed and synthesized via a click reaction based on our previous work. The novel compounds were assessed using an in vitro effect on the growth of SARS-CoV-2 virus-infested Vero cells with different compound concentrations: 1 and 10 μM. The data revealed that most of these derivatives showed potent cellular anti-COVID-19 activity and inhibited viral replication by more than 50% with no or weak cytotoxic effect on harboring cells. In addition, in vitro assay employing the SARS-CoV-2-Main protease inhibition assay was done to test the inhibitors' ability to block the common primary protease of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a mode of action. The obtained results show that the one non-linker analog 6h and two amide-based linkers 6i and 6q were the most active compounds with IC50 values of 5.08, 3.16, and 7.55 μM, respectively, against the viral protease in comparison to data of the selective antiviral agent GC-376. Molecular modeling studies were done for compound placement within the binding pocket of protease which reveal conserved residues hydrogen bonding and non-hydrogen interactions of 6i analog fragments: triazole scaffold, aryl part, and linker. Moreover, the stability of compounds and their interactions with the target pocket were also studied and analyzed by molecular dynamic simulations. The physicochemical and toxicity profiles were predicted, and the results show that compounds behave as an antiviral activity with low or no cellular or organ toxicity. All research results point to the potential usage of new chemotype potent derivatives as promising leads to be explored in vivo that might open the door to rational drug development of SARS-CoV-2 Main protease potent medicines.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Arafa Musa
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
| | - Hamada S Abulkhair
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, International Coastal Road, New Damietta 34518, Egypt
| | - Ateyatallah Aljuhani
- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
| | - Nadjet Rezki
- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mohamed A Abdelgawad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
| | - Khaled Shalaby
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed H El-Ghorab
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mohamed R Aouad
- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Mushebenge AG, Ugbaja SC, Mtambo SE, Ntombela T, Metu JI, Babayemi O, Chima JI, Appiah-Kubi P, Odugbemi AI, Ntuli ML, Khan R, Kumalo HM. Unveiling the Inhibitory Potentials of Peptidomimetic Azanitriles and Pyridyl Esters towards SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: A Molecular Modelling Investigation. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062641. [PMID: 36985614 PMCID: PMC10051727 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since SARS-CoV-2 main protease plays an essential role in the virus’s life cycle, the design of small drug molecules with lower molecular weight has been a promising development targeting its inhibition. Herein, we evaluated the novel peptidomimetic azatripeptide and azatetrapeptide nitriles against SARS-CoV-2 main protease. We employed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to elucidate the selected compounds’ binding free energy profiles against SARS-CoV-2 and further unveil the residues responsible for the drug-binding properties. Compound 8 exhibited the highest binding free energy of −49.37 ± 0.15 kcal/mol, followed by compound 7 (−39.83 ± 0.19 kcal/mol), while compound 17 showed the lowest binding free energy (−23.54 ± 0.19 kcal/mol). In addition, the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) assessment was performed and revealed that only compound 17 met the drug-likeness parameters and exhibited high pharmacokinetics to inhibit CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and CYP2C9 with better absorption potential and blood-brain barrier permeability (BBB) index. The additional intermolecular evaluations suggested compound 8 as a promising drug candidate for inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. The substitution of isopropane in compound 7 with an aromatic benzene ring in compound 8 significantly enhanced the drug’s ability to bind better at the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aganze G. Mushebenge
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
| | - Samuel C. Ugbaja
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
- Correspondence: (S.C.U.); (H.M.K.)
| | - Sphamandla E. Mtambo
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
| | - Thandokuhle Ntombela
- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa;
| | - Joy I. Metu
- National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba 453106, Nigeria;
| | - Oludotun Babayemi
- Cloneshouse Nigeria, 6th Floor, Left Wing, NICON Plaza, Plot 242, Muhammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District, Abuja 900103, Nigeria;
| | - Joy I. Chima
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
| | - Patrick Appiah-Kubi
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
| | - Adeshina I. Odugbemi
- South African National Bioinformatics Institute, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa;
| | - Mthobisi L. Ntuli
- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Applied Science, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa;
| | - Rene Khan
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
| | - Hezekiel M. Kumalo
- Drug Research and Innovation Unit, Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; (A.G.M.); (S.E.M.); (J.I.C.); (P.A.-K.); (R.K.)
- Correspondence: (S.C.U.); (H.M.K.)
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
A Novel Ambroxol-Derived Tetrahydroquinazoline with a Potency against SARS-CoV-2 Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054660. [PMID: 36902093 PMCID: PMC10002583 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
We report synthesis of a novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline derivative, named 2-(6,8-dibromo-3-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolin-2-yl)phenol (1), which was obtained from the hydrochloride of 4-((2-amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)amino)cyclohexan-1-ol (ambroxol hydrochloride) and salicylaldehyde in EtOH. The resulting compound was produced in the form of colorless crystals of the composition 1∙0.5EtOH. The formation of the single product was confirmed by the IR and 1H spectroscopy, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, and elemental analysis. The molecule of 1 contains a chiral tertiary carbon of the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine fragment and the crystal structure of 1∙0.5EtOH is a racemate. Optical properties of 1∙0.5EtOH were revealed by UV-vis spectroscopy in MeOH and it was established that the compound absorbs exclusively in the UV region up to about 350 nm. 1∙0.5EtOH in MeOH exhibits dual emission and the emission spectra contains bands at about 340 and 446 nm upon excitation at 300 and 360 nm, respectively. The DFT calculations were performed to verify the structure as well as electronic and optical properties of 1. ADMET properties of the R-isomer of 1 were evaluated using the SwissADME, BOILED-Egg, and ProTox-II tools. As evidenced from the blue dot position in the BOILED-Egg plot, both human blood-brain barrier penetration and gastrointestinal absorption properties are positive with the positive PGP effect on the molecule. Molecular docking was applied to examine the influence of the structures of both R-isomer and S-isomer of 1 on a series of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins. According to the docking analysis results, both isomers of 1 were found to be active against all the applied SARS-CoV-2 proteins with the best binding affinities with Papain-like protease (PLpro) and nonstructural protein 3 (Nsp3_range 207-379-AMP). Ligand efficiency scores for both isomers of 1 inside the binding sites of the applied proteins were also revealed and compared with the initial ligands. Molecular dynamics simulations were also applied to evaluate the stability of complexes of both isomers with Papain-like protease (PLpro) and nonstructural protein 3 (Nsp3_range 207-379-AMP). The complex of the S-isomer with Papain-like protease (PLpro) was found to be highly unstable, while the other complexes are stable.
Collapse
|
6
|
Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Dynamic Simulation Targeting Main Protease (Mpro) of New, Thiazole Clubbed Pyridine Scaffolds as Potential COVID-19 Inhibitors. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:1422-1442. [PMID: 36826038 PMCID: PMC9955078 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45020093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Many biological activities of pyridine and thiazole derivatives have been reported, including antiviral activity and, more recently, as COVID-19 inhibitors. Thus, in this paper, we designed, synthesized, and characterized a novel series of N-aminothiazole-hydrazineethyl-pyridines, beginning with a N'-(1-(pyridine-3-yl)ethylidene)hydrazinecarbothiohydrazide derivative and various hydrazonoyl chlorides and phenacyl bromides. Their Schiff bases were prepared from the condensation of N-aminothiazole derivatives with 4-methoxybenzaldehyde. FTIR, MS, NMR, and elemental studies were used to identify new products. The binding energy for non-bonding interactions between the ligand (studied compounds) and receptor was determined using molecular docking against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (PDB code: 6LU7). Finally, the best docked pose with highest binding energy (8a = -8.6 kcal/mol) was selected for further molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies to verify the outcomes and comprehend the thermodynamic properties of the binding. Through additional in vitro and in vivo research on the newly synthesized chemicals, it is envisaged that the achieved results will represent a significant advancement in the fight against COVID-19.
Collapse
|
7
|
Garkusha NA, Anikeeva OP, Bayıl I, Taskin-Tok T, Safin DA. DFT, ADMET, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies of pyridoxal. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2023.100926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
|
8
|
Omar RA, Koparir P, Sarac K, Koparir M, Safin DA. A novel coumarin-triazole-thiophene hybrid: synthesis, characterization, ADMET prediction, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies with a series of SARS-CoV-2 proteins. J CHEM SCI 2023; 135:6. [PMID: 36686402 PMCID: PMC9845830 DOI: 10.1007/s12039-022-02127-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Synthesis, characterization and theoretical studies of a novel coumarin-triazole-thiophene hybrid 4-(((4-ethyl-5-(thiophen-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio)methyl)-6,7-dimethyl-2H-chromen-2-one (1), which was fabricated from 4-ethyl-5-(thiophen-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol and 4-(chloromethyl)-6,7-dimethyl-2H-chromen-2-one, are reported. The resulting compound was characterized by microanalysis, IR, 1H, and 13C APT NMR spectroscopy. The DFT calculations examined the structure and electronic properties of 1 in gas phase. Its reactivity descriptors and molecular electrostatic potential revealed the reactivity and the reactive centers of 1. ADMET properties of 1 were evaluated using the respective online tools. It was established that 1 exhibit positive gastrointestinal absorption properties and negative human blood-brain barrier penetration. The Toxicity Model Report revealed that 1 belongs to toxicity class 4. Molecular docking was additionally applied to study the interaction of 1 with some SARS-CoV-2 proteins. It was established that the title compound is active against all the applied proteins with the most efficient interaction with Papain-like protease (PLpro). The interaction of 1 with the applied proteins was also studied using molecular dynamics simulations. Graphical abstract A novel coumarin-triazole-thiophene hybrid 4-(((4-ethyl-5-(thiophen-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio)methyl)-6,7-dimethyl-2H-chromen-2-one (1) is reported. The structure and electronic properties of 1 were examined by the DFT calculations. ADMET properties of 1 were also evaluated. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were applied to study interactions of 1 with a series of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12039-022-02127-0.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rebaz Anwar Omar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq Iraq
| | - Pelin Koparir
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Forensics, Firat University, 23169 Elazig, Turkey
| | - Kamuran Sarac
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Bitlis Eren University, 13000 Bitlis, Turkey
| | - Metin Koparir
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Firat University, 23000 Elazığ, Turkey
| | - Damir A Safin
- Scientific and Educational and Innovation Center for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, 620002 Russian Federation ,University of Tyumen, Volodarskogo Str. 6, 625003 Tyumen, Russian Federation
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Abouzied AS, Alzahrani AM, Abulreesh HH, Elbanna K, Alamri A, Hagbani TA, Alobaida A, Younes KM, Farghaly TA. Assessment of Newly Synthesized Triazole Compounds Using ZnO(NPs) as Antimicrobial Agents and Theoretical Studies for Inhibiting COVID-19. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2153882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Amr S. Abouzied
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt
| | - Asma M. Alzahrani
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Almukkarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Hussein H. Abulreesh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Research Laboratories Unit, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Khaled Elbanna
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Research Laboratories Unit, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Faiyum, Egypt
| | - Abdulwahab Alamri
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Turki Al Hagbani
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed Alobaida
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Kareem M. Younes
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
| | | |
Collapse
|
10
|
Sharma S, Utreja D. Synthesis and antiviral activity of diverse heterocyclic scaffolds. Chem Biol Drug Des 2022; 100:870-920. [PMID: 34551197 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Heterocyclic moieties form a major part of organic chemistry as they are widely distributed in nature and have wide scale practical applications ranging from extensive clinical use to diverse fields such as medicine, agriculture, photochemistry, biocidal formulations, and polymer science. By virtue of their therapeutic properties, they could be employed in combating many infectious diseases. Among the common infectious diseases, viral infections are of great public health importance worldwide. Thus, there is an urgent need for the discovery and development of antiviral drugs and clinical methods to prevent various viral infections so as to increase the life expectancy. This review presents the comprehensive overview of the synthesis and antiviral activity of different heterocyclic compounds 2015 onwards, which aids in present knowledge and helps the researchers and other stakeholders to explore their field.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shivali Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
| | - Divya Utreja
- Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
A convenient synthesis, in silico study and crystal structure of novel sulfamidophosphonates: Interaction with SARS-CoV-2. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
|
12
|
Koparir P, Omar RA, Sarac K, Ahmed LO, Karatepe A, Taskin-Tok T, Safin DA. Synthesis, Characterization and Computational Analysis of Thiophene-2,5-Diylbis((3-Mesityl-3-Methylcyclobutyl)Methanone). Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2112712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Pelin Koparir
- Institute of Forensic, Department of Chemistry, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
| | - Rebaz Anwar Omar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University–University Park, Daniel Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya, Kurdistan Region, F. R. Iraq
| | - Kamuran Sarac
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Bitlis Eren University, Bitlis, Turkey
| | - Lana Omer Ahmed
- Department of physics, Faculty of Science and Health, Koya University – University Park, Daniel Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya, Kurdistan Region, F. R. Iraq
| | - Arzu Karatepe
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Firat University, Elazığ, Turkey
| | - Tugba Taskin-Tok
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
| | - Damir A. Safin
- «Advanced Materials for Industry and Biomedicine» Laboratory, Kurgan State University, Kurgan, Russia Federation
- Innovation Center for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russia Federation
- University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia Federation
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Fawazy NG, Panda SS, Mostafa A, Kariuki BM, Bekheit MS, Moatasim Y, Kutkat O, Fayad W, El-Manawaty MA, Soliman AAF, El-Shiekh RA, Srour AM, Barghash RF, Girgis AS. Development of spiro-3-indolin-2-one containing compounds of antiproliferative and anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13880. [PMID: 35974029 PMCID: PMC9380671 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17883-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
A series of 1″-(alkylsulfonyl)-dispiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine-3',3″-piperidine]-2,4″-diones 6a‒o has been synthesized through regioselective multi-component azomethine dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 1-(alkylsulfonyl)-3,5-bis(ylidene)-piperidin-4-ones 3a‒h. X-ray diffraction studies (6b‒d,h) confirmed the structures. The majority of the synthesized analogs reveal promising antiproliferation properties against a variety of human cancer cell lines (MCF7, HCT116, A431 and PaCa2) with good selectivity index towards normal cell (RPE1). Some of the synthesized agents exhibit potent inhibitory properties against the tested cell lines with higher efficacies than the standard references (sunitinib and 5-fluorouracil). Compound 6m is the most potent. Multi-targeted inhibitory properties against EGFR and VEGFR-2 have been observed for the synthesized agents. Flow cytometry supports the antiproliferation properties and shows the tested agents as apoptosis and necrosis forming. Vero cell viral infection model demonstrates the anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties of the synthesized agents. Compound 6f is the most promising (about 3.3 and 4.8 times the potency of the standard references, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine). QSAR models explain and support the observed biological properties.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nehmedo G Fawazy
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Siva S Panda
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Ahmed Mostafa
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Benson M Kariuki
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
| | - Mohamed S Bekheit
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Yassmin Moatasim
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Omnia Kutkat
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Walid Fayad
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - May A El-Manawaty
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Ahmed A F Soliman
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Riham A El-Shiekh
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
| | - Aladdin M Srour
- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Reham F Barghash
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
| | - Adel S Girgis
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Toumi A, Boudriga S, Mandour YM, Mekki AA, Knorr M, Strohmann C, Kirchhoff JL, Sobeh M. Design of Novel Enantiopure Dispirooxindolopyrrolidine-Piperidones as Promising Candidates toward COVID-19: Asymmetric Synthesis, Crystal Structure and In Silico Studies. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27123945. [PMID: 35745069 PMCID: PMC9228936 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27123945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, there is still an urgent need for discovering new anti-viral drugs to address the awful spread and transmission of the rapidly modifiable virus. In this study, the ability of a small library of enantiomerically pure spirooxindolopyrrolidine-grafted piperidones to inhibit the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro) is evaluated. These spiroheterocycles were synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of various stabilized azomethine ylides with chiral dipolarophiles derived from N-[(S)-(-)-methylbenzyl]-4-piperidone. The absolute configuration of contiguous carbons was confirmed by a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The binding of these compounds to SARS-CoV-2 Mpro was investigated using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. Three compounds 4a, 4b and 4e exhibited stable binding modes interacting with the key subsites of the substrate-binding pocket of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. The synthesized compounds represent potential leads for the development of novel inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease protein for COVID-19 treatment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Amani Toumi
- Laboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry Natural Product and Reactivity (LR11ES39), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia;
| | - Sarra Boudriga
- Laboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry Natural Product and Reactivity (LR11ES39), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia;
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (M.S.)
| | - Yasmine M. Mandour
- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire Hosted by Global Academic Foundation, New Administrative Capital, Cairo 11578, Egypt; (Y.M.M.); (A.A.M.)
| | - Ahmed A. Mekki
- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire Hosted by Global Academic Foundation, New Administrative Capital, Cairo 11578, Egypt; (Y.M.M.); (A.A.M.)
| | - Michael Knorr
- Institut UTINAM-UMR CNRS 6213, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 Route de Gray, 25030 Besançon, France;
| | - Carsten Strohmann
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; (C.S.); (J.-L.K.)
| | - Jan-Lukas Kirchhoff
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; (C.S.); (J.-L.K.)
| | - Mansour Sobeh
- AgroBioSciences Research, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay MoulayRachid, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (M.S.)
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Chalkha M, Nakkabi A, Hadda TB, Berredjem M, Moussaoui AE, Bakhouch M, Saadi M, Ammari LE, Almalki FA, Laaroussi H, Jevtovic V, Yazidi ME. Crystallographic study, biological assessment and POM/Docking studies of pyrazoles-sulfonamide hybrids (PSH): Identification of a combined Antibacterial/Antiviral pharmacophore sites leading to in-silico screening the anti-Covid-19 activity. J Mol Struct 2022; 1267:133605. [PMID: 35782312 PMCID: PMC9237569 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
The discovery and development of new potent antimicrobial and antioxidant agents is an essential lever to protect living beings against pathogenic microorganisms and free radicals. In this regard, new functionalized pyrazoles have been synthesized using a simple and accessible approach. The synthesized aminobenzoylpyrazoles 3a-h and pyrazole-sulfonamides 4a-g were obtained in good yields and were evaluated in vitro for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. The structures of the synthesized compounds were determined using IR, NMR, and mass spectrometry. The structure of the compound 4b was further confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The results of the in vitro screening show that the synthesized pyrazoles 3 and 4 exhibit a promising antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Among the tested compounds, pyrazoles 3a, 3f, 4e, 4f, and 4g have exhibited remarkable antimicrobial activity against some microorganisms. In addition, compounds 3a, 3c, 3e, 4a, 4d, 4f, and 4g have shown a significant antioxidant activity in comparison with the standard butylhydroxytoluene (BHT). Hence, compounds 3a, 4f, and 4g represent interesting dual acting antimicrobial and antioxidant agents. In fact, pyrazole derivatives bearing sulfonamide moiety (4a-g) have displayed an important antimicrobial activity compared to pyrazoles 3a-h, this finding could be attributed to the synergistic effect of the pyrazole and sulfonamide pharmacophores. Furthermore, Molecular docking results revealed a good interaction of the synthesized compounds with the target proteins and provided important information about their interaction modes with the target enzyme. The results of the POM bioinformatics investigations (Petra, Osiris, Molinspiration) show that the studied heterocycles present a very good non toxicity profile, an excellent bioavailability, and pharmacokinetics. Finally, an antiviral pharmacophore (O δ−, O δ−) was evaluated in the POM investigations and deserves all our attention to be tested against Covid-19 and its Omicron and Delta mutants.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mohammed Chalkha
- Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic and Molecular Materials and Environment (LIMOME), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, P.O. Box 1796, Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco
| | - Asmae Nakkabi
- Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic and Molecular Materials and Environment (LIMOME), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, P.O. Box 1796, Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux et Biotechnologie des Produits Naturels, Faculté des Sciences, Université Moulay Ismail, BP 11201, Meknes 50000, Morocco
| | - Taibi Ben Hadda
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry & Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, MB 524, Oujda 60000, Morocco
| | - Malika Berredjem
- Laboratoire de chimie organique appliquée (LCOA), Groupe de Synthèse de biomolécules et modélisation moléculaire, Université Badji-Mokhtar Annaba, BP 12, Annaba 23000, Algérie
| | - Abdelfattah El Moussaoui
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food, and Health (LBEAS), Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (USMBA), Fez 30050, Morocco
| | - Mohamed Bakhouch
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
| | - Mohamed Saadi
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée des Matériaux, Centres des Sciences des Matériaux, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP. 1014, 100090 Rabat, Morocco
| | - Lahcen El Ammari
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée des Matériaux, Centres des Sciences des Matériaux, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP. 1014, 100090 Rabat, Morocco
| | - Faisal A Almalki
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
| | - Hamid Laaroussi
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry & Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, MB 524, Oujda 60000, Morocco
| | - Violeta Jevtovic
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mohamed El Yazidi
- Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic and Molecular Materials and Environment (LIMOME), Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, P.O. Box 1796, Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Tokareva MA, Pernik I, Lewis W, Messerle BA, Glukhareva TV, Keaveney ST. Rh(I)-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Transformations of 1,2,3-Thiadiazoles: Ligand-Controlled Product Selectivity and the Structure of the Key Organorhodium Intermediate Revealed. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Marina A. Tokareva
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
| | - Indrek Pernik
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
| | - William Lewis
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- Sydney Analytical, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
| | - Barbara A. Messerle
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
| | - Tatiana V. Glukhareva
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russian Federation
- Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS), 22 Sofia Kovalevskaya Street, Yekaterinburg, 620990, Russian Federation
| | - Sinead T. Keaveney
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
One-Pot Synthesis and Molecular Modeling Studies of New Bioactive Spiro-Oxindoles Based on Uracil Derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors Targeting RNA Polymerase and Spike Glycoprotein. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15030376. [PMID: 35337173 PMCID: PMC8954694 DOI: 10.3390/ph15030376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The first outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 was reported about severe acute coronaviral syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 resulted in an extremely high potential for dissemination. No drugs are validated in large-scale studies for significant effectiveness in the clinical treatment of COVID-19 patients, despite the worsening trends of COVID-19. This study aims to design a simple and efficient cyclo-condensation reaction of 6-aminouracil derivatives 2a–e and isatin derivatives 1a–c to synthesize spiro-oxindoles 3a–d, 4a–e, and 5a–e. All compounds were tested in vitro against the SARS-CoV-2. Four spiro[indoline-3,5′-pyrido[2,3-d:6,5-d’]dipyrimidine derivatives 3a, 4b, 4d, and 4e showed high activities against the SARS-CoV-2 in plaque reduction assay and were subjected to further RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase (RdRp) and spike glycoprotein inhibition assay investigations. The four compounds exhibited potent inhibitory activity ranging from 40.23 ± 0.09 to 44.90 ± 0.08 nM and 40.27 ± 0.17 to 44.83 ± 0.16 nM, respectively, when compared with chloroquine as a reference standard, which showed 45 ± 0.02 and 45 ± 0.06 nM against RdRp and spike glycoprotein, respectively. The computational study involving the docking studies of the binding mode inside two proteins ((RdRp) (PDB: 6m71), and (SGp) (PDB: 6VXX)) and geometrical optimization used to generate some molecular parameters were performed for the most active hybrids.
Collapse
|
18
|
Aljuhani A, Ahmed HEA, Ihmaid SK, Omar AM, Althagfan SS, Alahmadi YM, Ahmad I, Patel H, Ahmed S, Almikhlafi MA, El-Agrody AM, Zayed MF, Turkistani SA, Abulkhair SH, Almaghrabi M, Salama SA, Al-Karmalawy AA, Abulkhair HS. In vitro and computational investigations of novel synthetic carboxamide-linked pyridopyrrolopyrimidines with potent activity as SARS-CoV-2-M Pro inhibitors. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26895-26907. [PMID: 36320844 PMCID: PMC9494209 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04015h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
An essential target for COVID-19 is the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro). With the objective of targeting this receptor, a novel set of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines with terminal carboxamide fragments was designed, synthesized, and considered as an initial motif for the creation of effective pan-coronavirus inhibitors. Accordingly, nine derivatives (21–29) have been introduced for in vitro assay to evaluate their antiviral activity and cytotoxicity effect against COVID-19 virus using Vero cells. The obtained data revealed that the majority of these derivatives showed potent cellular anti-COVID-19 activity and prevent viral growth by more than 90% at two different concentrations with weak or even no detectable cytotoxic effect on Vero cells. Extensive molecular docking simulations highlighted proper non-covalent interaction of new compounds within the binding pocket of Mpro as a potential target for their antiviral activity. In vitro assay for all the synthesized derivatives against the viral Mpro target indicated that compounds 25 and 29 have promising inhibitory activity with IC50 values at low micromolar concentrations. The molecular dynamic simulation results predicted the stability of compound 29 in the binding cavity of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro and hence supported the high inhibitory activity shown by the In vitro assay. These results suggested that compounds 25 and 29 merit further investigations as promising drug candidates for the management of SARS-CoV-2. An essential target for COVID-19 is the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro).![]()
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ateyatallah Aljuhani
- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41477, Saudi Arabia
| | - Hany E. A. Ahmed
- Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
| | - Saleh K. Ihmaid
- Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan
| | - Abdelsattar M. Omar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Alsulaymanyah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Center for Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicines, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
| | - Sultan S. Althagfan
- Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Yaser M. Alahmadi
- Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Iqrar Ahmad
- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, 425405, Maharashtra, India
| | - Harun Patel
- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, 425405, Maharashtra, India
| | - Sahar Ahmed
- Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assuit, Egypt
| | - Mohannad A. Almikhlafi
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed M. El-Agrody
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
| | - Mohamed F. Zayed
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah 21461, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Shorouk H. Abulkhair
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Girls), Nasr City 11754, Cairo, Egypt
| | - Mohammed Almaghrabi
- Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Samir A. Salama
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed A. Al-Karmalawy
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University – Egypt, International Coastal Road, New Damietta 34518, Egypt
| | - Hamada S. Abulkhair
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University – Egypt, International Coastal Road, New Damietta 34518, Egypt
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Vimala M, Stella Mary S, Ramalakshmi R, Muthu S, Niranjana Devi R, Irfan A. Quantum computational studies on optimization, donor-acceptor analysis and solvent effect on reactive sites, global descriptors, non-linear optical parameters of Methyl N-Boc-piperidine-3-carboxylate. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
|
20
|
Srour AM, Panda SS, Mostafa A, Fayad W, El-Manawaty MA, A. F. Soliman A, Moatasim Y, El Taweel A, Abdelhameed MF, Bekheit MS, Ali MA, Girgis AS. Synthesis of aspirin-curcumin mimic conjugates of potential antitumor and anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105466. [PMID: 34775204 PMCID: PMC8566089 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Series of piperidone-salicylate conjugates were synthesized through the reaction of 3E,5E-bis(arylidene)-4-piperidones with the appropriate acid chloride of acetylsalicylate in the presence of triethylamine. All the synthesized conjugates reveal antiproliferative properties against A431 (squamous skin) cancer cell line with potency higher than that of 5-fluorouracil. Many of the synthesized agents also exhibit promising antiproliferative properties against HCT116 (colon) cancer cell line, of which 5o and 5c are the most effective with 12.9, 9.8 folds potency compared with Sunitinib. Promising activity is also shown against MCF7 (breast) cancer cell line with 1.19, 1.12 folds relative to 5-fluorouracil. PI-flow cytometry of compound 5c supports the arrest of cell cycle at G1-phase. However, compound 5o and Sunitinib arrest the cell cycle at S-phase. The synthesized conjugates can be considered as multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors due to the promising properties against VEGFR-2 and EGFR in MCF7 and HCT116. CDOCKER studies support the EGFR inhibitory properties. Compounds 5p and 5i possessing thienylidene heterocycle are anti-SARS-CoV-2 with high therapeutic indices. Many of the synthesized agents show enhanced COX-1/2 properties than aspirin with better selectivity index towards COX-2 relative to COX-1. The possible applicability of the potent candidates discovered as antitumor and anti-SARS-CoV-2 is supported by the safe profile against normal (non-cancer, RPE1 and VERO-E6) cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aladdin M. Srour
- Department of Therapeutic Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Siva S. Panda
- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, US
| | - Ahmed Mostafa
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Walid Fayad
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - May A. El-Manawaty
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Ahmed A. F. Soliman
- Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Yassmin Moatasim
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Ahmed El Taweel
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | | | - Mohamed S. Bekheit
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Mohamed A. Ali
- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt
| | - Adel S. Girgis
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt,Corresponding author
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Fotsing MCD, Njamen D, Tanee Fomum Z, Ndinteh DT. Synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds from allenic and acetylenic nitriles and related compounds. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2020-0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Cyclic and polycyclic compounds containing moieties such as imidazole, pyrazole, isoxazole, thiazoline, oxazine, indole, benzothiazole and benzoxazole benzimidazole are prized molecules because of the various pharmaceutical properties that they display. This led Prof. Landor and co-workers to engage in the synthesis of several of them such as alkylimidazolenes, oxazolines, thiazolines, pyrimidopyrimidines, pyridylpyrazoles, benzoxazines, quinolines, pyrimidobenzimidazoles and pyrimidobenzothiazolones. This review covers the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds by the Michael addition and the double Michael addition of various amines and diamines on allenic nitriles, acetylenic nitriles, hydroxyacetylenic nitriles, acetylenic acids and acetylenic aldehydes. The heterocycles were obtained in one step reaction and in most cases, did not give side products. A brief discussion on the biological activities of some heterocycles is also provided.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marthe Carine Djuidje Fotsing
- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Johannesburg , Doornfontein Campus, P.O. BOX 17011 , Johannesburg , 2028 , South Africa
| | - Dieudonné Njamen
- Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Laboratory of Animal Physiology , University of Yaoundé I, Faculty of Sciences , P.O. Box , 812 Yaoundé , Yaoundé , Cameroon
| | - Zacharias Tanee Fomum
- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Yaoundé I, Faculty of Sciences , P.O. Box , 812 Yaoundé , Yaoundé , Cameroon
| | - Derek Tantoh Ndinteh
- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Johannesburg , Doornfontein Campus, P.O. BOX 17011 , Johannesburg , 2028 , South Africa
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Van Tat P, Hoa TT, Vo Ky A, Nu Ngoc Han P. NOVEL SARS-CoV-2 INHIBITORS FROM PHENETHYLTHIAZOLETHIOUREA DERIVATIVES USING HYBRID QSAR MODELS AND DOCKING SIMULATION. SMART SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/23080477.2021.1914967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Pham Van Tat
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Science, Hoa Sen University, Viet Nam
| | - Tran Thai Hoa
- Department of Chemistry, Hue University of Sciences, Hue University, Hue City, Viet Nam
| | - Au Vo Ky
- Franklin High School, Elk Grove, USA
| | - Pham Nu Ngoc Han
- Department of Food Technology, Hoa Sen University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Rossi FV, Gentili D, Marcantoni E. Metal-Promoted Heterocyclization: A Heterosynthetic Approach to Face a Pandemic Crisis. Molecules 2021; 26:2620. [PMID: 33947170 PMCID: PMC8124705 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has drastically changed our everyday life and the life of scientists from all over the world. In the last year, the scientific community has faced this worldwide threat using any tool available in order to find an effective response. The recent formulation, production, and ongoing administration of vaccines represent a starting point in the battle against SARS-CoV-2, but they cannot be the only aid available. In this regard, the use of drugs capable to mitigate and fight the virus is a crucial aspect of the pharmacological strategy. Among the plethora of approved drugs, a consistent element is a heterocyclic framework inside its skeleton. Heterocycles have played a pivotal role for decades in the pharmaceutical industry due to their high bioactivity derived from anticancer, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory capabilities. In this context, the development of new performing and sustainable synthetic strategies to obtain heterocyclic molecules has become a key focus of scientists. In this review, we present the recent trends in metal-promoted heterocyclization, and we focus our attention on the construction of heterocycles associated with the skeleton of drugs targeting SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Federico Vittorio Rossi
- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
- Laboratori Alchemia Srl, Via San Faustino, 20134 Milano, Italy
| | - Dario Gentili
- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
| | - Enrico Marcantoni
- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.G.); (E.M.)
| |
Collapse
|
24
|
Spectroscopic Investigations, Computational Analysis and Molecular Docking to SAR-Cov-2 Targets Studies of 5,8-Quinolinedione Attached to Betulin Derivatives. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The 5,8-quinolinedione-betulin hybrids were investigated using spectroscopic methods as well as a variety of quantum chemical calculations in order to characterize their molecular structure. We used FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy supplemented by the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) and molecular orbital (HOMO, LUMO) analyses. The experimental and calculated FT-IR spectra showed a good correlation for all compounds. Analysis of carbonyl band showed that the compounds are the 7-mono substituted. The calculated 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of hybrids reproduced well the experimental ones. Identification of C-6 and C-7 carbon atoms of 5,8-quinolinedione revealed the position of betulin moiety at the C-7 of 5,8-quinolinedione. Molecular electrostatic potential maps of hybrids allowed to recognize the electrophilic and nucleophilic regions within the molecules. The molecular docking study was used to examine the interaction between the 5,8-quinolinedione-betulin hybrids and the SARS-CoV-2 protein, like: Mpro and PLpro. The obtained results showed that compounds with the highest Dock Score are good anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential drug candidates.
Collapse
|