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Saleh K, Al Sakhen M, Kanaan S, Yasin S, Höpfner M, Tahtamouni L, Biersack B. Antitumor activity of the new tyrphostin briva against BRAF V600E-mutant colorectal carcinoma cells. Invest New Drugs 2023; 41:791-801. [PMID: 37870738 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-023-01402-2] [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: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
Because of a reduced sensitivity of BRAF-mutant colorectal cancers to BRAF inhibitor treatment when compared with BRAF-mutant melanoma, it is essential to develop efficient drugs to cope with this disease. The new 2-(4-bromophenyl)-3-arylacrylonitrile compound Briva was prepared in one step from commercially available starting compounds. Briva and two known thiophene analogs (Thio-Iva and Thio-Dam) were tested for their cytotoxic activity against various tumor cell lines including colorectal and breast cancer cells. The antitumor activities of the test compounds were assessed in vitro via the MTT assay, DAPI staining of nuclei, RT-PCR and immunoblotting, wound healing, clonogenic assay, collagen I adhesion assay, and kinase inhibition assays. A selective activity of Briva was observed against BRAFV600E-mutant HT-29 and COLO-201 colorectal carcinoma (CRC) cells. Briva caused inhibition of HT-29 clonogenic tumor growth and was found to induce cytotoxicity by activating the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. In addition, Briva reduced HT-29 cell adhesion and migration. Kinase inhibition experiments revealed that Briva inhibits VEGFR2. Thus, Briva can be considered as a promising antitumor compound against BRAFV600E-mutant colon carcinoma by targeting VEGFR2 tyrosine kinase and consequently reducing cell adhesion and metastasis formation.
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- Khaled Saleh
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of the Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
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Pattanayak P, Mishra GP. Docking and PASS-Assisted Evaluation of Furaldehyde Substituted Benzimidazoles as Anthelmintic Agents. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s106816202302019x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation of New Indole-Based Tyrphostin Derivatives and Their ( p-Cymene)dichloridoruthenium(II) Complexes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24010854. [PMID: 36614289 PMCID: PMC9821196 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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New N-alkylindole-substituted 2-(pyrid-3-yl)-acrylonitriles with putative kinase inhibitory activity and their (p-cymene)Ru(II) piano-stool complexes were prepared and tested for their antiproliferative efficacy in various cancer models. Some of the indole-based derivatives inhibited tumor cell proliferation at (sub-)micromolar concentrations with IC50 values below those of the clinically relevant multikinase inhibitors gefitinib and sorafenib, which served as positive controls. A focus was set on the investigation of drug mechanisms in HCT-116 p53-knockout colon cancer cells in order to evaluate the dependence of the test compounds on p53. Colony formation assays as well as experiments with tumor spheroids confirmed the excellent antineoplastic efficacy of the new derivatives. Their mode of action included an induction of apoptotic caspase-3/7 activity and ROS formation, as well as anti-angiogenic properties. Docking calculations with EGFR and VEGFR-2 identified the two 3-aryl-2-(pyrid-3-yl)acrylonitrile derivatives 2a and 2b as potential kinase inhibitors with a preferential activity against the VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase. Forthcoming studies will further unveil the underlying mode of action of the promising new derivatives as well as their suitability as an urgently needed novel approach in cancer treatment.
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Chacón-Huete F, Messina C, Cigana B, Forgione P. Diverse Applications of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Derivatives as Renewable Starting Materials. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200328. [PMID: 35652539 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This Review summarizes recent efforts to capitalize on 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and related furans as emerging building blocks for the synthesis of fine chemicals and materials, with a focus on advanced applications within medicinal and polymer chemistry, as well as nanomaterials. As with all chemical industries, these fields have historically relied heavily on petroleum-derived starting materials, an unsustainable and polluting feedstock. Encouragingly, the emergent chemical versatility of biomass-derived furans has been shown to facilitate derivatization towards valuable targets. Continued work on the synthetic manipulation of HMF, and related derivatives, for access to a wide range of target compounds and materials is crucial for further development. Increasingly, biomass-derived furans are being utilized for a wide range of chemical applications, the continuation of which is paramount to accelerate the paradigm shift towards a sustainable chemical industry.
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- Franklin Chacón-Huete
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Concordia University, 7141, rue Sherbrooke O., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Concordia University, 7141, rue Sherbrooke O., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Concordia University, 7141, rue Sherbrooke O., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Concordia University, 7141, rue Sherbrooke O., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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Stanton DT, Baker JR, McCluskey A, Paula S. Development and interpretation of a QSAR model for in vitro breast cancer (MCF-7) cytotoxicity of 2-phenylacrylonitriles. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2021; 35:613-628. [PMID: 33945106 PMCID: PMC8093599 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-021-00387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
The Arylhydrocarbon Receptor (AhR), a member of the Per-ARNT-SIM transcription factor family, has been as a potential new target to treat breast cancer sufferers. A series of 2-phenylacrylonitriles targeting AhR has been developed that have shown promising and selective activity against cancerous cell lines while sparing normal non-cancerous cells. A quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) modeling approach was pursued in order to generate a predictive model for cytotoxicity to support ongoing synthetic activities and provide important structure-activity information for new structure design. Recent work conducted by us has identified a number of compounds that exhibited false positive cytotoxicity values in the standard MTT assay. This work describes a good quality model that not only predicts the activity of compounds in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line, but was also able to identify structures that subsequently gave false positive values in the MTT assay by identifying compounds with aberrant biological behavior. This work not only allows the design of future breast cancer cytotoxic activity in vitro, but allows the avoidance of the synthesis of those compounds anticipated to result in anomalous cytotoxic behavior, greatly enhancing the design of such compounds.
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Tschannen Science Center, California State University at Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA, 95819, USA
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Baker JR, Pollard BL, Lin AJS, Gilbert J, Paula S, Zhu X, Sakoff JA, McCluskey A. Modelling and Phenotypic Screening of NAP-6 and 10-Cl-BBQ, AhR Ligands Displaying Selective Breast Cancer Cytotoxicity in Vitro. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:1499-1512. [PMID: 33300308 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
To exploit the interaction of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway in developing breast-cancer-specific cytotoxic compounds, we examined the breast cancer selectivity and the docking pose of the AhR ligands (Z)-2-(2-aminophenyl)-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione (NAP-6; 5) and 10-chloro-7H-benzo[de]benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-7-one (10-Cl-BBQ; 6). While the breast cancer selectivity of 5 in vitro is known, we discuss the SAR around this lead and, by using phenotypic cell-line screening and the MTT assay, show for the first time that 6 also presents with breast cancer selectivity, notably in the triple-negative (TN) receptor breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-468, the ER+ breast cancer cell lines T47D, ZR-75-1 and the HER2+ breast cancer cell line SKBR3 (GI50 values of 0.098, 0.97, 0.13 and 0.21 μM, respectively). Indeed, 6 is 55 times more potent in MDA-MB-468 cells than normal MCF10A breast cells (GI50 of 0.098 vs 5.4 μM) and more than 130 times more potent than in cell lines derived from pancreas, brain and prostate (GI50 of 0.098 vs 10-13 μM). Molecular docking poses of 5 and 6 together with analogue synthesis and phenotypic screening show the importance of the naphthalene moiety, and an ortho-disposed substituent on the N-phenyl moiety for biological activity.
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- Jennifer R Baker
- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Hospital, Edith Street, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
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- Present address: Department of Chemistry, California State University at Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95819
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- Research Computing, Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP), Purdue University, 155 South Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Hospital, Edith Street, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Schaller E, Ma A, Gosch LC, Klefenz A, Schaller D, Goehringer N, Kaps L, Schuppan D, Volkamer A, Schobert R, Biersack B, Nitzsche B, Höpfner M. New 3-Aryl-2-(2-thienyl)acrylonitriles with High Activity Against Hepatoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2243. [PMID: 33668139 PMCID: PMC7956560 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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New 2-(thien-2-yl)-acrylonitriles with putative kinase inhibitory activity were prepared and tested for their antineoplastic efficacy in hepatoma models. Four out of the 14 derivatives were shown to inhibit hepatoma cell proliferation at (sub-)micromolar concentrations with IC50 values below that of the clinically relevant multikinase inhibitor sorafenib, which served as a reference. Colony formation assays as well as primary in vivo examinations of hepatoma tumors grown on the chorioallantoic membrane of fertilized chicken eggs (CAM assay) confirmed the excellent antineoplastic efficacy of the new derivatives. Their mode of action included an induction of apoptotic capsase-3 activity, while no contribution of unspecific cytotoxic effects was observed in LDH-release measurements. Kinase profiling of cancer relevant protein kinases identified the two 3-aryl-2-(thien-2-yl)acrylonitrile derivatives 1b and 1c as (multi-)kinase inhibitors with a preferential activity against the VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase. Additional bioinformatic analysis of the VEGFR-2 binding modes by docking and molecular dynamics calculations supported the experimental findings and indicated that the hydroxy group of 1c might be crucial for its distinct inhibitory potency against VEGFR-2. Forthcoming studies will further unveil the underlying mode of action of the promising new derivatives as well as their suitability as an urgently needed novel approach in HCC treatment.
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- Eva Schaller
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany; (E.S.); (R.S.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.M.); (L.C.G.); (N.G.); (B.N.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.M.); (L.C.G.); (N.G.); (B.N.); (M.H.)
- In Silico Toxicology and Structural Bioinformatics, Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (D.S.); (A.V.)
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- Institute of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (A.K.); (L.K.); (D.S.)
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- In Silico Toxicology and Structural Bioinformatics, Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (D.S.); (A.V.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.M.); (L.C.G.); (N.G.); (B.N.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (A.K.); (L.K.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (A.K.); (L.K.); (D.S.)
- Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- In Silico Toxicology and Structural Bioinformatics, Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (D.S.); (A.V.)
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany; (E.S.); (R.S.)
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany; (E.S.); (R.S.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.M.); (L.C.G.); (N.G.); (B.N.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.M.); (L.C.G.); (N.G.); (B.N.); (M.H.)
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Solangi M, Kanwal, Mohammed Khan K, Saleem F, Hameed S, Iqbal J, Shafique Z, Qureshi U, Ul-Haq Z, Taha M, Perveen S. Indole acrylonitriles as potential anti-hyperglycemic agents: Synthesis, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and molecular docking studies. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115605. [PMID: 33065441 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
One of the most prevailing metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus has become the global health issue that has to be addressed and cured. Different marketed drugs have been made available for the treatment of diabetes but there is still a need of introducing new therapeutic agents that are economical and have lesser or no side effects. The current study deals with the synthesis of indole acrylonitriles (3-23) and the evaluation of these compounds for their potential for α-glucosidase inhibition. The structures of these synthetic molecules were deduced by using different spectroscopic techniques. Acarbose (IC50 = 2.91 ± 0.02 μM) was used as standard in this study and the synthetic molecules (3-23) have shown promising α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Compounds 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18, and 21 displayed superior inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme in the range of (IC50 = 0.53 ± 0.01-1.36 ± 0.04 μM) as compared to the standard acarbose. Compound 10 (IC50 = 0.53 ± 0.01 μM) was the most effective inhibitor of this library and displayed many folds enhanced activity in contrast to the standard. Molecular docking of synthetic compounds was performed to verify the binding interactions of ligand with the active site of enzyme. This study had identified a number of potential α-glucosidase inhibitors that can be used for further research to identify a potent therapeutic agent against diabetes.
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- Mehwish Solangi
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengannu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Centre for Advanced Drug Research, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Centre for Advanced Drug Research, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Shahrah-e-Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Karachi 75280, Pakistan
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Shekharappa, Roopesh Kumar L, Srinivasulu C, Sureshbabu VV. Dehydration of Chiral α-Amides to Chiral α-Nitriles Under the Appel Reaction Conditions. Int J Pept Res Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-020-10101-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Baker JR, Sakoff JA, McCluskey A. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) as a breast cancer drug target. Med Res Rev 2019; 40:972-1001. [PMID: 31721255 DOI: 10.1002/med.21645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with more than 1.7 million diagnoses worldwide per annum. Metastatic breast cancer remains incurable, and the presence of triple-negative phenotypes makes targeted treatment impossible. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), most commonly associated with the metabolism of xenobiotic ligands, has emerged as a promising biological target for the treatment of this deadly disease. Ligands for the AhR can be classed as exogenous or endogenous and may have agonistic or antagonistic activity. It has been well reported that agonistic ligands may have potent and selective growth inhibition activity in a number of oncogenic cell lines, and one (aminoflavone) has progressed to phase I clinical trials for breast cancer sufferers. In this study, we examine the current state of the literature in this area and elucidate the promising advances that are being made in hijacking the cytosolic-to-nuclear pathway of the AhR for the possible future treatment of breast cancer.
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- Jennifer R Baker
- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, the University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Waratah, NSW, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, the University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Fan W, Verrier C, Queneau Y, Popowycz F. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in Organic Synthesis: A Review of its Recent Applications Towards Fine Chemicals. Curr Org Synth 2019; 16:583-614. [DOI: 10.2174/1570179416666190412164738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Background:
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a biomass-derived
platform chemical, which can be produced from carbohydrates. In the past decades, 5-
HMF has received tremendous attention because of its wide applications in the
production of various value-added chemicals, materials and biofuels. The manufacture
and the catalytic conversion of 5-HMF to simple industrially-important bulk chemicals
have been well reviewed. However, employing 5-HMF as a building block in organic
synthesis has never been summarized exclusively, despite the rapid development in this
area.
Objective:
The aim of this review is to bring a fresh perspective on the use of 5-HMF in
organic synthesis, to the exclusion of already well documented conversion of 5-HMF
towards relatively simple molecules such as 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, 2,5-dimethylfuran and so on notably
used as monomers or biofuels.
Conclusion:
As it has been shown throughout this review, 5-HMF has been the object of numerous studies on
its use in fine chemical synthesis. Thanks to the presence of different functional groups on this platform
chemical, it proved to be an excellent starting material for the preparation of various fine chemicals. The use of
this C-6 synthon in novel synthetic routes is appealing, as it allows the incorporation of renewable carbonsources
into the final targets.
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- Weigang Fan
- Universite de Lyon, ICBMS, UMR 5246, CNRS, Universite Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, Batiment Edgar Lederer, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Universite de Lyon, ICBMS, UMR 5246, CNRS, Universite Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, Batiment Edgar Lederer, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Universite de Lyon, ICBMS, UMR 5246, CNRS, Universite Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, Batiment Edgar Lederer, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Universite de Lyon, ICBMS, UMR 5246, CNRS, Universite Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, Batiment Edgar Lederer, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Hizartzidis L, Gilbert J, Gordon CP, Sakoff JA, McCluskey A. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Octahydroepoxyisoindole‐7‐carboxylic Acids and Norcantharidin–Amide Hybrids as Norcantharidin Analogues. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1152-1161. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Lacey Hizartzidis
- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences The University of Newcastle 1 University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology Calvary Mater Hospital Edith Street Waratah NSW 2298 Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences The University of Newcastle 1 University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
- Present address: Department: School of Science and Health Western Sydney University Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC NSW 2750 Australia
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology Calvary Mater Hospital Edith Street Waratah NSW 2298 Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences The University of Newcastle 1 University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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Baker JR, Gilbert J, Paula S, Zhu X, Sakoff JA, McCluskey A. Dichlorophenylacrylonitriles as AhR Ligands That Display Selective Breast Cancer Cytotoxicity in vitro. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:1447-1458. [PMID: 29771007 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Knoevenagel condensation of 3,4-dichloro- and 2,6-dichlorophenylacetonitriles gave a library of dichlorophenylacrylonitriles. Our leads (Z)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)acrylonitrile (5) and (Z)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylonitrile (6) displayed 0.56±0.03 and 0.127±0.04 μm growth inhibition (GI50 ) and 260-fold selectivity for the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. A 2,6-dichlorophenyl moiety saw a 10-fold decrease in potency; additional nitrogen moieties (-NO2 ) enhanced activity (Z)-2-(2,6-dichloro-3-nitrophenyl)-3-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylonitrile (26) and (Z)-2-(2,6-dichloro-3-nitrophenyl)-3-(3-nitrophenyl)acrylonitrile (27), with the corresponding -NH2 analogues (Z)-2-(3-amino-2,6-dichlorophenyl)-3-(2-aminophenyl)acrylonitrile (29) and (Z)-2-(3-amino-2,6-dichlorophenyl)-3-(3-aminophenyl)acrylonitrile (30) being more potent. Despite this, both 29 (2.8±0.03 μm) and 30 (2.8±0.03 μm) were found to be 10-fold less cytotoxic than 6. A bromine moiety effected a 3-fold enhancement in solubility with (Z)-3-(5-bromo-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acrylonitrile 18 relative to 5 at 211 μg mL-1 . Modeling-guided synthesis saw the introduction of 4-aminophenyl substituents (Z)-3-(4-aminophenyl)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acrylonitrile (35) and (Z)-N-(4-(2-cyano-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)vinyl)phenyl)acetamide (38), with respective GI50 values of 0.030±0.014 and 0.034±0.01 μm. Other analogues such as 35 and 36 were found to have sub-micromolar potency against our panel of cancer cell lines (HT29, colon; U87 and SJ-G2, glioblastoma; A2780, ovarian; H460, lung; A431, skin; Du145, prostate; BE2-C, neuroblastoma; MIA, pancreas; and SMA, murine glioblastoma), except compound 38 against the U87 cell line. A more extensive evaluation of 38 ((Z)-N-(4-(2-cyano-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)vinyl)phenyl)acetamide) in a panel of drug-resistant breast carcinoma cell lines showed 10-206 nm potency against MDAMB468, T47D, ZR-75-1, SKBR3, and BT474. Molecular Operating Environment docking scores showed a good correlation between predicted binding efficiencies and observed MCF-7 cytotoxicity. This supports the use of this model in the development of breast-cancer-specific drugs.
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- Jennifer R Baker
- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Hospital, Edith Street, Waratah, NSW, 2298, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Research Computing, Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP), Purdue University, 155 South Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Hospital, Edith Street, Waratah, NSW, 2298, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental & Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Ghods A, Gilbert J, Baker JR, Russell CC, Sakoff JA, McCluskey A. A focused library synthesis and cytotoxicity of quinones derived from the natural product bolinaquinone. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171189. [PMID: 29765626 PMCID: PMC5936891 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bolinaquinone is a natural product that is a structurally complex, cytotoxic sesquiterpene quinone. A scaffold simplification and focused library approach using a microwave-assisted Suzuki coupling gave 32 bolinaquinone analogues with good-to-excellent cytotoxicity profiles. Mono-arylbenzoquinones, Library A, were preferentially toxic towards BE2-C (neuroblastoma) cells with growth inhibition (GI50) values of 4-12 µM; only the 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl 23 and 3-biphenyl 28 variants were broad-spectrum active-HT29 (colon carcinoma), U87 and SJ-G2 (glioblastoma), MCF-7 (breast carcinoma), A2780 (ovarian carcinoma), H460 (lung carcinoma), A431 (skin carcinoma), Du145 (prostate carcinoma), BE2-C (neuroblastoma), MIA (pancreatic carcinoma) and SMA (spontaneous murine astrocytoma). Library B with a second aryl moiety exhibited broad-spectrum cytotoxicity with MCF-7 cells' GI50 values of 5.6 ± 0.7 and 5.1 ± 0.5 µM for 2,5-dimethoxy-3-(naphthalene-1-yl)-6-(naphthalene-3-yl) 33 and 2,5-dimethoxy-3-(biaryl-2-yl)-6-(naphthalene-3-yl) 36, respectively. Similar potencies were also noted with 2,5-dimethoxy-3,6-diphenyl 30 against A2780 (GI50 = 5.9 ± 0.0 µM) and with 2,5-dimethoxy-3-(biaryl-3-yl)-6-(naphthalene-3-yl) 37 against HT29 (GI50 = 5.4 ± 0.4 µM), while the 3,4-dimethoxy mono-aryl analogue 23 exhibited good levels of activity against A2780 (GI50 = 3.8 ± 0.75 µM), the neuroblastoma cell line BE2-C (GI50 = 3 ± 0.35 µM) and SMA (GI50 = 3.9 ± 0.54 µM). Introduction of the amino-substituted Library C gave 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-5-(naphthalen-3-yl)-3,6-bis(propylamino) 43, with excellent activity against HT29 (0.08 ± 0.0 µM), MCF-7 (0.17 ± 0.1 µM), A2780 (0.14 ± 0.1 µM), A431 (0.11 ± 0.0 µM), Du145 (0.16 ± 0.1 µM), BE2-C (0.08 ± 0.0 µM) and MIA (0.1 ± 0.0 µM).
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- Azadeh Ghods
- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
- Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Waratah, New South Wales 2298, Australia
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- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
- Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Waratah, New South Wales 2298, Australia
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- Chemistry, The University of Newcastle, University Drive Callaghan, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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Ahmad F, Parveen M. Microwave-assisted expeditious approach towards benzimidazole acrylonitrile derivatives exploring a new silica supported SBPTS catalyst. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01436a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient and eco-friendly synthesis of benzimidazole-acrylonitrile derivatives.
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- Faheem Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
- School of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
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Spare LK, Falsetta P, Gilbert J, Harman DG, Baker MA, Li F, McCluskey A, Clegg JK, Sakoff JA, Aldrich-Wright JR, Gordon CP. Cytotoxicity of a Series of Norcantharidin-Inspired Tetrahydroepoxyisoindole Carboxamides. ChemMedChem 2017; 12:130-145. [PMID: 27921386 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201600573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A series of 28 norcantharidin (NorC)-inspired analogues were accessed via a robust two-step Ugi intramolecular Diels-Alder (IMDA) sequence. Four analogues displayed whole-cell cytotoxicity equipotent to that of NorC and cisplatin against a number of cancer cell lines and a normal breast cell line (MCF10A). Notably, (3S,3aS,6R)-2-benzyl-7-methyl-N-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-3a,6-epoxyisoindole-3-carboxamide (trans-27) displayed superior whole-cell activity against breast (MCF-7, GI50 =2.9 μm) and colon (HT29, GI50 =6.4 μm) cancer cell lines relative to the control (cisplatin), which elicited respective GI50 values of 6.5 and 11.3 μm against the aforementioned cell lines. This analogue also displayed improved activity relative to NorC across the breast (MCF-7, GI50 =2.9 μm; NorC GI50 =7.5 μm), ovarian (A2780, GI50 =2.2 μm; NorC GI50 =4.4 μm), and neuroblastoma (BE2-C, GI50 =2.2 μm; NorC GI50 =3.7 μm) cancer cell lines. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) investigations demonstrated that retention of sp2 hybridized connections within the tetrahydroepoxyisoindole carboxamide scaffold is crucial, as aromatization to a phenolic functionality decreased activity, whereas removal of a single olefin bond abolished cytotoxicity. Nonetheless, with respect to the latter, use of crotonic acid as opposed 2-butynoic acid in the Ugi-IMDA sequence imparted a significant improvement to diastereoselectivity, with the cis/trans isomer ratio shifting from ≈1:1.2 to ≈0.5:9.5.
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- Lawson K Spare
- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- Calvary Mater Newcastle, Waratah, NSW, 2298, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Building 30, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, Building 30, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- Discipline of Biological Sciences, Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Science and IT, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- Chemistry, School of Environmental and Life Science, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Street, Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia.,Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group, Western Sydney University, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560, Australia
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Parveen M, Azaz S, Ahmad F, Malla AM, Alam M. Silica Bonded N-(Propylcarbamoyl)sulfamic acid (SBPCSA) Mediated Expeditious Approach to C–C Bond Formation: An Innovative Pathway for Acrylonitrile Derivatives. Catal Letters 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-016-1793-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Synthesis of 2-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-1-(substituted-phenyl)acrylonitriles: in vitro anticancer activity against MCF-7, PC-3 and A2780 cancer cell lines. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-016-2562-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Penthala NR, Madadi NR, Janganati V, Crooks PA. L-Proline catalyzed one-step synthesis of 4,5-diaryl-2 H-1,2,3-triazoles from heteroaryl cyanostilbenes via [3+2] cycloaddition of azide. Tetrahedron Lett 2014; 55:5562-5565. [PMID: 25267862 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Use of a novel reagent has been established for the synthesis of a series of 4,5-diaryl-2H-1,2,3-triazoles (6a-i and 9a-e) from cyanostilbene analogs of benzo[b]thiophene, benzo[b]furan and indole, catalyzed by L-proline via Lewis base-catalyzed one-step [3+2]cycloaddition of azide. This method provides an efficient, simple and environmentally benign procedure that affords good yields and relatively short reaction times.
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- Narsimha Reddy Penthala
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Ke S, Yang Z, Zhang Z, Liang Y, Wang K, Liu M, Shi L. Multisubstituted indole–acrylonitrile hybrids as potential cytotoxic agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:1907-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Synthesis and anticancer activity of focused compound libraries from the natural product lead, oroidin. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:1690-9. [PMID: 24508308 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Oroidin (1), (E)-N-(3-(2-amino-1H-imidazol-4-yl)allyl)-4,5-dibromo-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide, is a pyrrole alkaloid isolated from the marine sponge Agelas oroides. Routine screening in a panel of twelve cancer cell lines revealed 1 to be poorly cytotoxic with the 50% growth inhibition concentration (GI50) of 42 μM in MCF-7 (breast) cells and 24 μM in A2780 (ovarian) cells and >50 μM in all other cell lines tested. The development of eight focused libraries comprising thirty compounds total identified N-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide (4l), N-benzyl-4,5-dibromo-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide (5a) and N-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-4,5-dibromo-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide (5l) as potent inhibitors of cell growth in our panel of cell lines. Of these compounds GI50 values of <5 μM were observed with 4l against HT29 (colon) and SW480 (colon); 5a against HT29; and 5l against HT29, SW480, MCF-7, A431 (skin), Du145 (prostate), BE2-C (neuroblastoma) and MIA (pancreas) cell lines. As a cancer class, colon cancer appears to be more sensitive to the oroidin series of compounds, with analogue 5l being the most active.
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Penthala NR, Janganati V, Bommagani S, Crooks PA. Synthesis and evaluation of a series of quinolinyl trans-cyanostilbene analogs as anticancer agents. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4md00115j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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2-Quinolyl- and 3-quinolyl-cyanocombretastatin analogs exhibit potent growth inhibition against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines.
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- Narsimha Reddy Penthala
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Little Rock, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Little Rock, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Little Rock, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Little Rock, USA
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Parveen M, Malla AM, Alam M, Ahmad M, Rafiq S. Stereoselective synthesis of Z-acrylonitrile derivatives: catalytic and acetylcholinesterase inhibition studies. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj01384g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gordon CP, Hizartzidis L, Tarleton M, Sakoff JA, Gilbert J, Campbell BE, Gasser RB, McCluskey A. Discovery of acrylonitrile-based small molecules active against Haemonchus contortus. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3md00255a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hizartzidis L, Tarleton M, Gordon CP, McCluskey A. Chemoselective flow hydrogenation approaches to isoindole-7-carboxylic acids and 7-oxa-bicyclio[2.2.1]heptanes. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra47657j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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