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Huang G, Cierpicki T, Grembecka J. Thioamides in medicinal chemistry and as small molecule therapeutic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 277:116732. [PMID: 39106658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116732] [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: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
Abstract
Thioamides, which are fascinating isosteres of amides, have garnered significant attention in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry programs, spanning peptides and small molecule compounds. This review provides an overview of the various applications of thioamides in small molecule therapeutic agents targeting a range of human diseases, including cancer, microbial infections (e.g., tuberculosis, bacteria, and fungi), viral infections, neurodegenerative conditions, analgesia, and others. Particular focus is given to design strategies of biologically active thioamide-containing compounds and their biological targets, such as kinases and histone methyltransferase ASH1L. Additionally, the review discusses the impact of the thioamide moiety on key properties, including potency, target interactions, physicochemical characteristics, and pharmacokinetics profiles. We hope that this work will offer valuable insights to inspire the future development of novel bioactive thioamide-containing compounds, facilitating their effective use in combating a wide array of human diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guang Huang
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Hosny NM, Samir G, Abdel-Rhman MH. N'-(Furan-2-ylmethylene)-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide and its metal complexes: synthesis, spectroscopic investigations, DFT calculations and cytotoxicity profiling. BMC Chem 2024; 18:22. [PMID: 38281963 PMCID: PMC10823611 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-023-01098-8] [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: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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The ligand, N'-(furan-2-ylmethylene)-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide (H2L), was synthesized characterized through various spectral studies which cleared out that the free ligand existed in keto form. The ligand upon reaction with Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) acetates yielded complexes with stoichiometric ratio 1:2 (M:L) which has been validated through the elemental and mass spectral measurements. The IR and NMR spectral studies of the isolated complexes disclosed that the ligand chelated to metal ion in mononegative bidentate fashion via the azomethine nitrogen and deprotonated enolized carbonyl oxygen. Moreover, the DFT quantum chemical calculations designated that the ligand and Ni(II) complex exhibited the highest and lowest values of HOMO, LUMO energies and HOMO-LUMO energy gap, respectively. Furthermore, the in vitro cytotoxic activity towards HePG-2 and HCT-116 cell lines of the isolated compounds was investigated and the data cleared out that the ligand was more potent than the metal complexes.
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- Nasser M Hosny
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, P.O. Box 4252, Port-Said, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, P.O. Box 4252, Port-Said, Egypt
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Hosny NM, Ibrahim OA, Belal A, Hussien MA, Abdel-Rhman MH. Synthesis, characterization, DFT, cytotoxicity evaluation and molecular docking of a new carbothioamide ligand and its coordination compounds. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2023.100776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Abdel-Rhman MH, El-Asmy AA, Ibrahim R, Hosny NM. New Schiff base ligand and some of Its coordination compounds: Synthesis, spectral, molecular modeling and biological studies. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ali Mohammed Al-Ahmed Z. Novel Cr(III), Ni(II), and Zn(II) complexes of thiocarbamide derivative: Synthesis, investigation, theoretical, catalytic, potentiometric, molecular docking and biological studies. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Marchetti F, Tombesi A, Di Nicola C, Pettinari R, Verdicchio F, Crispini A, Scarpelli F, Baldassarri C, Marangoni E, Hofer A, Galindo A, Petrelli R. Zinc(II) Complex with Pyrazolone-Based Hydrazones is Strongly Effective against Trypanosoma brucei Which Causes African Sleeping Sickness. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13561-13575. [PMID: 35969809 PMCID: PMC9446893 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two pyrazolone-based hydrazones H2L′
[in general,
H2L′; in detail, H2L1 = 5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(2-phenyl-1-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)hydrazineyl)ethyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one, H2L2 = (Z)-5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(2-phenyl-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)hydrazineyl)ethylidene)-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one] were reacted with Zn(II) and Cu(II) acceptors
affording the complexes [Zn(HL1)2(MeOH)2], [Cu(HL1)2], and [M(HL2)2] (M = Cu or Zn). X-ray and DFT studies showed the free
proligands to exist in the N–H,N–H tautomeric form and
that in [Zn(HL1)2(MeOH)2], zinc is
six-coordinated by the N,O-chelated (HL1) ligand and other
two oxygen atoms of coordinated methanol molecules, while [Cu(HL1)2] adopts a square planar geometry with the two
(HL1) ligands in anti-conformation. Finally, the [M(HL2)2] complexes are octahedral with the two (HL2) ligands acting as κ-O,N,N-donors in planar conformation.
Both the proligands and metal complexes were tested against the parasite Trypanosoma brucei and Balb3T3 cells. The Zn(II)
complexes were found to be very powerful, more than the starting proligands,
while maintaining a good safety level. In detail, H2L1 and its
Zn(II) complex have high selective index (55 and >100, respectively)
against T. brucei compared to the mammalian
Balb/3T3 reference cells. These results encouraged the researchers
to investigate the mechanism of action of these compounds that have
no structural relations with the already known drugs used against T. brucei. Interestingly, the analysis of NTP and
dNTP pools in T. brucei treated by H2L1 and its Zn(II) complex showed that the drugs had a strong
impact on the CTP pools, making it likely that CTP synthetase is the
targeted enzyme. New
Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes with pyrazolone-based hydrazone
ligands display different structural features. The Zn(II) complexes
show strong efficiency against the parasite Trypanosoma
brucei, while maintaining a good safety level. They
strongly impact the CTP pools, indicating that CTP synthetase is the
targeted enzyme.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Marchetti
- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- MAT-InLAB, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umea University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Departamento de Química Inorganíca, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, Aptdo 1203, 41071 Sevilla, Spain
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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Marchetti F, Pettinari R, Verdicchio F, Tombesi A, Scuri S, Xhafa S, Olivieri L, Pettinari C, Choquesillo-Lazarte D, García-García A, Rodríguez Diéguez A, Galindo A. Role of hydrazone substituents in determining the nuclearity and antibacterial activity of Zn(II) complexes with pyrazolone-based hydrazones. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:14165-14181. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02430f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Hydrazones and their metal derivatives are very important compounds in medicinal chemistry due to their reported variety of biological activities, such as antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer action. Five hydrazone-pyrazolone ligands...
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