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Yao Y, Huang T, Wang Y, Wang L, Feng S, Cheng W, Yang L, Duan Y. Angiogenesis and anti-leukaemia activity of novel indole derivatives as potent colchicine binding site inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:652-665. [PMID: 35109719 PMCID: PMC8820799 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2032688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The screened compound DYT-1 from our in-house library was taken as a lead (inhibiting tubulin polymerisation: IC50=25.6 µM, anti-angiogenesis in Zebrafish: IC50=38.4 µM, anti-proliferation against K562 and Jurkat: IC50=6.2 and 7.9 µM, respectively). Further investigation of medicinal chemistry conditions yielded compound 29e (inhibiting tubulin polymerisation: IC50=4.8 µM and anti-angiogenesis in Zebrafish: IC50=3.6 µM) based on tubulin and zebrafish assays, which displayed noteworthily nanomolar potency against a variety of leukaemia cell lines (IC50= 0.09–1.22 µM), especially K562 cells where apoptosis was induced. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, radioligand binding assay and cellular microtubule networks disruption results showed that 29e stably binds to the tubulin colchicine site. 29e significantly inhibited HUVEC tube formation, migration and invasion in vitro. Anti-angiogenesis in vivo was confirmed by zebrafish xenograft. 29e also prominently blocked K562 cell proliferation and metastasis in blood vessels and surrounding tissues of the zebrafish xenograft model. Together with promising physicochemical property and metabolic stability, 29e could be considered an effective anti-angiogenesis and -leukaemia drug candidate that binds to the tubulin colchicine site.
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- Yongfang Yao
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou, China
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- Medical School, Huanghe Science and Technology University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, P.R China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies (Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Elkaeed EB, Salam HAAE, Sabt A, Al-Ansary GH, Eldehna WM. Recent Advancements in the Development of Anti-Breast Cancer Synthetic Small Molecules. Molecules 2021; 26:7611. [PMID: 34946704 PMCID: PMC8709016 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Among all cancer types, breast cancer (BC) still stands as one of the most serious diseases responsible for a large number of cancer-associated deaths among women worldwide, and diagnosed cases are increasing year by year worldwide. For a very long time, hormonal therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy were used for breast cancer treatment. However, these treatment approaches are becoming progressively futile because of multidrug resistance and serious side effects. Consequently, there is a pressing demand to develop more efficient and safer agents that can fight breast cancer belligerence and inhibit cancer cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis. Currently, there is an avalanche of newly designed and synthesized molecular entities targeting multiple types of breast cancer. This review highlights several important synthesized compounds with promising anti-BC activity that are categorized according to their chemical structures.
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- Eslam B. Elkaeed
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia;
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- Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
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Abdullah MA, Mohd Faudzi SM, Nasir NM. A Review on Biological Properties and Synthetic Methodologies of Diarylpentadienones. Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 21:1058-1070. [PMID: 33272171 DOI: 10.2174/1389557520999201203213957] [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: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Medicinal chemists have continuously shown interest in new curcuminoid derivatives, diarylpentadienones, owing to their enhanced stability feature and easy preparation using a one-pot synthesis. Thus far, methods such as Claisen-Schmidt condensation and Julia- Kocienski olefination have been utilised for the synthesis of these compounds. Diarylpentadienones possess a high potential as a chemical source for designing and developing new and effective drugs for the treatment of diseases, including inflammation, cancer, and malaria. In brief, this review article focuses on the broad pharmacological applications and the summary of the structure-activity relationship of molecules, which can be employed to further explore the structure of diarylpentadienone. The current methodological developments towards the synthesis of diarylpentadienones are also discussed.
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- Maryam Aisyah Abdullah
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Yu B, Gao B, Zhang X, Zhang H, Huang H. Palladium‐Catalyzed
Aminomethylation of Nitrodienes and Dienones
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Double C—N Bond Activation. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Bangkui Yu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of CAS Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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Abdullah MA, Lee YR, Mastuki SN, Leong SW, Wan Ibrahim WN, Mohammad Latif MA, Ramli ANM, Mohd Aluwi MFF, Mohd Faudzi SM, Kim CH. Development of diarylpentadienone analogues as alpha-glucosidase inhibitor: Synthesis, in vitro biological and in vivo toxicity evaluations, and molecular docking analysis. Bioorg Chem 2020; 104:104277. [PMID: 32971414 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A series of aminated- (1-9) and sulfonamide-containing diarylpentadienones (10-18) were synthesized, structurally characterized, and evaluated for their in vitro anti-diabetic potential on α-glucosidase and DPP-4 enzymes. It was found that all the new molecules were non-associated PAINS compounds. The sulfonamide-containing series (compounds 10-18) selectively inhibited α-glucosidase over DPP-4, in which compound 18 demonstrated the highest activity with an IC50 value of 5.69 ± 0.5 µM through a competitive inhibition mechanism. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies concluded that the introduction of the trifluoromethylbenzene sulfonamide moiety was essential for the suppression of α-glucosidase. The most active compound 18, was then further tested for in vivo toxicities using the zebrafish animal model, with no toxic effects detected in the normal embryonic development, blood vessel formation, and apoptosis of zebrafish. Docking simulation studies were also carried out to better understand the binding interactions of compound 18 towards the homology modeled α -glucosidase and the human lysosomal α -glucosidase enzymes. The overall results suggest that the new sulfonamide-containing diarylpentadienones, compound 18, could be a promising candidate in the search for a new α-glucosidase inhibitor, and can serve as a basis for further studies involving hit-to-lead optimization, in vivo efficacy and safety assessment in an animal model and mechanism of action for the treatment of T2DM patients.
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- Maryam Aisyah Abdullah
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, Kuantan, 26300 Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, Kuantan, 26300 Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, South Korea.
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Krug P, Wiktorska K, Kaczyńska K, Ofiara K, Szterk A, Kuśmierz B, Mazur M. Sulforaphane-assisted preparation of tellurium flower-like nanoparticles. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:055603. [PMID: 31618725 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab4e38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new method for the fabrication of flower-like tellurium nanoparticles is reported. It is based on the reduction of tellurite precursor by products generated during decomposition of sulforaphane at elevated temperature in aqueous medium. These species and other organic molecules present in the reaction mixture are being adsorbed on the surface of tellurium nuclei and govern further tellurium growth in the form of nanoflowers. The obtained particles have been characterized by a range of physicochemical techniques. It was shown that the average size of the nanoflower particles is ca. 112 nm, and they are composed of smaller domains which are ca. 30 nm in diameter. The domains are crystalline and consist of trigonal tellurium as shown by x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The tellurium nanoflowers were examined from the perspective of their potential anticancer activity. The in vitro cell viability studies were conducted on breast cancer (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7) and normal cell lines (MCF-10A) employing MTT and CVS assays. It was shown, that the nanoflowers exhibit considerable cytotoxicity against cancer cells which is ca. 3-7 times higher than that observed for reference normal cells. The preliminary in vivo investigations on rats revealed that the nanoflowers accumulate predominantly in pancreas after intraperitoneal administration, without observable negative behavioral effects.
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- Pamela Krug
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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Kulkarni P, Gawade S. Potassium Carbonate Assisted Synthesis Of α, β, γ, δ-Unsaturated Ketones. FRENCH-UKRAINIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.17721/fujcv8i2p17-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Cinnamylideneacetophenones derivative is shows important medicinal properties and intermediate in organic synthesis. Several substituted α, β, γ, δ-Unsaturated Ketones were prepared in high yield and purity by direct reaction of substituted cinnamaldehyde and ketones in the presence of potassium carbonate as a base in ethanol at 50ºC. The merit of the method is short reaction times, high yield, easy work-up and purification process, inexpensive and easily available catalyst.
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- Pramod Kulkarni
- Post graduate center in Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry Hutatma Rajguru Mahavidyalaya
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- Post graduate center in Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry Hutatma Rajguru Mahavidyalaya
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Jo J, Kim H, Oh JY, Kim S, Park YH, Choi H, Jeong JY, Jung YS, Yun H. SAR optimization studies on a novel series of 2-anilinopyrimidines as selective inhibitors against triple-negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-468. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2019; 29:126752. [PMID: 31711784 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) account for approximately 15% of breast cancer cases and exhibit an aggressive clinical behavior. In this study, we designed and synthesized two series of 2-anilinopyrimidines based on the structure of our previously reported compound 1 that act as a selective inhibitor of the basal-like TNBC cell line MDA-MB-468. Through the fine-tuning of 1, cyclic and acyclic amines at 4-position of the pyrimidine core were turned out to be crucial for the selectivity. An extensive analysis of structure-activity relationships of the analogs revealed that aminoalkyl groups at the end of the propyl chain are amenable to modification. Among the newly synthesized analogs, compound 38, bearing 4-chloropiperidinyl and cyclohexyl groups, was found to be the most potent and selective, and was about three times more potent and selective than 1 was against the TNBC cells.
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- Jeyun Jo
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Marques BC, Santos MB, Anselmo DB, Monteiro DA, Gomes E, Saiki MFC, Rahal P, Rosalen PL, Sardi JCO, Regasini LO. Methoxychalcones: Effect of Methoxyl Group on the Antifungal, Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activities. Med Chem 2019; 16:881-891. [PMID: 31339075 DOI: 10.2174/1573406415666190724145158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chalcones substituted by methoxyl groups have presented a broad spectrum of bioactivities, including antifungal, antibacterial and antiproliferative effects. However, a clear and unambiguous investigation about the relevance of this substituent on the chalcone framework has not been described. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work is to assess the antibacterial, antifungal and antiproliferative activities of the two series of seventeen synthesized regioisomeric methoxychalcones. Series I and II were constituted by chalcones substituted by methoxyl groups on rings A (5-12) and B (13-21), respectively. In addition, the library of methoxychalcones was submitted to in silico drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics properties predictions. METHODS Methoxychalcones were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by NMR spectral data analyses. Evaluations of antimicrobial activity were performed against five species of Candida, two Gram-negative and five Gram-positive species. For antiproliferative activity, methoxychalcones were evaluated against four human tumorigenic cell lines, as well as human non-tumorigenic keratinocytes. Drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics properties were predicted using Molinspiration and PreADMET toolkits. RESULTS In general, chalcones of series I are the most potent antifungal, antibacterial and antiproliferative agents. 3', 4', 5'-Trimethoxychalcone (12) demonstrated potent antifungal activity against Candida krusei (MIC = 3.9 μg/mL), eight times more potent than fluconazole (reference antifungal drug). 3'-Methoxychalcone (6) displayed anti-Pseudomonas activity (MIC = 7.8 μg/mL). 2',5'-Dimethoxychalcone (9) displayed potent antiproliferative effect against C-33A (cervix), A-431 (skin) and MCF-7 (breast), with IC50 values ranging from 7.7 to 9.2 μM. Its potency was superior to curcumin (reference antiproliferative compound), which exhibited IC50 values ranging from 10.4 to 19.0 μM. CONCLUSION Our studies corroborated the relevance of methoxychalcones as antifungal, antibacterial and antiproliferative agents. In addition, we elucidated influence of the position and number of methoxyl groups toward bioactivity. In silico predictions indicated good drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics properties to the library of methoxychalcones.
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- Beatriz C Marques
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto 15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto 15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto 15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto15054-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba 13083-970, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba 13083-970, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Sao Jose do Rio Preto 15054-000, SP, Brazil
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Elkhalifa D, Alali F, Al Moustafa AE, Khalil A. Targeting triple negative breast cancer heterogeneity with chalcones: a molecular insight. J Drug Target 2019; 27:830-838. [PMID: 30582377 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2018.1561889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are aggressive heterogeneous cancers with not yet determined conventional targeted medication. Therefore, identification of new alternatives or improved treatment options to combat this deadly disease is highly needed. On the other hand, various derived products with chalcone scaffold were historically considered excellent candidates for the development of anticancer drugs. Chalcones unique chemical structure and their substantial biological activities in cancer cells make them an extremely attractive target for the treatment of several human carcinomas including TNBCs. This review highlights the promising therapeutic role of chalcones in TNBC management.
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- Dana Elkhalifa
- a College of Pharmacy , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar.,b Biomedical Research Centre , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar
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- a College of Pharmacy , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar
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- b Biomedical Research Centre , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar.,c College of Medicine , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar.,d Oncology Department , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec , Canada
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- a College of Pharmacy , Qatar University , Doha , Qatar
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Krug P, Mielczarek L, Wiktorska K, Kaczyńska K, Wojciechowski P, Andrzejewski K, Ofiara K, Szterk A, Mazur M. Sulforaphane-conjugated selenium nanoparticles: towards a synergistic anticancer effect. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:065101. [PMID: 30523968 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaf150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sulforaphane-modified selenium nanoparticles can be prepared in a simple aqueous-phase redox reaction through reduction of selenite with ascorbic acid. The sulforaphane molecules present in the reaction mixture adsorb on the nanoparticle surface, forming an adlayer. The resulting conjugate was examined with several physicochemical techniques, including microscopy, spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering and zeta potential measurements. As shown in in vivo investigations on rats, the nanomaterial administered intraperitoneally is eliminated mainly in urine (and, to a lesser extent, in feces); however, it is also retained in the body. The modified nanoparticles mainly accumulate in the liver, but the basic parameters of blood and urine remain within normal limits. The sulforaphane-conjugated nanoparticles reveal considerable anticancer action, as demonstrated on several cancer cell cultures in vitro. This finding is due to the synergistic effect of elemental selenium and sulforaphane molecules assembled in one nanostructure (conjugate). On the other hand, the cytotoxic action on normal cells is relatively low. The high antitumor activity and selectivity of the conjugate with respect to diseased and healthy cells is extremely promising from the point of view of cancer treatment.
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- Pamela Krug
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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Jo J, Kim SH, Kim H, Jeong M, Kwak JH, Taek Han Y, Jeong JY, Jung YS, Yun H. Discovery and SAR studies of novel 2-anilinopyrimidine-based selective inhibitors against triple-negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-468. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 29:62-65. [PMID: 30447889 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are characterized as an invasive and intractable subtype of breast cancers. Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been considered to be an important target for TNBC therapy, but efficacies of EGFR inhibitors in clinical trials are elusive. In this study, novel series of 2-anilinopyrimidines were synthesized in an effort to identify selective inhibitors against an EGFR-overexpressing TNBC cell line. Biological evaluation demonstrated that compounds 21 and 38, with a 4-methylpiperidine group and a high ClogP value, exhibited good potency and selectivity for the TNBC cell line. This study has provided evidence to support further development of 2-anilinopyrimidine-based TNBC selective inhibitors and investigation of the targets of compounds 21 and 38.
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- Jeyun Jo
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyungsung University, Busan 48434, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Otrubova K, Fitzgerald AE, Mani NS. A novel entry to xanthones by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction involving 2-(1,2-dichlorovinyloxy) aryl dienones. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Liu J, Ming B, Gong GH, Wang D, Bao GL, Yu LJ. Current research on anti-breast cancer synthetic compounds. RSC Adv 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12912b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer for females and its incidence tends to increase year by year.
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- Jia Liu
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute
- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute
- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System
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- First Clinical Medical of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute
- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute
- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Institute
- Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Tongliao
- People's Republic of China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System
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Antibacterial and Antitubercular Activities of Cinnamylideneacetophenones. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22101685. [PMID: 28994740 PMCID: PMC6151560 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cinnamaldehyde is a natural product with broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. In this work, it was used as a template for design and synthesis of a series of 17 cinnamylideneacetophenones. Phenolic compounds 3 and 4 exhibited MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) and MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration) values of 77.9 to 312 µM against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, and Streptococcus sanguinis. Compounds 2, 7, 10, and 18 presented potent effects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (57.2 µM ≤ MIC ≤ 70.9 µM). Hydrophilic effects caused by substituents on ring B increased antibacterial activity against Gram-positive species. Thus, log Po/w were calculated by using high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA) analyses, and cinnamylideneacetophenones presented values ranging from 2.5 to 4.1. In addition, the effects of 3 and 4 were evaluated on pulmonary cells, indicating their moderate toxicity (46.3 µM ≤ IC50 ≤ 96.7 µM) when compared with doxorubicin. Bioactive compounds were subjected to in silico prediction of pharmacokinetic properties, and did not violate Lipinski's and Veber's rules, corroborating their potential bioavailability by an oral route.
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Cierpiał T, Łuczak J, Kwiatkowska M, Kiełbasiński P, Mielczarek L, Wiktorska K, Chilmonczyk Z, Milczarek M, Karwowska K. Organofluorine Isoselenocyanate Analogues of Sulforaphane: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:2398-2409. [PMID: 27714934 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201600442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A series of previously unknown sulforaphane analogues with organofluorine substituents bonded to the sulfinyl sulfur atom, an isoselenocyanate moiety in place of the isothiocyanate group, the central sulfur atom in various oxidation states, and different numbers of methylene groups in the central alkyl chain were synthesized and fully characterized. All new compounds were tested for their biological properties in vitro and demonstrated much higher anticancer activity against two breast cancer cell lines than that shown by native sulforaphane; at the same time, the compounds were less toxic for normal cells. The influence of the particular structural changes in the molecules on the cytotoxicity is discussed.
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- Tomasz Cierpiał
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Heteroorganic Chemistry, Sienkiewicza 112, 90363, Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Heteroorganic Chemistry, Sienkiewicza 112, 90363, Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Heteroorganic Chemistry, Sienkiewicza 112, 90363, Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Heteroorganic Chemistry, Sienkiewicza 112, 90363, Łódź, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Chełmska 30/34, 00725, Warszawa, Poland.,Warsaw University of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutics and the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Banacha 1, 02097, Warszawa, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Chełmska 30/34, 00725, Warszawa, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Chełmska 30/34, 00725, Warszawa, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Department of Cell Biology, Chełmska 30/34, 00725, Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutics and the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Banacha 1, 02097, Warszawa, Poland
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Silva EMP, Melo T, Sousa BC, Resende DISP, Magalhães LM, Segundo MA, Silva AMS, Domingues MRM. Do cinnamylideneacetophenones have antioxidant properties and a protective effect toward the oxidation of phosphatidylcholines? Eur J Med Chem 2016; 121:331-337. [PMID: 27267003 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cinnamylideneacetophenones (CA) are an important group of α,β,γ,δ-diunsaturated ketones that have been widely used in a variety of synthetic transformations. Biological studies concerning these compounds are scarce and refer mainly to antiviral and antibacterial evaluations. Curcumin (CR), a natural polyphenol, is a yellow pigment extracted from the plant Curcuma longa, which is one of the major spices used in the Indian culinary. It has been reported that CR has cancer chemopreventive properties in a range of animal models of chemical carcinogenesis, along with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. Inspired by the biological activity shown by CR and their structural resemblance with CA, it was considered to study the ability of the latter molecules to inhibit lipid oxidation induced by the hydroxyl radical (Fenton reaction) by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS) using phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes as a model of cell membrane. Compound 4, holding a methylated hydroxy group in the position R(2), and CR showed similar effects in inhibiting lipid peroxidation. In the presence of 7, the extension of oxidation was higher than the one verified in all other compounds. Other methodologies, namely DPPH radical scavenging and oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) assays, were performed to complement and clarify the results attained by oxidation of PC monitored by ESI-MS and to evaluate the antioxidant profile of compounds. For both assays, compound 7 showed to be rather efficient due to its specific structure. This derivative can form a quite stable allylic radical by abstraction of a hydrogen atom which accounts for these results.
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- Eduarda M P Silva
- Organic Chemistry Group, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Organic Chemistry Group, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Organic Chemistry Group, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Organic Chemistry Group, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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