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Sabuakham S, Nasoontorn S, Kongtaworn N, Rungrotmongkol T, Silsirivanit A, Pingaew R, Mahalapbutr P. Anilino-1,4-naphthoquinones as potent mushroom tyrosinase inhibitors: in vitro and in silico studies. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2024; 39:2357174. [PMID: 38814149 PMCID: PMC11141316 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2024.2357174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Tyrosinase, a pivotal enzyme in melanin synthesis, is a primary target for the development of depigmenting agents. In this work, in vitro and in silico techniques were employed to identify novel tyrosinase inhibitors from a set of 12 anilino-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives. Results from the mushroom tyrosinase activity assay indicated that, among the 12 derivatives, three compounds (1, 5, and 10) demonstrated the most significant inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase, surpassing the effectiveness of the kojic acid. Molecular docking revealed that all studied derivatives interacted with copper ions and amino acid residues at the enzyme active site. Molecular dynamics simulations provided insights into the stability of enzyme-inhibitor complexes, in which compounds 1, 5, and particularly 10 displayed greater stability, atomic contacts, and structural compactness than kojic acid. Drug likeness prediction further strengthens the potential of anilino-1,4-naphthoquinones as promising candidates for the development of novel tyrosinase inhibitors for the treatment of hyperpigmentation disorders.
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- Sahachai Sabuakham
- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Structural and Computational Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Angulo-Elizari E, Henriquez-Figuereo A, Morán-Serradilla C, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Unlocking the potential of 1,4-naphthoquinones: A comprehensive review of their anticancer properties. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 268:116249. [PMID: 38458106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Cancer encompasses a group of pathologies with common characteristics, high incidence, and prevalence in all countries. Although there are treatments available for this disease, they are not always effective or safe, often failing to achieve the desired results. This is why it is necessary to continue the search for new therapies. One of the strategies for obtaining new antitumor drugs is the use of 1,4-naphthoquinone as a scaffold in synthetic or natural products with antitumor activity. This review focuses on compiling studies related to the antitumor activity of 1,4-naphthoquinone and its natural and synthetic derivatives over the last 10 years. The work describes the main natural naphthoquinones with antitumor activity and classifies the synthetic naphthoquinones based on the structural modifications made to the scaffold. Additionally, the formation of metal complexes using naphthoquinones as a ligand is considered. After a thorough review, 197 synthetic compounds with potent biological activity against cancer have been classified according to their chemical structures and their mechanisms of action have been described.
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- Eduardo Angulo-Elizari
- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Rudrapal M, Kirboga KK, Abdalla M, Maji S. Explainable artificial intelligence-assisted virtual screening and bioinformatics approaches for effective bioactivity prediction of phenolic cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors using PubChem molecular fingerprints. Mol Divers 2024:10.1007/s11030-023-10782-9. [PMID: 38200203 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10782-9] [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: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that treat inflammation, pain and fever. This study determined the interaction mechanisms of COX-2 inhibitors and the molecular properties needed to design new drug candidates. Using machine learning and explainable AI methods, the inhibition activity of 1488 molecules was modelled, and essential properties were identified. These properties included aromatic rings, nitrogen-containing functional groups and aliphatic hydrocarbons. They affected the water solubility, hydrophobicity and binding affinity of COX-2 inhibitors. The binding mode, stability and ADME properties of 16 ligands bound to the Cyclooxygenase active site of COX-2 were investigated by molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and MM-GBSA analysis. The results showed that ligand 339,222 was the most stable and effective COX-2 inhibitor. It inhibited prostaglandin synthesis by disrupting the protein conformation of COX-2. It had good ADME properties and high clinical potential. This study demonstrated the potential of machine learning and bioinformatics methods in discovering COX-2 inhibitors.
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- Mithun Rudrapal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research (Deemed to Be University), Guntur, 522213, India.
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- Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Bioengineering Department, BilecikSeyhEdebali University, 11230, Bilecik, Turkey.
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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Banjare L. Design and Pharmacophore Study of Triazole Analogues as Aromatase Inhibitors. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2024; 24:288-303. [PMID: 37921212 DOI: 10.2174/0118715206265278231026101739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND In current scenario breast cancer measured as one of the dangerous health issues. An effective therapeutic class of drug known as aromatase inhibitors (AIs) is dominant against estrogen receptorpositive breast cancer. However, there is an urgent need to create target-specific AIs with better anti-breast cancer profiles due to the increased toxicity and adverse effects related to currently existing anti-breast cancer drugs. OBJECTIVES In the present study, we have designed of 100 novel tiazole analogues as aromatase inhibitors their pharmacophoric features were explored. METHOD Molecular docking was applied to a series of 4-substituted-1, 2, 3-triazoles containing letrozole for their aromatase inhibitory effects. The aromatase inhibitory activity of the compound in a series varies in the range of (IC50 = 0.008-31.26 μM). A hydrogen atom positioned at R1 of the triazole ring in compound (01) was responsible for the most potent compound (IC50 = 0.008 μM) in the series of 28 compounds as compared to letrozole. The self-organizing molecular field study was used to assess the molecular characteristics and biological activities of the compounds. The four models were developed using PLS and MLR methods. The PLS method was good for statistical analysis. The letrozole scaffold-based 100 compounds were designed by selecting an effective pharmacophore responsible for aromatase inhibitory activity. The designed compound was placed on the previous model as a test set, and its IC50 values were calculated. RESULT Hydrogen bonds were established between the potent molecule (01) and the essential residues Met 374 and Arg 115, which were responsible for the aromatase-inhibiting action. Cross-validated q2 (0.6349) & noncross- validated r2 (0.7163) were discovered in the statistical findings as having reliable predictive power. Among 100 designed compounds, seven compounds showed good aromatase inhibitory activities. CONCLUSION The additional final SOMFA model created for the interactions between the aromatase and the triazole inhibitors may be helpful for future modification and enhancement of the inhibitors of this crucial enzyme.
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- Laxmi Banjare
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, 495009 (C.G.) India
- Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai, 490020, India
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Yuan J, Liu Z, Dong Y, Gao F, Xia X, Wang P, Luo Y, Zhang Z, Yan D, Zhang W. Pioneering 4,11-Dioxo-4,11-dihydro-1 H-anthra[2,3- d]imidazol-3-ium Compounds as Promising Survivin Inhibitors by Targeting ILF3/NF110 for Cancer Therapy. J Med Chem 2023; 66:16843-16868. [PMID: 38079530 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Survivin is a novel attractive target for cancer therapy; however, it is considered undruggable because it lacks enzymatic activities. Herein, we describe our efforts toward the discovery of a novel series of 4,11-dioxo-4,11-dihydro-1H-anthra[2,3-d]imidazol-3-ium derivatives as survivin inhibitors by targeting ILF3/NF110. Intensive structural modifications led us to identify a lead compound AQIM-I, which remarkably inhibited nonsmall cell lung cancer cells A549 with an IC50 value of 9 nM and solid tumor cell proliferation with more than 700-fold selectivity against human normal cells. Further biological studies revealed that compound AQIM-I significantly inhibited survivin expression and colony formation and induced ROS production, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, DNA damage, and autophagy. Furthermore, the promoter-luciferase reporter assay showed that AQIM-I attenuated the survivin promoter activity enhanced by the overexpression of ILF3/NF110 in a concentration-dependent manner, and specific binding (KD = 163 nM) of AQIM-I to ILF3/NF110 was detected by surface plasmon resonance.
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- Jing Yuan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Dalai PG, Swain S, Mohapatra S, Panda N. Metal-Free C-H Sulfamidation of 1,4-Naphthoquinone in Water. J Org Chem 2023; 88:13760-13770. [PMID: 37676688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Direct sulfamidation of 1,4-naphthoquinones using N-methoxy sulfonamides under metal-free conditions in water was developed. Base-mediated nucleophilic addition of N-methoxy sulfonamides, followed by N-O bond cleavage allowed the formation of enesulfonamides. Further, the synthesis of pyrrolonaphthoquinones proved the practicability of the current approach.
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- Pallaba Ganjan Dalai
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India
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Ferdous N, Reza MN, Hossain MU, Mahmud S, Napis S, Chowdhury K, Mohiuddin AKM. Mpropred: A machine learning (ML) driven Web-App for bioactivity prediction of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) antagonists. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287179. [PMID: 37352252 PMCID: PMC10289339 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023] Open
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic emerged in 2019 and still requiring treatments with fast clinical translatability. Frequent occurrence of mutations in spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 led the consideration of an alternative therapeutic target to combat the ongoing pandemic. The main protease (Mpro) is such an attractive drug target due to its importance in maturating several polyproteins during the replication process. In the present study, we used a classification structure-activity relationship (CSAR) model to find substructures that leads to to anti-Mpro activities among 758 non-redundant compounds. A set of 12 fingerprints were used to describe Mpro inhibitors, and the random forest approach was used to build prediction models from 100 distinct data splits. The data set's modelability (MODI index) was found to be robust, with a value of 0.79 above the 0.65 threshold. The accuracy (89%), sensitivity (89%), specificity (73%), and Matthews correlation coefficient (79%) used to calculate the prediction performance, was also found to be statistically robust. An extensive analysis of the top significant descriptors unveiled the significance of methyl side chains, aromatic ring and halogen groups for Mpro inhibition. Finally, the predictive model is made publicly accessible as a web-app named Mpropred in order to allow users to predict the bioactivity of compounds against SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. Later, CMNPD, a marine compound database was screened by our app to predict bioactivity of all the compounds and results revealed significant correlation with their binding affinity to Mpro. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and molecular mechanics/Poisson Boltzmann surface area (MM/PBSA) analysis showed improved properties of the complexes. Thus, the knowledge and web-app shown herein can be used to develop more effective and specific inhibitors against the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. The web-app can be accessed from https://share.streamlit.io/nadimfrds/mpropred/Mpropred_app.py.
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- Nadim Ferdous
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Bioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ashulia, Ganakbari, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor D.E., Malaysia
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- Biology Department, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC, United States of America
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
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Benites J, Valderrama JA, Contreras Á, Enríquez C, Pino-Rios R, Yáñez O, Buc Calderon P. Discovery of New 2-Phenylamino-3-acyl-1,4-naphthoquinones as Inhibitors of Cancer Cells Proliferation: Searching for Intra-Cellular Targets Playing a Role in Cancer Cells Survival. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114323. [PMID: 37298798 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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A series of 2-phenylamino-3-acyl-1,4-naphtoquinones were evaluated regarding their in vitro antiproliferative activities using DU-145, MCF-7 and T24 cancer cells. Such activities were discussed in terms of molecular descriptors such as half-wave potentials, hydrophobicity and molar refractivity. Compounds 4 and 11 displayed the highest antiproliferative activity against the three cancer cells and were therefore further investigated. The in silico prediction of drug likeness, using pkCSM and SwissADME explorer online, shows that compound 11 is a suitable lead molecule to be developed. Moreover, the expressions of key genes were studied in DU-145 cancer cells. They include genes involved in apoptosis (Bcl-2), tumor metabolism regulation (mTOR), redox homeostasis (GSR), cell cycle regulation (CDC25A), cell cycle progression (TP53), epigenetic (HDAC4), cell-cell communication (CCN2) and inflammatory pathways (TNF). Compound 11 displays an interesting profile because among these genes, mTOR was significantly less expressed as compared to control conditions. Molecular docking shows that compound 11 has good affinity with mTOR, unraveling a potential inhibitory effect on this protein. Due to the key role of mTOR on tumor metabolism, we suggest that impaired DU-145 cells proliferation by compound 11 is caused by a reduced mTOR expression (less mTOR protein) and inhibitory activity on mTOR protein.
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- Julio Benites
- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
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- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
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- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
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- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
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- Núcleo de Investigación en Data Science, Facultad de Ingeniería y Negocios, Universidad de las Américas, Santiago 7500000, Chile
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- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
- Research Group in Metabolism and Nutrition, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 73 Avenue E. Mounier, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Tan HY, Liang FM, Zhang WJ, Zhang Y, Cui JH, Dai YY, Qiu XM, Wang WH, Zhou Y, Chen DP, Li CP. Novel 2-Amino-1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives Induce A549 Cell Death through Autophagy. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083289. [PMID: 37110525 PMCID: PMC10143525 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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A series of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives containing were synthesized as anti-cancer agents and the crystal structure of compound 5a was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. In addition, the inhibitory activities against four cancer cell lines (HepG2, A549, K562, and PC-3) were tested, respectively, and compound 5i showed significant cytotoxicity on the A549 cell line with the IC50 of 6.15 μM. Surprisingly, in the following preliminary biological experiments, we found that compound 5i induced autophagy by promoting the recycling of EGFR and signal transduction in the A549 cell, resulting in the activation of the EGFR signal pathway. The potential binding pattern between compound 5i and EGFR tyrosine kinase (PDB ID: 1M17) was also identified by molecular docking. Our research paves the way for further studies and the development of novel and powerful anti-cancer drugs.
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- Hua-Yuan Tan
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Guizhou Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Drugs, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Guizhou Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Drugs, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Guizhou Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Drugs, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Rani R, Sethi K, Kumar S, Varma RS, Kumar R. Natural naphthoquinones and their derivatives as potential drug molecules against trypanosome parasites. Chem Biol Drug Des 2022; 100:786-817. [PMID: 35852920 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Over the past decades, a number of 1,4-naphthoquinones have been isolated from natural resources and several of naphthoquinone derivatives with diverse structural motif have been synthesized; they possess a multitude of biochemical properties and modulate numerous pharmacological roles that offer new targets for addressing the challenges pertaining to novel drug developments. Among natural naphthoquinones, lapachol, α-lapachone, β-lapachone, lawsone, juglone, and plumbagin have been evaluated for its potential as antitrypanosomal activities. The chemotherapeutic drugs available for combating human trypanosomiasis, that is, American trypanosomiasis and African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei, respectively, and animal tripanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma evansi have a problem of drug resistance and several toxic effect. Therefore, search of alternative effective drug molecules, without toxic effects, have enthused the researchers for searching new drug entity with potential clinical efficacy. In the search for new antitrypanosomal compound, this review focuses on different natural quinones and their synthetic derivatives associated with antitrypanosomal studies. In this context, this review will be useful for the development of new antitrypanosomal drugs mainly based on different structural modification of natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
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- Ruma Rani
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, India
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- Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Duan D, Cai F, Wu Y, Gong Q, Huang A, Yi D, Li Y, Lai Y, Peng XJ. Base-catalyzed monofunctionalization of N-alkyl activated azaarenes to construct 2-Iminoderivatives. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Paulino M, Espinosa-Bustos C, Bertrand J, Cabezas D, Mella J, Dávila B, Cerecetto H, Ballesteros-Casallas A, Salas CO. Development of 3D-QSAR and pharmacophoric models to design new anti- Trypanosoma cruzi agents based on 2-aryloxynaphthoquinone scaffold. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 33:701-728. [PMID: 36106834 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2022.2120069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In this work we have collected a set of 30 trypanosomicidal naphthoquinones and developed pharmacophoric and 3D-QSAR models as tools for the design of new potential anti-Chagasic compounds. Firstly, qualitative information was obtained from SAR and pharmacophoric models identifying some fragments around the 2-aryloxynaphthoquinone scaffold important for the antiparasitic activity. Then, 3D-QSAR CoMFA and CoMSIA models were developed. The models showed adequate statistical parameters where the steric, electrostatic, and hydrophobic features explain the trypanosomicidal effect. Therefore, to validate our models, we carried out the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation on T. cruzi epimastigotes of five new compounds (33a-e). According to CoMFA model, three out of five compounds showed pIC50 values within one logarithmic unit of deviation. The two compounds that did not fit the predictions were those with high lipophilicity, which agreed with the SAR and pharmacophore models. Docking and molecular dynamic studies were performed on T. cruzi trypanothione reductase, in a proposed binding site for this type of naphthoquinone. Interestingly, 33a-e showed the same interaction pattern as a naphthoquinone inhibitor (2). Finally, predicted drug-likeness properties indicated that 33a-e have optimal oral bioavailability. Thus, this study provides new in silico models for obtaining novel trypanosomicidal compounds.
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- M Paulino
- Área Bioinformática, Departamento de Experimentación y Teoría de la Materia y sus Aplicaciones, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Farmacopea Chilena, Escuela de Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Área de Radiofarmacia, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Área Bioinformática, Departamento de Experimentación y Teoría de la Materia y sus Aplicaciones, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Anticancer activity and QSAR study of sulfur-containing thiourea and sulfonamide derivatives. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10067. [PMID: 35991984 PMCID: PMC9389185 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Sulfur-containing compounds are considered as attractive pharmacophores for discovery of new drugs regarding their versatile properties to interact with various biological targets. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling is one of well-recognized in silico tools for successful drug discovery. In this work, a set of 38 sulfur-containing derivatives (Types I–VI) were evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activities against 6 cancer cell lines. In vitro findings indicated that compound 13 was the most potent cytotoxic agent toward HuCCA-1 cell line (IC50 = 14.47 μM). Compound 14 exhibited the most potent activities against 3 investigated cell lines (i.e., HepG2, A549, and MDA-MB-231: IC50 range = 1.50–16.67 μM). Compound 10 showed the best activity for MOLT-3 (IC50 = 1.20 μM) whereas compound 22 was noted for T47D (IC50 = 7.10 μM). Subsequently, six QSAR models were built using multiple linear regression (MLR) algorithm. All constructed QSAR models provided reliable predictive performance (training sets: Rtr range = 0.8301–0.9636 and RMSEtr = 0.0666–0.2680; leave-one-out cross validation sets: RCV range = 0.7628–0.9290 and RMSECV = 0.0926–0.3188). From QSAR modeling, chemical properties such as mass, polarizability, electronegativity, van der Waals volume, octanol-water partition coefficient, as well as frequency/presence of C–N, F–F, and N–N bonds in the molecule are essential key predictors for anticancer activities of the compounds. In summary, a series of promising fluoro-thiourea derivatives (10, 13, 14, 22) were suggested as potential molecules for future development as anticancer agents. Key structure-activity knowledge obtained from the QSAR modeling was suggested to be advantageous for suggesting the effective rational design of the related sulfur-containing anticancer compounds with improved bioactivities and properties.
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Bennani FE, Doudach L, Karrouchi K, El rhayam Y, Rudd CE, Ansar M, El Abbes Faouzi M. Design and prediction of novel pyrazole derivatives as potential anti-cancer compounds based on 2D-2D-QSAR study against PC-3, B16F10, K562, MDA-MB-231, A2780, ACHN and NUGC cancer cell lines. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10003. [PMID: 35965973 PMCID: PMC9372603 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the decades of scientific studies for developing promising new therapies, cancer remains a major cause of illness and mortality, worldwide. Several cancer types are the major topic of research in drug discovery programs due to their global incidence cases and growing frequency. In the present study, using two different statistical approaches PCA (principal component analysis) and PLS (partial least squares), six 2D-QSAR (quantitative structure activity relationship) models have been developed for the set of compounds retrieved against seven cancer cell lines vizPC-3, B16F10, K562, MDA-MB-231, A2780, and ACHN. For the creation and validation of 2D-QSAR models, OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) requirements have been strictly followed. All of the generated 2D-QSAR models produce a significant and high correlation coefficient value with several other statistical parameters. Moreover, developed 2D-QSAR models have been used for activity predictions of in-house synthesized 63 pyrazole derivatives compounds. Precisely, most statistically significant and accepted2D-QSAR model generated for each cancer cell line has been used to predict the pIC50 value (anti-cancer activity) of all 63 synthesized pyrazole derivatives. Furthermore, designing of novel pyrazole derivatives has been carried out by substituting the essential functional groups based on the best derived 2D-QSAR models for each cancer cell line, more precisely, based on the most significant molecular descriptors with enhanced anti-cancer activity. Finally, the prediction of the new designed molecules reveals higher pIC50 than the standard compounds.
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- Fatima Ezzahra Bennani
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bio Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Analysis Research Team, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
- Division of Immunology-Oncology, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CR-HMR), Montreal, QC, Canada
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Medical Physiology, Higher School of Technical Education of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
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- Agro-Resources Laboratory, Organic Polymers and Process Engineering (LRGP) / Organic and Polymer Chemistry Team (ECOP), Faculty of Sciences Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
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- Division of Immunology-Oncology, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CR-HMR), Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Infection and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bio Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Analysis Research Team, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP6203, Rabat, Morocco
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Mahalapbutr P, Leechaisit R, Thongnum A, Todsaporn D, Prachayasittikul V, Rungrotmongkol T, Prachayasittikul S, Ruchirawat S, Prachayasittikul V, Pingaew R. Discovery of Anilino-1,4-naphthoquinones as Potent EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Comprehensive Molecular Modeling. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:17881-17893. [PMID: 35664590 PMCID: PMC9161259 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been recognized as one of the attractive targets for anticancer drug development. Herein, a set of anilino-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives (3-18) was synthesized and investigated for their anticancer and EGFR inhibitory potentials. Among all tested compounds, three derivatives (3, 8, and 10) were selected for studying EGFR inhibitory activity (in vitro and in silico) due to their most potent cytotoxic activities against six tested cancer cell lines (i.e., HuCCA-1, HepG2, A549, MOLT-3, MDA-MB-231, and T47D; IC50 values = 1.75-27.91 μM), high selectivity index (>20), and good predicted drug-like properties. The experimental results showed that these three promising compounds are potent EGFR inhibitors with nanomolar IC50 values (3.96-18.64 nM). Interestingly, the most potent compound 3 bearing 4-methyl substituent on the phenyl ring displayed 4-fold higher potency than the known EGFR inhibitor, erlotinib. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and MM/GBSA-based free energy calculation revealed that van der Waals force played a major role in the accommodations of compound 3 within the ATP-binding pocket of EGFR. Additionally, the 4-CH3 moiety of the compound was noted to be a key chemical feature contributing to the highly potent EGFR inhibitory activity via its formations of alkyl interactions with A743, K745, M766, and L788 residues as well as additional interactions with M766 and T790.
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- Panupong Mahalapbutr
- Department
of Biochemistry, and Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of
Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Department
of Physics, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Structural
and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Structural
and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Program
in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Laboratory
of Medicinal Chemistry and Program in Chemical Sciences, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Chulabhorn Graduate
Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Commission
on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department
of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical
Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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Li J, Li YA, Wu G, Zhang X. Metal-Free Aminohalogenation of Quinones With Alkylamines and NXS at Room Temperature. Front Chem 2022; 10:917371. [PMID: 35707457 PMCID: PMC9189915 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.917371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
A simple and practical strategy for intermolecular aminohalogenation of quinone with alkyl amines and NXS was developed, in which haloamines generated in situ were employed as bifunctional reagents. The reaction system is reliable, efficient and wide in substrate range, which is suitable for the two-fold aminochlorination of 1, 4-benzoquinones, large-scale reaction and late-stage modification of pharmaceuticals.
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- Jia Li
- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yu-An Li, ; Ge Wu,
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yu-An Li, ; Ge Wu,
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Maity S, Gupta SK, Panda N. Iron(II)‐catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Vicinal Diols and 2‐Amino‐1,4‐naphthoquinone for the Synthesis of Pyrrolonaphthoquinones and Furanonaphthoquinones. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sujit Maity
- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Rourkela-769008, Odisha India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Rourkela-769008, Odisha India
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Rourkela-769008, Odisha India
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Egu SA, Onoabedje EA, Okoro UC, Khan KM, Hameed A, Ali I, Iftekhar S, Odin EM, Shamim S. The Synthesis and Chemistry of Quinolinediones and their Carbocyclic Analogs. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x18666211007120708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Quinoline-5,8-dione and naphthoquinone nuclei are very important substructures in industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals. These compounds exhibit a wide variety of activities, including activity as antifungal, antibacterial, antimalarial, antineoplastic, anticoagulant, anticancer, antiviral, radical scavenging, antiplatelet, trypanocidal, cytotoxic and antineoplastic agents. Currently, several research articles about the importance of many natural and synthetic drugs containing quinolinequinone have been reported. This review covers the progress in quinolinequinone and naphthoquinone chemistry over the last five decades.
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- Samuel Attah Egu
- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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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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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, 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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- 5 Department of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
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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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Deng ZS, Luo P, Pan WG. Crystal structure of 2-chloro-3-(isopentylamino)naphthalene-1,4-dione, C
15
H
16
ClNO
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. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2021-0333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Abstract
C15H16ClNO2, triclinic, P
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$‾{1}$
(no. 2), a = 7.4339(12) Å, b = 8.2564(14) Å, c = 12.184(2) Å, α = 108.804(6)∘, β = 93.672(5)∘, γ = 94.373(6)∘, V = 702.8(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0650, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1974, T = 273 K.
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- Zu-Shuai Deng
- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine , Nanning 530001 , China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine , Nanning 530001 , China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine , Nanning 530001 , China
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Chaaban I, Hafez H, AlZaim I, Tannous C, Ragab H, Hazzaa A, Ketat S, Ghoneim A, Katary M, Abd-Alhaseeb MM, Zouein FA, Albohy A, Amer AN, El-Yazbi AF, Belal ASF. Transforming iodoquinol into broad spectrum anti-tumor leads: Repurposing to modulate redox homeostasis. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:105035. [PMID: 34091287 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
We managed to repurpose the old drug iodoquinol to a series of novel anticancer 7-iodo-quinoline-5,8-diones. Twelve compounds were identified as inhibitors of moderate to high potency on an inhouse MCF-7 cell line, of which 2 compounds (5 and 6) were capable of reducing NAD level in MCF-7 cells in concentrations equivalent to half of their IC50s, potentially due to NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) inhibition. The same 2 compounds (5 and 6) were capable of reducing p53 expression and increasing reactive oxygen species levels, which further supports the NQO-1 inhibitory activity. Furthermore, 4 compounds (compounds 5-7 and 10) were qualified by the Development Therapeutic Program (DTP) division of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for full panel five-dose in vitro assay to determine their GI50 on the 60 cell lines. All five compounds showed broad spectrum sub-micromolar to single digit micromolar GI50 against a wide range of cell lines. Cell cycle analysis and dual staining assays with annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide on MCF-7 cells confirmed the capability of the most active compound (compound 5) to induce cell cycle arrest at Pre-G1 and G2/M phases as well as apoptosis. Both cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were affirmed at the molecular level by the ability of compound 5 to enhance the expression levels of caspase-3 and Bax together with suppressing that of CDK1 and Bcl-2. Additionally, an anti-angiogenic effect was evident with compound 5 as supported by the decreased expression of VEGF. Interesting binding modes within NQO-1 active site had been identified and confirmed by both molecular docking and dymanic experiments.
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- Ibrahim Chaaban
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Centre, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Centre, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Centre, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Centre, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt.
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Smolyaninov IV, Fukin GK, Berberova NT, Poddel’sky AI. Triphenylantimony(V) Catecholates of the Type (3-RS-4,6-DBCat)SbPh 3-Catechol Thioether Derivatives: Structure, Electrochemical Properties, and Antiradical Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:2171. [PMID: 33918799 PMCID: PMC8069174 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new series of triphenylantimony(V) 3-alkylthio/arylthio-substituted 4,6-di-tert-butylcatecholates of the type (3-RS-4,6-DBCat)SbPh3, where R = n-butyl (1), n-hexyl (2), n-octyl (3), cyclopentyl (4), cyclohexyl (5), benzyl (6), phenyl (7), and naphthyl-2 (8), were synthesized from the corresponding catechol thioethers and Ph3SbBr2 in the presence of a base. The crystal structures of 1, 2, 3, and 5 were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The coordination polyhedron of 1-3 is better described as a tetragonal pyramid with a different degree of distortion, while that for 5- was a distorted trigonal bipyramid (τ = 0.014, 0.177, 0.26, 0.56, respectively). Complexes demonstrated different crystal packing of molecules. The electrochemical oxidation of the complexes involved the catecholate group as well as the thioether linker. The introduction of a thioether fragment into the aromatic ring of catechol ligand led to a shift in the potential of the "catechol/o-semiquinone" redox transition to the anodic region, which indicated the electron-withdrawing nature of the RS group. The radical scavenging activity of the complexes was determined in the reaction with DPPH radical.
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- Ivan V. Smolyaninov
- Department of Chemistry, Astrakhan State Technical University, 16 Tatisheva Str., 414056 Astrakhan, Russia; (I.V.S.); (N.T.B.)
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Tropinina Str., 603137 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Astrakhan State Technical University, 16 Tatisheva Str., 414056 Astrakhan, Russia; (I.V.S.); (N.T.B.)
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- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Tropinina Str., 603137 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;
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Campora M, Canale C, Gatta E, Tasso B, Laurini E, Relini A, Pricl S, Catto M, Tonelli M. Multitarget Biological Profiling of New Naphthoquinone and Anthraquinone-Based Derivatives for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:447-461. [PMID: 33428389 PMCID: PMC7880572 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Two
series of naphthoquinone and anthraquinone derivatives decorated
with an aromatic/heteroaromatic chain have been synthesized and evaluated
as potential promiscuous agents capable of targeting different factors
playing a key role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis.
On the basis of the in vitro biological profiling,
most of them exhibited a significant ability to inhibit amyloid aggregation,
PHF6 tau sequence aggregation, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and monoamine
oxidase (MAO) B. In particular, naphthoquinone 2 resulted
as one of the best performing multitarget-directed ligand (MTDL) experiencing
a high potency profile in inhibiting β-amyloid (Aβ40) aggregation (IC50 = 3.2 μM), PHF6 tau
fragment (91% at 10 μM), AChE enzyme (IC50 = 9.2
μM) jointly with a remarkable inhibitory activity against MAO
B (IC50 = 7.7 nM). Molecular modeling studies explained
the structure–activity relationship (SAR) around the binding
modes of representative compound 2 in complex with hMAO
B and hAChE enzymes, revealing inhibitor/protein key contacts and
the likely molecular rationale for enzyme selectivity. Compound 2 was also demonstrated to be a strong inhibitor of Aβ42 aggregation, with potency comparable to quercetin. Accordingly,
atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that the most promising naphthoquinones 2 and 5 and anthraquinones 11 and 12 were able to impair Aβ42 fibrillation,
deconstructing the morphologies of its fibrillar aggregates. Moreover,
the same compounds exerted a moderate neuroprotective effect against
Aβ42 toxicity in primary cultures of cerebellar granule
cells. Therefore, our findings demonstrate that these molecules may
represent valuable chemotypes toward the development of promising
candidates for AD therapy.
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- Marta Campora
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS), Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS), Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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Novel plastoquinone analogs containing benzocaine and its analogs: structure‐based design, synthesis, and structural characterization. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-020-04384-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Das A, Das A, Banik BK. Influence of dipole moments on the medicinal activities of diverse organic compounds. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2021.100005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Polonik S, Likhatskaya G, Sabutski Y, Pelageev D, Denisenko V, Pislyagin E, Chingizova E, Menchinskaya E, Aminin D. Synthesis, Cytotoxic Activity Evaluation and Quantitative Structure-Activity Analysis of Substituted 5,8-Dihydroxy-1,4-Naphthoquinones and their O- and S-Glycoside Derivatives Tested Against Neuro-2a Cancer Cells. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E602. [PMID: 33260299 PMCID: PMC7761386 DOI: 10.3390/md18120602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Based on 6,7-substituted 2,5,8-trihydroxy-1,4-naphtoquinones (1,4-NQs) derived from sea urchins, five new acetyl-O-glucosides of NQs were prepared. A new method of conjugation of per-O-acetylated 1-mercaptosaccharides with 2-hydroxy-1,4-NQs through a methylene spacer was developed. Methylation of 2-hydroxy group of quinone core of acetylthiomethylglycosides by diazomethane and deacetylation of sugar moiety led to 28 new thiomethylglycosidesof 2-hydroxy- and 2-methoxy-1,4-NQs. The cytotoxic activity of starting 1,4-NQs (13 compounds) and their O- and S-glycoside derivatives (37 compounds) was determined by the MTT method against Neuro-2a mouse neuroblastoma cells. Cytotoxic compounds with EC50 = 2.7-87.0 μM and nontoxic compounds with EC50 > 100 μM were found. Acetylated O- and S-glycosides 1,4-NQs were the most potent, with EC50 = 2.7-16.4 μM. Methylation of the 2-OH group innaphthoquinone core led to a sharp increase in the cytotoxic activity of acetylated thioglycosidesof NQs, which was partially retained for their deacetylated derivatives. Thiomethylglycosides of 2-hydroxy-1,4-NQs with OH and MeO groups in quinone core at positions 6 and 7, resprectively formed a nontoxic set of compounds with EC50 > 100 μM. A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model of cytotoxic activity of 22 1,4-NQ derivatives was constructed and tested. Descriptors related to the cytotoxic activity of new 1,4-NQ derivatives were determined. The QSAR model is good at predicting the activity of 1,4-NQ derivatives which are unused for QSAR models and nontoxic derivatives.
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- Sergey Polonik
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
- School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova St. 8, 690091 Vladivostok, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt 100-let Vladivostoku, 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (S.P.); (G.L.); (Y.S.); (D.P.); (V.D.); (E.P.); (E.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Brominated plastoquinone analogs: Synthesis, structural characterization, and biological evaluation. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gholampour M, Seradj H, Pirhadi S, Khoshneviszadeh M. Novel 2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone hybrids: Design, synthesis, cytotoxicity evaluation and in silico studies. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115718. [PMID: 33065435 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the present work, a novel series of 2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinones bearing oxyphenyl moiety (5a-5m) were designed and synthesized via a two-step route and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against three different cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HL-60 and U937) and normal human cell line (HEK-293) by MTT assay. Compounds 5b (4-nitro-benzyl-) and 5k (4-bromo-benzyl-) were identified to possess the highest cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 cancerous cells (IC50 values of 27.76 and 27.86 μM, respectively). At the same time, none of the compounds exert significant toxicity against HEK-293 normal human kidney cells. Cell cycle analysis showed that the selected derivatives increased the population of MCF-7 cells in the S phase at 25 and 50 μM concentrations. Annexin V-FITC/PI staining assay also confirmed that compounds 5b and 5k induced apoptosis in the cell death pathway. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies were also performed to evaluate the probable interactions between the hybrids and human ATP binding domain of topo IIα protein. Our findings may provide new insight for further development of novel naphthoquinone-containing compounds.
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- Maryam Gholampour
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Kara EM, Bayrak N, Yıldırım H, Yıldız M, Celik BO, Tuyun AF. Chlorinated plastoquinone analogs that inhibit Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans growth. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2020; 65:785-795. [PMID: 32458315 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-020-00783-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Infectious diseases are the significant global health problem because of drug resistance to most classes of antimicrobials. Interest is growing in the development of new antimicrobials in pharmaceutical discovery. For that reason, the urgency for scientists to find and/or develop new important molecules is needed. Many natural active molecules that exhibit various biological activities have been isolated from the nature. For the present research, a new selected set of aminobenzoquinones, denoted as plastoquinone analogs (PQ1-24), was employed for their in vitro antimicrobial potential in a panel of seven bacterial strains (three Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria) and three fungi. The results revealed PQ analogs with specific activity against bacteria including Staphylococcus epidermidis and pathogenic fungi, including Candida albicans. PQ8 containing methoxy group at the ortho position on the phenylamino moiety exhibited the highest growth inhibition against S. epidermidis with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 9.76 μg/mL. The antifungal profile of all PQ analogs indicated that five analogs (while PQ1, PQ8, PQ9, PQ11, and PQ18 were effective against Candida albicans, PQ1 and PQ18 were effective against Candida tropicalis) have potent antifungal activity. Selected analogs, PQ1 and PQ18, were studied for biofilm evaluation and time-kill kinetic study for better understanding.
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- Emel Mataracı Kara
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Pharmacy Faculty, Istanbul University, Beyazit, 34116, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Chemistry Department, Engineering Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Engineering Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Pharmacy Faculty, Istanbul University, Beyazit, 34116, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Malik AA, Phanus-Umporn C, Schaduangrat N, Shoombuatong W, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya C, Nantasenamat C. HCVpred: A web server for predicting the bioactivity of hepatitis C virus NS5B inhibitors. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1820-1834. [PMID: 32449536 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major causes of liver disease affecting an estimated 170 million people culminating in 300,000 deaths from cirrhosis or liver cancer. NS5B is one of three potential therapeutic targets against HCV (i.e., the other two being NS3/4A and NS5A) that is central to viral replication. In this study, we developed a classification structure-activity relationship (CSAR) model for identifying substructures giving rise to anti-HCV activities among a set of 578 non-redundant compounds. NS5B inhibitors were described by a set of 12 fingerprint descriptors and predictive models were constructed from 100 independent data splits using the random forest algorithm. The modelability (MODI index) of the data set was determined to be robust with a value of 0.88 exceeding established threshold of 0.65. The predictive performance was deduced by the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and Matthews correlation coefficient, which was found to be statistically robust (i.e., the former three parameters afforded values in excess of 0.8 while the latter statistical parameter provided a value >0.7). An in-depth analysis of the top 20 important descriptors revealed that aromatic ring and alkyl side chains are important for NS5B inhibition. Finally, the predictive model is deployed as a publicly accessible HCVpred web server (available at http://codes.bio/hcvpred/) that would allow users to predict the biological activity as being active or inactive against HCV NS5B. Thus, the knowledge and web server presented herein can be used in the design of more potent and specific drugs against the HCV NS5B.
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- Aijaz Ahmad Malik
- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Oyewole RO, Oyebamiji AK, Semire B. Theoretical calculations of molecular descriptors for anticancer activities of 1, 2, 3-triazole-pyrimidine derivatives against gastric cancer cell line (MGC-803): DFT, QSAR and docking approaches. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03926. [PMID: 32462084 PMCID: PMC7243141 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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This work used quantum chemical method via DFT to calculate molecular descriptors for the development of QSAR model to predict bioactivity (IC50- 50% inhibition concentration) of the selected 1, 2, 3-triazole-pyrimidine derivatives against receptor (human gastric cancer cell line, MGC-803). The selected molecular parameters were obtained by B3LYP/6-31G∗∗. QSAR model linked the molecular parameters of the studied compounds to their cytotoxicity and reproduced their observed bioactivities against MGC-803. The calculated IC50 tailored the observed IC50 and greater than standard compound, 5-fluorouracil, suggesting that the developed QSAR model reproduced the observed bioactivity. Statistical analyses (including R2, CV. R2 andR a 2 gave 0.950, 0.970 and 0.844 respectively) revealed a very good fitness. Molecular docking studies revealed the hydrogen bonding with the amino acid residues in the binding site, as well as ligand conformations which are essential feature for ligand-receptor interactions. Therefore, the methods used in this study are veritable tools that can be employed in pharmacological and medicinal chemistry researches in designing better drugs with improve potency.
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- Rhoda Oyeladun Oyewole
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Department of Basic Sciences, Adeleke University, P.M.B. 250, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Design, synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial activity of novel piperazine substituted 1,4-benzoquinones. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Worachartcheewan A, Prachayasittikul V, Prachayasittikul S, Tantivit V, Yeeyahya C, Prachayasittikul V. Rational design of novel coumarins: A potential trend for antioxidants in cosmetics. EXCLI JOURNAL 2020; 19:209-226. [PMID: 32256267 PMCID: PMC7105943 DOI: 10.17179/excli2019-1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Coumarins are well-known for their antioxidant effect and aromatic property, thus, they are one of ingredients commonly added in cosmetics and personal care products. Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) modeling is an in silico method widely used to facilitate rational design and structural optimization of novel drugs. Herein, QSAR modeling was used to elucidate key properties governing antioxidant activity of a series of the reported coumarin-based antioxidant agents (1-28). Several types of descriptors (calculated from 4 softwares i.e., Gaussian 09, Dragon, PaDEL and Mold2 softwares) were used to generate three multiple linear regression (MLR) models with preferable predictive performance (Q 2 LOO-CV = 0.813-0.908; RMSE LOO-CV = 0.150-0.210; Q 2 Ext = 0.875-0.952; RMSE Ext = 0.104-0.166). QSAR analysis indicated that number of secondary amines (nArNHR), polarizability (G2p), electronegativity (D467, D580, SpMin2_Bhe, and MATS8e), van der Waals volume (D491 and D461), and H-bond potential (SHBint4) are important properties governing antioxidant activity. The constructed models were also applied to guide in silico rational design of an additional set of 69 structurally modified coumarins with improved antioxidant activity. Finally, a set of 9 promising newly design compounds were highlighted for further development. Structure-activity analysis also revealed key features required for potent activity which would be useful for guiding the future rational design. In overview, our findings demonstrated that QSAR modeling could possibly be a facilitating tool to enhance successful development of bioactive compounds for health and cosmetic applications.
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- Apilak Worachartcheewan
- Department of Community Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Community Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Community Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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Karakaş D, Akar RO, Gökmen Z, Deniz NG, Ulukaya E. A novel 1,4-naphthoquinone-derived compound induces apoptotic cell death in breast cancer cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 43:256-263. [PMID: 31582882 PMCID: PMC6713879 DOI: 10.3906/biy-1901-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most-diagnosed cancer type among women. The triple-negative subtype is an especially aggressive type of breast cancer. Although chemotherapy is almost the only option for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), currently used chemotherapeutics are not effective enough, considering the poor survival rate of patients. Therefore, novel compounds need to be developed to improve survival rates. It has been known that quinonic compounds, which are found in nature, have antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumorigenic properties. Naphthoquinones are members of the quinone family and are widely used in research due to their promising properties. In this study, we evaluated the cytotoxic activity of a novel naphthoquinone-derived compound (1,4-naphthoquinone (1,4-NQ)) against two different breast cancer cells: a hormone-responsive cell line (MCF-7) and a triple-negative cell line (MDA-MB-231). As a result, 1,4-NQ decreased cell viability in both tested cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Increased apoptotic markers (presence of pyknotic nuclei, annexin-V positivity, caspase 3/7 activity, and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential) and DNA damage were especially observed in MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with the compound. Considering the promising cytotoxic effect of the compound, 1,4-NQ needs further evaluation as a potential candidate for the treatment of TNBC.
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- Didem Karakaş
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical School, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Literature, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical School, İstinye University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Design, synthesis and anti-tumour activity of new pyrimidine-pyrrole appended triazoles. Toxicol In Vitro 2019; 60:87-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Jain A, Piplani P. Exploring the Chemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Triazoles: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Mini Rev Med Chem 2019; 19:1298-1368. [DOI: 10.2174/1389557519666190312162601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Triazole is a valuable platform in medicinal chemistry, possessing assorted pharmacological
properties, which could play a major role in the common mechanisms associated with various disorders
like cancer, infections, inflammation, convulsions, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration. Structural
modification of this scaffold could be helpful in the generation of new therapeutically useful
agents. Although research endeavors are moving towards the growth of synthetic analogs of triazole,
there is still a lot of scope to achieve drug discovery break-through in this area. Upcoming therapeutic
prospective of this moiety has captured the attention of medicinal chemists to synthesize novel triazole
derivatives. The authors amalgamated the chemistry, synthetic strategies and detailed pharmacological
activities of the triazole nucleus in the present review. Information regarding the marketed triazole derivatives
has also been incorporated. The objective of the review is to provide insights to designing and
synthesizing novel triazole derivatives with advanced and unexplored pharmacological implications.
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- Ankit Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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Fan C, Lim LKP, Loh SQ, Ying Lim KY, Upton Z, Leavesley D. Application of “macromolecular crowding” in vitro to investigate the naphthoquinones shikonin, naphthazarin and related analogues for the treatment of dermal scars. Chem Biol Interact 2019; 310:108747. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Tuyun AF, Yıldız M, Bayrak N, Yıldırım H, Mataracı Kara E, Jannuzzi AT, Ozbek Celik B. Discovery of a new family of heterocyclic amine linked plastoquinone analogs for antimicrobial evaluation. Drug Dev Res 2019; 80:1098-1109. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Amaç F. Tuyun
- Engineering Sciences Department, Engineering FacultyIstanbul University‐Cerrahpasa Istanbul Turkey
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- Chemistry DepartmentGebze Technical University Gebze Kocaeli Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Engineering FacultyIstanbul University‐Cerrahpasa Istanbul Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Engineering FacultyIstanbul University‐Cerrahpasa Istanbul Turkey
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- Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Pharmacy FacultyIstanbul University Istanbul Turkey
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- Pharmaceutical Toxicology Department, Pharmacy FacultyIstanbul University Istanbul Turkey
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- Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Pharmacy FacultyIstanbul University Istanbul Turkey
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Wang H, Luo YH, Shen GN, Piao XJ, Xu WT, Zhang Y, Wang JR, Feng YC, Li JQ, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wang SN, Xue H, Wang HX, Wang CY, Jin CH. Two novel 1,4‑naphthoquinone derivatives induce human gastric cancer cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by regulating reactive oxygen species‑mediated MAPK/Akt/STAT3 signaling pathways. Mol Med Rep 2019; 20:2571-2582. [PMID: 31322207 PMCID: PMC6691246 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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1,4-Naphthoquinone derivatives have superior anticancer effects, but their use has been severely limited in clinical practice due to adverse side effects. To reduce the side effects and extend the anticancer effects of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives, 2-(butane-1-sulfinyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone (BQ) and 2-(octane-1-sulfinyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone (OQ) were synthesized, and their anticancer activities were investigated. The anti-proliferation effects, determined by MTT assays, showed that BQ and OQ significantly inhibited the viability of gastric cancer cells and had no significant cytotoxic effect on normal cell lines. The apoptotic effect was determined by flow cytometry, and the results showed that BQ and OQ induced cell apoptosis by regulating the mitochondrial pathway and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase via inhibition of the Akt signaling pathway in AGS cells. Furthermore, BQ and OQ significantly increased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and this effect was blocked by the ROS scavenger NAC in AGS cells. BQ and OQ induced apoptosis by upregulating the protein expression of p38 and JNK and downregulating the levels of ERK and STAT3. Furthermore, expression levels of these proteins were also blocked after NAC treatment. These results demonstrated that BQ and OQ induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase in AGS cells by stimulating ROS generation, which caused subsequent activation of MAPK, Akt and STAT3 signaling pathways. Thus, BQ and OQ may serve as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of human gastric cancer.
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- Hao Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Grass Science, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163316, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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Pratiwi R, Prachayasittikul V, Prachayasittikul S, Nantasenamat C. Rational design of novel sirtuin 1 activators via structure-activity insights from application of QSAR modeling. EXCLI JOURNAL 2019; 18:207-222. [PMID: 31217784 PMCID: PMC6558509 DOI: 10.17179/excli2019-1274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) enzyme regulates major cell activities, and its activation offers lucrative therapeutic potentials for aging diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Regarding the global aging society, continual attention has been given to various chemical scaffolds as a source for the discovery of novel SIRT1 activators since the discovery of the pioneer activator, resveratrol. Understanding structure-activity relationship (SAR) is essential for screening, designing as well as improving the properties of drugs. In this study, an in silico approach based on quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling, was employed for understanding the SAR of currently available SIRT1 fused-aromatic activators (i.e., imidazothiazole, oxazolopyridine, and azabenzimidazole analogs). Three QSAR models constructed using multiple linear regression (MLR) provided good predictive performance (R 2 LOOCV = 0.729 - 0.863 and RMSE LOOCV = 0.165 - 0.325). An additional novel set of 181 structurally modified compounds were rationally designed according to key descriptors deduced from the QSAR findings and their SIRT1 activities were predicted using the constructed models. In overview, the study provides insightful SAR findings of currently available SIRT1 activators that would be useful for guiding the rational design, screening, and development of further potent SIRT1 activators for managing age-related clinical conditions. A series of promising compounds as well as important scaffolds and molecular properties for potent SIRT1 activator were highlighted. This study demonstrated the efficacious role of QSAR-driven structural modification for the rational design of novel leads.
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- Reny Pratiwi
- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.,Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Setia Budi University, Surakarta 57127, Indonesia
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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De Grandis RA, Santos PWDSD, Oliveira KMD, Machado ART, Aissa AF, Batista AA, Antunes LMG, Pavan FR. Novel lawsone-containing ruthenium(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity on 2D and 3D spheroid models of prostate cancer cells. Bioorg Chem 2019; 85:455-468. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rozanov D, Cheltsov A, Nilsen A, Boniface C, Forquer I, Korkola J, Gray J, Tyner J, Tognon CE, Mills GB, Spellman P. Targeting mitochondria in cancer therapy could provide a basis for the selective anti-cancer activity. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0205623. [PMID: 30908483 PMCID: PMC6433232 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To determine the target of the recently identified lead compound NSC130362 that is responsible for its selective anti-cancer efficacy and safety in normal cells, structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies were conducted. First, NSC13062 was validated as a starting compound for the described SAR studies in a variety of cell-based viability assays. Then, a small library of 1,4-naphthoquinines (1,4-NQs) and quinoline-5,8-diones was tested in cell viability assays using pancreatic cancer MIA PaCa-2 cells and normal human hepatocytes. The obtained data allowed us to select a set of both non-toxic compounds that preferentially induced apoptosis in cancer cells and toxic compounds that induced apoptosis in both cancer and normal cells. Anti-cancer activity of the selected non-toxic compounds was confirmed in viability assays using breast cancer HCC1187 cells. Consequently, the two sets of compounds were tested in multiple cell-based and in vitro activity assays to identify key factors responsible for the observed activity. Inhibition of the mitochondrial electron transfer chain (ETC) is a key distinguishing activity between the non-toxic and toxic compounds. Finally, we developed a mathematical model that was able to distinguish these two sets of compounds. The development of this model supports our conclusion that appropriate quantitative SAR (QSAR) models have the potential to be employed to develop anti-cancer compounds with improved potency while maintaining non-toxicity to normal cells.
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- Dmitri Rozanov
- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Q-MOL LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Medicinal Chemistry Core, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Chemistry Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Bioactivity Profile of the Diterpene Isosteviol and its Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24040678. [PMID: 30769819 PMCID: PMC6412665 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Steviosides, rebaudiosides and their analogues constitute a major class of naturally occurring biologically active diterpene compounds. The wide spectrum of pharmacological activity of this group of compounds has developed an interest among medicinal chemists to synthesize, purify, and analyze more selective and potent isosteviol derivatives. It has potential biological applications and improves the field of medicinal chemistry by designing novel drugs with the ability to cope against resistance developing diseases. The outstanding advancement in the design and synthesis of isosteviol and its derivative has proved its effectiveness and importance in the field of medicinal chemical research. The present review is an effort to integrate recently developed novel drugs syntheses from isosteviol and potentially active pharmacological importance of the isosteviol derivatives covering the recent advances.
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Ravichandiran P, Subramaniyan SA, Kim SY, Kim JS, Park BH, Shim KS, Yoo DJ. Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation of 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives Containing a Phenylaminosulfanyl Moiety. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:532-544. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Palanisamy Ravichandiran
- Department of Life Science, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering of Graduate School and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Jeonju AgroBio-Materials Institute; 111-27, Wonjangdong-gil, Deokjin-gu Jeonju Jeonbuk 54810 Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering; College of Engineering; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry; Chonbuk National University Medical School; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering of Graduate School and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center; Chonbuk National University; Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 54896 Republic of Korea
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Schaduangrat N, Prachayasittikul V, Choomwattana S, Wongchitrat P, Phopin K, Suwanjang W, Malik AA, Vincent B, Nantasenamat C. Multidisciplinary approaches for targeting the secretase protein family as a therapeutic route for Alzheimer's disease. Med Res Rev 2019; 39:1730-1778. [PMID: 30628099 DOI: 10.1002/med.21563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The continual increase of the aging population worldwide renders Alzheimer's disease (AD) a global prime concern. Several attempts have been focused on understanding the intricate complexity of the disease's development along with the on- andgoing search for novel therapeutic strategies. Incapability of existing AD drugs to effectively modulate the pathogenesis or to delay the progression of the disease leads to a shift in the paradigm of AD drug discovery. Efforts aimed at identifying AD drugs have mostly focused on the development of disease-modifying agents in which effects are believed to be long lasting. Of particular note, the secretase enzymes, a group of proteases responsible for the metabolism of the β-amyloid precursor protein (βAPP) and β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides production, have been underlined for their promising therapeutic potential. This review article attempts to comprehensively cover aspects related to the identification and use of drugs targeting the secretase enzymes. Particularly, the roles of secretases in the pathogenesis of AD and their therapeutic modulation are provided herein. Moreover, an overview of the drug development process and the contribution of computational (in silico) approaches for facilitating successful drug discovery are also highlighted along with examples of relevant computational works. Promising chemical scaffolds, inhibitors, and modulators against each class of secretases are also summarized herein. Additionally, multitarget secretase modulators are also taken into consideration in light of the current growing interest in the polypharmacology of complex diseases. Finally, challenging issues and future outlook relevant to the discovery of drugs targeting secretases are also discussed.
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- Nalini Schaduangrat
- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center for Research and Innovation, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center for Research and Innovation, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center for Research and Innovation, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Zhang Q, Dong J, Meng Q, Huang G, Li S. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of 1,4-Naphthoquinone Oxime Derivatives. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363218110221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang Y, Luo YH, Piao XJ, Shen GN, Meng LQ, Zhang Y, Wang JR, Li JQ, Wang H, Xu WT, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wang SN, Sun HN, Han YH, Jin MH, Zang YQ, Zhang DJ, Jin CH. Novel 1,4‑naphthoquinone derivatives induce reactive oxygen species‑mediated apoptosis in liver cancer cells. Mol Med Rep 2018; 19:1654-1664. [PMID: 30592276 PMCID: PMC6390020 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone have excellent anti-cancer effects, but their use has been greatly limited due to their serious side effects. To develop compounds with decreased side effects and improved anti-cancer activity, two novel types of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives, 2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxy-2-propylsulfonyl-5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (EPDMNQ) and 2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxy-2-nonylsulfonyl-5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (ENDMNQ) were synthesized and their anti-tumor activities were investigated. The effects of EPDMNQ and ENDMNQ on cell viability, apoptosis and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in liver cancer cells were determined by MTT cell viability assay and flow cytometry. The expression levels of mitochondrial, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway-associated proteins in Hep3B liver cancer cells were analyzed by western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that EPDMNQ and ENDMNQ inhibited the proliferation of liver cancer Hep3B, HepG2, and Huh7 cell lines but not that of normal liver L-02, normal lung IMR-90 and stomach GES-1 cell lines. The number of apoptotic cells and ROS levels were significantly increased following treatment with EPDMNQ and ENDMNQ, and these effects were blocked by the ROS inhibitor N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) in Hep3B cells. EPDMNQ and ENDMNQ induced apoptosis by upregulating the protein expression of p38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase and downregulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase and STAT3; these effects were inhibited by NAC. The results of the present study demonstrated that EPDMNQ and ENDMNQ induced apoptosis through ROS-modulated MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways in Hep3B cells. Therefore, these novel 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives may be useful as anticancer agents for the treatment of liver cancer.
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- Yue Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Grass Science, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163316, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, P.R. China
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Suárez-Rozas C, Simpson S, Fuentes-Retamal S, Catalán M, Ferreira J, Theoduloz C, Mella J, Cabezas D, Cassels BK, Yáñez C, Castro-Castillo V. Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activities of aza-annulated naphthoquinone analogs. Toxicol In Vitro 2018; 54:375-390. [PMID: 30389605 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2018.10.014] [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: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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1,4-Naphthoquinone derivatives have been widely documented with regard to their biological properties, and particularly their anticancer activities. In the 9,10-anthraquinone family, aza-annulation involving one of the carbonyl oxygen atoms has afforded more potent, possibly less toxic analogues. We recently carried out different modifications on the naphthoquinone skeleton to generate 3-chloro-2-amino- and 3-chloro-2-(N-acetamido)-1,4-naphthoquinone and 3,4-dihydrobenzo[f]quinoxalin-6(2H)-one derivatives. These three series of compounds were now tested against normal human fibroblasts and six human cancer cell lines. Some of the dihydrobenzoquinoxalinone derivatives were not only more potent than their 1,4-naphthoquinone counterparts, but also exhibited 10- to 14-fold selectivity between bladder carcinoma and normal cells and were equipotent with the non-selective reference drug used (etoposide). The fusion of an additional azaheterocycle to the 1,4-naphthoquinone nucleus modulates both the activity, selectivity and mechanism of action of the compounds. The electrochemical properties of selected compounds were evaluated in an attempt to correlate them with cytotoxic activity and mechanism of action. Finally, 3D-QSAR CoMFA and CoMSIA models were built on the AGS, J82, and HL-60 cell lines. The best models had values of r2pred = 0.815; 0.823 and 0.925. The main structural relationships found, suggest that acetylation and alkylation of the amino group with large groups would be beneficial for cytotoxic activity.
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- Cristian Suárez-Rozas
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, 780003 Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Metropolitan Educational Sciences University, Av. José Pedro Alessandri 774, 7760197 Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, 824000, Av. Lircay, Talca, Chile
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valparaiso, 2360102, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Casilla 5030, Chile; Centro de Investigación Farmacopea Chilena (CIFAR), University of Valparaíso, 2360134, Santa Marta 183, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valparaiso, 2360102, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Casilla 5030, Chile; Centro de Investigación Farmacopea Chilena (CIFAR), University of Valparaíso, 2360134, Santa Marta 183, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, 780003 Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santos Dumont 964, 8330015 Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santos Dumont 964, 8330015 Santiago, Chile.
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Zhang Q, Dong J, Cui J, Huang G, Meng Q, Li S. Cytotoxicity of Synthesized 1,4-Naphthoquinone Oxime Derivatives on Selected Human Cancer Cell Lines. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2018; 66:612-619. [PMID: 29863062 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c18-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In an effort to develop potent and selective antitumor agents, a series of 1,4-naphthoquinone oxime derivatives were designed and synthesized. The cytotoxicity of these compounds were evaluated against five human cancer cell lines (colorectal cancer cell: HCT-15, breast cancer cell: MDA-MB-231, liver cancer cell: BEL-7402, colorectal cancer cell: HCT-116 and ovarian cancer cell: A2780) in vitro. Among them, compound 14 was found to be the most potent cytotoxic compound against three cell lines (MDA-MB-231, BEL-7402 and A2780) with IC50 values of 0.66±0.05, 5.11±0.12 and 8.26±0.22 µM, respectively. Additionally, the length of the side chains and the position of the substituent may also affect the cytotoxic activity of the naphthoquinone oxime derivatives. In general, compound 14 effectively inhibited breast cancer cell proliferation and may become a promising anticancer agent.
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- Qijing Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Luo J, Lai T, Guo T, Chen F, Zhang L, Ding W, Zhang Y. Synthesis and Acaricidal Activities of Scopoletin Phenolic Ether Derivatives: QSAR, Molecular Docking Study and in Silico ADME Predictions. Molecules 2018; 23:E995. [PMID: 29695088 PMCID: PMC6102537 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23050995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Thirty phenolic ether derivatives of scopoletin modified at the 7-hydroxy position were synthesized, and their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H-NMR, 13C-NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Preliminary acaricidal activities of these compounds against female adults of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) were evaluated using the slide-dip method. The results indicated that some of these compounds exhibit more pronounced acaricidal activity than scopoletin, especially compounds 32, 20, 28, 27 and 8 which exhibited about 8.41-, 7.32-, 7.23-, 6.76-, and 6.65-fold higher acaricidal potency. Compound 32 possessed the the most promising acaricidal activity and exhibited about 1.45-fold higher acaricidal potency against T. cinnabarinus than propargite. Statistically significant 2D-QSAR model supports the observed acaricidal activities and reveals that polarizability (HATS5p) was the most important parameter controlling bioactivity. 3D-QSAR (CoMFA: q² = 0.802, r² = 0.993; CoMSIA: q² = 0.735, r² = 0.965) results show that bulky substituents at R₄, R₁, R₂ and R₅ (C₆, C₃, C₄, and C₇) positions, electron positive groups at R₅ (C₇) position, hydrophobic groups at R₁ (C₃) and R₂ (C₄), H-bond donors groups at R₁ (C₃) and R₄ (C₆) will increase their acaricidal activity, which provide a good insight into the molecular features relevant to the acaricidal activity for further designing novel acaricidal agents. Molecular docking demonstrates that these selected derivatives display different bide modes with TcPMCA1 from lead compound and they interact with more key amino acid residues than scopoletin. In silico ADME properties of scopoletin and its phenolic ether derivatives were also analyzed and showed potential to develop as good acaricidal candidates.
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- Jinxiang Luo
- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Leyva E, Cárdenas-Chaparro A, Loredo-Carrillo SE, López LI, Méndez-Sánchez F, Martínez-Richa A. Ultrasound-assisted reaction of 1,4-naphthoquinone with anilines through an EDA complex. Mol Divers 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-018-9820-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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