Alsayari A, Muhsinah AB, Hassan MZ, Ahsan MJ, Alshehri JA, Begum N. Aurone: A biologically attractive scaffold as anticancer agent.
Eur J Med Chem 2019;
166:417-431. [PMID:
30739824 DOI:
10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.078]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Aurones are very simple, promising anticancer lead molecules containing three rings (A, B and C). A very slight structural variation in the aurones elicits diverse affinity and specificity towards different molecular targets. The present review discusses the design, discovery and development of natural and synthetic aurones as small molecule anticancer agents. Detailed structure-activity relationship and intermolecular interactions at different targets are also discussed. Due to their rare occurrence in nature and minimal mention in literature, the anticancer potential of aurones is rather recent but in constant progress.
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