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Haggag HS, Aboukhatwa SM, Nafie MS, Paul A, Sharafeldin N, Oliver AW, El-Hamamsy MH. Design and synthesis of quinazolin-4-one derivatives as potential anticancer agents and investigation of their interaction with RecQ helicases. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107086. [PMID: 38219478 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107086] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
The upregulation of RecQ helicases has been associated with cancer cell survival and resistance to chemotherapy, making them appealing targets for therapeutic intervention. In this study, twenty-nine novel quinazolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized. The anti-proliferative activity of all compounds was evaluated against 60 cancer cell lines at the National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutic Program, with six compounds (11f, 11g, 11k, 11n, 11p, and 11q) being promoted to a five-dose screen. Compound 11g demonstrated high cytotoxic activity against all examined cell lines. The compounds were further assayed for Bloom syndrome (BLM) helicase inhibition, where 11g, 11q, and 11u showed moderate activity. These compounds were counter-screened against WRN and RECQ1 helicases, where 11g moderately inhibited both enzymes. An ATP competition assay confirmed that the compounds bound to the ATP site of RecQ helicases, and molecular docking simulations were used to study the binding mode within the active site of BLM, WRN, and RECQ1 helicases. Compound 11g induced apoptosis in both HCT-116 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, but also caused an G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in HCT-116 cells. This data revealed the potential of 11g as a modulator of cell cycle dynamics and supports its interaction with RecQ helicases. In addition, compound 11g displayed non-significant toxicity against FCH normal colon cells at doses up to 100 µM, which confirming its high safety margin and selectivity on cancer cells. Overall, these findings suggest compound 11g as a potential pan RecQ helicase inhibitor with high anticancer potency and a favorable safety margin and selectivity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hanan S Haggag
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago 60608, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, (P. O. Box 27272), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Chemistry Department (Biochemistry Program), Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Science Park Road, University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Science Park Road, University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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Li J, Huang X, Zhou L, Xie S, Su L, Wei C, Li X, Chen H. An alternative route for tricyclic quinazolinone-iminosugars and their glucosidase inhibitory activities. Carbohydr Res 2023; 534:108967. [PMID: 37844370 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108967] [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: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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A series of novel tricyclic quinazolinone-iminosugars 5 and their derivatives 7 were obtained from the tosylated sugars by three steps. Firstly, the reaction of the isopropylidene protected sugar tosylate 1 and o-aminobenzylamine 2 generated the precursor tricyclic quinazolin-iminosuar 3, which was then oxidized by KMnO4 to produce the corresponding quinazolinone 4. Finally, removal of the isopropylidene group yielded the target tricyclic quinazolinone iminosugars 5. In addition, quinazolinone-iminosugars 4ac, 4bc and 4cc who contain bromine in the aromatic region underwent Suzuki reaction with phenylboronic acid, followed with the removal of the isopropylidene group to afford the derivatives 7. This strategy will help to construct such fused multicyclic quinazolinone-iminosugars efficiently. Some compounds show certain inhibition against α-glucosidase (saccharomyce cerevisiae).
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- Jie Li
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xingtai University, Xingtai, Hebei, 054001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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Wu J, Yu X, Zhong L, Jin K, Zhao G, Zhu J, Shi H, Wei Y. Dimethyl Sulfoxide as Methyl Source for the Synthesis of Quinazolinones under Metal‐Free Conditions. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200278] [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]
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Science and Technology University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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Wang Y, Xu P, Li Y, Wu Y, Liao S, Huang X, Zhang X, Yuan J. Ionic melting salt imidazole hydrochloride mediated the decarboxylation of (hetero)aromatic carboxylic acids. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.153941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Aryafard M, Minofar B, Cséfalvay E, Malinová L, Řeha D. Novel room temperature ionic liquids and low melting mixtures based on imidazolium: Cheap ionic solvents for chemical and biological applications. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang X, Wang Y, Liu X, He T, Li L, Wu H, Zhou S, Li D, Liao S, Xu P, Huang X, Yuan J. Imidazole hydrochloride promoted synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted-1,2,4-oxadiazoles. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Muzart J. A Journey from June 2018 to October 2021 with N, N-Dimethylformamide and N, N-Dimethylacetamide as Reactants. Molecules 2021; 26:6374. [PMID: 34770783 PMCID: PMC8587108 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A rich array of reactions occur using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) or N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as reactants, these two amides being able to deliver their own H, C, N, and O atoms for the synthesis of a variety of compounds. This account highlights the literature published since June 2018, completing previous reviews by the author.
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- Jacques Muzart
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, CNRS-Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, B.P. 1039, CEDEX 2, 51687 Reims, France
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One-pot synthesis of polysubstituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones via sequential oxidative Ugi/Staudinger/aza-Wittig reactions starting from tertiary amines. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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