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Abdulrahman FG, Abulkhair HS, Saeed HSE, El-Dydamony NM, Husseiny EM. Design, synthesis, and mechanistic insight of novel imidazolones as potential EGFR inhibitors and apoptosis inducers. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107105. [PMID: 38219482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107105] [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: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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As regards to the structural analysis and optimization of diverse potential EGFR inhibitors, two series of imidazolyl-2-cyanoprop-2-enimidothioates and ethyl imidazolylthiomethylacrylates were designed and constructed as potential EGFR suppressors. The cytotoxic effect of the prepared derivatives was assessed toward hepatic, breast, and prostate cancerous cells (Hep-G2, MCF-7, and PC-3). Three derivatives 3d, 3e, and 3f presented potent antiproliferative activity and selectivity against the examined tumor cells showing IC50 values at low micromolar levels. Hence, successive biological assays were applied to determine the probable mechanism of action of the new compounds. They exhibited significant EGFR suppression with an IC50 range of 0.137-0.507 µM. The most effective EGFR inhibitor 3f arrested the MCF-7 cell cycle at the S phase by inducing the apoptotic pathway that was confirmed via increasing the expression of Caspases 8, 9, and Bax, which are associated with Bcl-2 decline. Additionally, molecular docking displayed a distinctive interaction between 3f and EGFR binding pocket. Overall, this work introduces some novel imidazolyl-2-cyanoprop-2-enimidothioates and ethyl imidazolylthiomethylacrylates as potential cytotoxic and EGFR inhibitors that deserve further research in tumor therapy.
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- Fatma G Abdulrahman
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11754, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt; Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, International Coastal Road, New Damietta 34518, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11754, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6(th) of October City, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11754, Cairo, Egypt.
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Khan T, Raza S, Lawrence AJ. Medicinal Utility of Thiosemicarbazones with Special Reference to Mixed Ligand and Mixed Metal Complexes: A Review. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328422600280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Singh G, Sushma, Priyanka, Khurana S, Singh G, Singh J, Angeles Esteban M, Espinosa-Ruíz C, González-Silvera D. Thiosemicarbazone-triazole bearing siloxy framework for the detection of Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions and their potent cytotoxic activity. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mermer A, Alyar S. Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculation, antioxidant activity, ADMET and molecular docking of thiosemicarbazide derivatives and their Cu (II) complexes. Chem Biol Interact 2021; 351:109742. [PMID: 34774546 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In this work, new thiosemicarbazides (ECA-1, ECA-2) and their Cu (II) complexes (ECA-1-Cu, ECA-2-Cu) were synthesized and their structures were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, LC-MS, UV-Vis, and thermogravimetric analysis methods. Also, the surface morphology of the all compounds were examined by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope). In the second stage, in vitro antioxidant capacity of the obtained compounds was investigated. The evaluation of the antioxidant properties of both synthesized ligands and complexes in this study was carried out by DPPH and FRAP methods. According to the results, both complexes exhibited more antioxidant capacity than the corresponding ligands. When antioxidant effects are compared for DPPH (SC50 = 5.27 ± 0.05 μM) and for FRAP (7845.69 ± 16.75 mmolTE/g), compound ECA-2-Cu appears to have the best inhibition effect. The complexes were found non-electrolytic in nature with melting point of above 250 °C, and electronic spectra and magnetic behavior demonstrated that the complexes were found to be tetrahedral geometry. Further, in silico the ADMET properties which studies are a significant role in improving and predicting drug compounds were calculated using web-based platforms. The theoretical calculations were made using the method of Density Functional Theory (Frontier molecular orbital analyze and Nonlinear optical properties). Also, molecular docking studies were performed to evaluate the binding interactions between the ligand and complex compounds and Human Peroxiredoxin 2. Both in vitro and in silico results indicated that synthesized compounds could act as potent antioxidant agents.
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- Arif Mermer
- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Experimental Medicine Research and Application Center, Uskudar, 34662, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Karatekin University, Çankırı, 18100, Turkey
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Mohammed FZ, Rizzk YW, El Deen IM, Mourad AAE, El Behery M. Design, Synthesis, Cytotoxic Screening and Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Hybrid Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives as Anticancer Agents. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100580. [PMID: 34699127 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Thiosemicarbazones have been the focus of scientists owing to their broad clinical anticancer range. Herein, A Series of new thiosemicarbazone derivatives 5-9 were synthesized and confirmed through the use of different spectroscopic techniques along with elemental analysis. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of compounds 5-9 against MCF-7 and A549 cell lines and normal breast cells were assessed. Several compounds were found to be active. The most active compound 7 caused MCF-7 cell cycle arrest at G1/ S phases; and induced apoptosis at the pre-G1 phase. The apoptosis-inducing activity of compound 7 was proofed by the elevation of caspase 3/7 activity and also by up-regulation of the expression of Bax and p53 proteins together with the down-regulation of the expression of the Bcl-2 protein. It also had a strong inhibitory effect topoisomerase IIβ enzyme. Molecular Docking study revealed that the synthesized compounds had good docking scores compared to the standard drug Etoposide towards the topoisomerase IIβ protein (3QX3). Overall, these findings confirmed that the new thiosemicarbazone derivatives could aid in the development of promising cancer drug candidates.
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- Faten Zahran Mohammed
- Chemistry Department (The Division of Biochemistry), Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department (The Division of Biochemistry), Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department (The Division of Organic chemistry), Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department (The Division of Biochemistry), Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Mourad AA, Rizzk YW, Zaki I, Mohammed FZ, El Behery M. Synthesis and cytotoxicity screening of some synthesized hybrid nitrogen molecules as anticancer agents. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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New Mononuclear and Binuclear Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes with Potential Biological Activity: Antimicrobial and Molecular Docking Study. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082288. [PMID: 33920893 PMCID: PMC8071257 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Herein, we report the synthesis of eight new mononuclear and binuclear Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ methoxy thiosemicarbazone (MTSC) complexes aiming at obtaining thiosemicarbazone complex with potent biological activity. The structure of the MTSC ligand and its metal complexes was fully characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic techniques (NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis), molar conductivity, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), and thermal differential analysis (DrTGA). The spectral and analytical data revealed that the obtained thiosemicarbazone-metal complexes have octahedral geometry around the metal center, except for the Zn2+-thiosemicarbazone complexes, which showed a tetrahedral geometry. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the MTSC ligand and its (Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+) metal complexes were also investigated. Interestingly, the antibacterial activity of MTSC- metal complexes against examined bacteria was higher than that of the MTSC alone, which indicates that metal complexation improved the antibacterial activity of the parent ligand. Among different metal complexes, the MTSC- mono- and binuclear Cu2+ complexes showed significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Proteus vulgaris, better than that of the standard gentamycin drug. The in silico molecular docking study has revealed that the MTSC ligand could be a potential inhibitor for the oxidoreductase protein.
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Gladis EHE, Nagashri K, Suman A, Joseph J. Multifunctional 1,10-phenanthroline derivative and its metal complexes as an anti-Alzheimer’s agent: structure-based drug design, synthesis, characterization and pharmacological studies. J COORD CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2020.1852223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- E. H. Edinsha Gladis
- Department of Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
- Department of Chemistry, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Tamilnadu, India
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Edinsha Gladis E, Nagashri K, Joseph J. Design, synthesis, characterization, DNA binding, acetyl and butyryl cholinesterase activities of metal chelates with 1,10-Phenanthroline derivative. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.108232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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