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El-Helw EAE, Hosni EM, Kamal M, Hashem AI, Ramadan SK. Synthesis, insecticidal Activity, and molecular docking analysis of some benzo[h]quinoline derivatives against Culex pipiens L. Larvae. Bioorg Chem 2024; 150:107591. [PMID: 38964147 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107591] [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: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Some heterocycles bearing a benzo[h]quinoline moiety were synthesized through treating a 3-((2-chlorobenzo[h]quinolin-3-yl)methylene)-5-(p-tolyl)furan-2(3H)-one with four nitrogen nucleophiles comprising ammonium acetate, benzylamine, dodecan-1-amine, and 1,2-diaminoethane. Also, thiation reactions of furanone and pyrrolinone derivatives were investigated. The insecticidal activity of these compounds against mosquito larvae (Culex pipiens L.) was evaluated. All tested compounds exhibited significant larvicidal activity, surpassing that of the conventional insecticide chlorpyrifos. In silico docking analysis revealed that these compounds may act as acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, potentially explaining their larvicidal effect. Additionally, interactions with other neuroreceptors, such as nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and sodium channel voltage-gated alpha subunit were also predicted. The results obtained from this study reflected the potential of benzo[h]quinoline derivatives as promising candidates for developing more effective and sustainable mosquito control strategies. The ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) analyses displayed their desirable drug-likeness and oral bioavailability properties.
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- Eman A E El-Helw
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
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El-Helw EAE, Asran M, Azab ME, Helal MH, Alzahrani AYA, Ramadan SK. Synthesis and in silico studies of certain benzo[f]quinoline-based heterocycles as antitumor agents. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15522. [PMID: 38969677 PMCID: PMC11226639 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64785-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024] Open
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A series of benzoquinoline-employing heterocycles was synthesized by treating 3-chlorobenzo[f]quinoline-2-carbaldehyde with N-phenyl-3-methylpyrazolone, 4-aminoacetophenone, 1,2-diaminoethane, and 2-cyanoethanohydrazide. Also, pyridine, chromene, α,β-unsaturated nitrile, thiosemicarbazone, and 1,2-bis-aryl hydrazine derivatives were prepared from the cyanoethanohydrazone obtained. The DFT calculations and experiment outcomes were consistent. In vitro screening of their antiproliferative efficacy was examined against HCT116 and MCF7 cancer cell lines. The pyrazolone 2 and cyanoethanohydrazone 5 derivatives exhibited the most potency, which was demonstrated by their molecular docking towards the CDK-5 enzyme. The binding energies of compounds 2 and 5 were - 6.6320 kcal/mol (with RMSD of 0.9477 Å) and - 6.5696 kcal/mol (with RMSD of 1.4889 Å), respectively, which were near to that of co-crystallized ligand (EFP). This implies a notably strong binding affinity towards the CDK-5 enzyme. Thus, pyrazolone derivative 2 would be considered a promising candidate for further optimization to develop new chemotherapeutic agents. In addition, the ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) analyses displayed its desirable drug-likeness and oral bioavailability properties.
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- Eman A E El-Helw
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Mohail Assir, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Elgubbi AS, El-Helw EAE, Abousiksaka MS, Alzahrani AYA, Ramadan SK. β-Enaminonitrile in the synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[ b]thiophene candidates with DFT simulation, in vitro antiproliferative assessment, molecular docking, and modeling pharmacokinetics. RSC Adv 2024; 14:18417-18430. [PMID: 38860247 PMCID: PMC11163414 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03363a] [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: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Among sulfur-including heterocycles, the benzothiophene skeleton is one of the worthy structure fragments that exhibit structural similarities with active substrates to develop various potent lead molecules in drug design. Thus, some tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene candidates were prepared from the β-enaminonitrile scaffold via reactions with diverse carbon-centered electrophilic reagents and supported with DFT studies. The in vitro antiproliferative effect was screened against MCF7 and HePG2 cancer cell lines, and the results displayed the highest potency of imide 5, Schiff base 11, and phthalimido 12 candidates. A molecular docking study was operated to explore the probable binding modes of interaction, and the results revealed the good binding affinity of compounds 5, 11, and 12 toward the tubulin protein (PDB ID 5NM5) with respect to paclitaxel (a tubulin inhibitor) and co-crystallized ligand (GTP). Besides, modeling pharmacokinetics analyses displayed their desirable drug-likeness and bioavailability properties.
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- Amna S Elgubbi
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Misurata University 2478 Misurata Libya
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, King Khalid University Abha Mohail Assir Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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Ramadan SK, Abd-Rabboh HSM, Abdel Hafez AA, Abou-Elmagd WSI. Some pyrimidohexahydroquinoline candidates: synthesis, DFT, cytotoxic activity evaluation, molecular docking, and in silico studies. RSC Adv 2024; 14:16584-16599. [PMID: 38779387 PMCID: PMC11109844 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra02271h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Some hexahydroquinoline candidates were prepared by reacting 2-amino-3-cyano-1-cyclohexylhexahydroquinoline with oxalyl chloride and triethyl orthoformate. The computational chemical approach agreed with the product-testing results. The produced substances were examined in vitro for their antiproliferative activity against liver carcinoma (HepG2), breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7), prostate cancer (PC3), and colon cancer (HCT116) cell lines. The highest potency against the four cell lines was exhibited by hydrazide, thiosemicarbazide, and thiazolidinone derivatives. The best docking score was presented by thiosemicarbazide and thiazolidinone derivatives as they showed the highest binding to the Mcl-1 enzyme with binding energies of -8.97 and -8.90 kcal mol-1, respectively, which were higher than that of the co-crystallized ligand (LC3) with a binding energy of -8.74 kcal mol-1. Besides, the modeling pharmacokinetics disclosed their desirable drug-likeness and oral bioavailability characteristics.
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- Sayed K Ramadan
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University P. O. Box 9004 Abha 62223 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University P. O. Box 9004 Abha 62223 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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El-Helw EA, Alzahrani AY, Ramadan SK. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of thiophene-based heterocycles derived from thiophene-2-carbohydrazide. Future Med Chem 2024; 16:439-451. [PMID: 38318668 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2023-0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Aim: Thiophene-based heterocycles were synthesized and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile and Candida albicans strains. Methods: Antimicrobial activity was determined using the broth microdilution method. Results: Spiro-indoline-oxadiazole 17 displayed the highest activity against C. difficile while having no effects against other bacterial strains. Compounds 8 and 16 displayed strong effects against TolC, an outer membrane protein, mutant E. coli. The results of computational chemical study and outcomes of experiments were in good agreement. A molecular docking study was conducted using a molecular operating environment to simulate the binding energies of the potent compounds with D-alanine ligase protein. Conclusion: This study suggests that spiro-indoline-oxadiazole 17 could be a good anticlostridial agent.
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- Eman Ae El-Helw
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Mohail Assir, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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Elgubbi AS, El-Helw EAE, Alzahrani AYA, Ramadan SK. Synthesis, computational chemical study, antiproliferative activity screening, and molecular docking of some thiophene-based oxadiazole, triazole, and thiazolidinone derivatives. RSC Adv 2024; 14:5926-5940. [PMID: 38362078 PMCID: PMC10867554 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07048d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Thiophene-2-carbohydrazide was used in this study to produce some thiophene-containing oxadiazole, triazole, and thiazolidinone derivatives through reactions with various carbon-centered electrophiles. Besides, the hydrazone obtained was allowed to react with mercaptoacetic acid and acetic anhydride to construct thiazolidinone and oxadiazole derivatives. The results of computational chemical study and outcomes of the experiments were in good agreement. The in vitro antiproliferative activity of the produced compounds was examined against two human cell lines namely, breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7) and colon cancer (HCT116) cell lines using doxorubicin as a reference anticancer agent. The produced hydrazones and spiro-indolin-oxadiazole derivatives were the most potent against the two cancer cell lines. The molecular docking was conducted to demonstrate the binding energies of produced substances toward human carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) protein. The binding energies of these ligands were near to that of the co-crystallized ligand (9FK). Compound 11b exhibits a binding energy of -5.5817 kcal mol-1, indicating tight binding to some key nucleobases and amino acids of CA IX protein, while compound 11a displays a higher binding energy compared to the reference ligand (9FK). This suggests that compounds 11b and 11a display a notably strong binding affinity towards the human carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) protein. ADME profiles of the potent compounds including physicochemical characteristics, lipophilicity, and drug-likeness were predicted.
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- Amna S Elgubbi
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Misurata University 2478 Misurata Libya
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, King Khalid University Mohail Assir Abha Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo 11566 Egypt
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Abbass EM, Ali AK, El-Farargy AF, Abdel-Haleem DR, Shaban SS. Synthesis, toxicological and in silico evaluation of novel spiro pyrimidines against Culex pipiens L. referring to chitinase enzyme. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1516. [PMID: 38233515 PMCID: PMC10794250 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51771-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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The exponential development of resistance to conventional chemical insecticides adds another important motive for the creation of novel insecticidal active agents. One of the keys to meeting this challenge is the exploration of novel classes of insecticidal molecules with different modes of action. Herein, a novel series of spiro pyrimidine derivatives was prepared using some green synthetic methodologies such as microwave irradiation, and sonication under ultrasound waves. Spiro pyrimidine aminonitrile 1 is a key starting material for the synthesis of targets 2-9 by reaction with different carbon electrophiles and nitrogen nucleophiles. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were approved using spectral data. The toxicological efficiency and biological impacts of the synthesized spiro pyrimidine derivatives were assessed against Culex pipiens L. larvae. The toxicity of synthesized compounds showed remarkable variations against the C. pipiens larvae. Where, 3, 4 and 2 were the most efficient compounds with LC50 values of 12.43, 16.29 and 21.73 µg/mL, respectively. While 1 was the least potent compound with an LC50 value of 95.18 µg/mL. As well, other compounds were arranged according to LC50 values as follows 5 > 7 > 6 > 9 > 8. In addition, 3 and 4 exhibited significant prolongation of the developmental duration and greatly inhibited adult emergence. Moreover, many morphological deformities were observed in all developmental stages. Furthermore, cytotoxicity of the most effective compounds was assessed against the normal human cells (WI-38) as non-target organisms, where compounds 2, 4 and 3 showed weak to non-toxic effects. The study of binding affinity and correlation between chemical structure and reactivity was carried out using molecular docking study and DFT calculations to investigate their mode of action. This study shed light on promising compounds with larvicidal activity and biological impacts on the C. pipiens life cycle.
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- Eslam M Abbass
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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- Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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El-Helw EAE, Asran M, Azab ME, Helal MH, Ramadan SK. Synthesis, Cytotoxic, and Antioxidant Activity of Some Benzoquinoline-Based Heterocycles. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2023:1-13. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2023.2270767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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- Eman A. E. El-Helw
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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El-Sewedy A, El-Bordany EA, Mahmoud NFH, Ali KA, Ramadan SK. One-pot synthesis, computational chemical study, molecular docking, biological study, and in silico prediction ADME/pharmacokinetics properties of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazole derivatives. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17869. [PMID: 37857636 PMCID: PMC10587066 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44615-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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An efficient synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles was successfully achieved through one-pot multi-component condensation reactions of some aromatic aldehydes or indolin-2,3-dione with malononitrile and sodium azide using diverse reaction conditions to obtain considerable product yields. Furthermore, it has been achieved for the first time to construct desired products under neat condition. Molecular docking studies with CSNK2A1 receptor disclosed the lowest binding energy displayed by the dimethoxyphenyl derivative 4c with - 6.8687 kcal/mol. The synthesized tetrazoles were screened for their in-vitro cytotoxic activity against epidermoid cancer cell line (A431) and colon cancer line (HCT116) with respect to normal skin fibroblast cell line (BJ-1) using MTT assay, and antimicrobial activity against the bacteria: K. pneumonia, S. aureus, and the fungi: Candida albicans, as well as their antioxidant activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay. In addition, the toxicity of tetrazole derivative was assessed by determination of their approximate lethal dose fifty (LD50), calculated via an oral administration to rats, through measurement of ALT and bilirubin levels in serum. The antitumor results can suggest that the potent tetrazole derivative namely, 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)acrylonitrile (4c) could be a potential drug against epidermoid carcinoma. The antioxidant results indicated to tetrazoles exhibited great antioxidant properties even at very low doses. A molecular dynamics simulation was performed for the synthesized compounds (ligands) to investigate their tendency for binding with the active sites of protein.
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- Ahmed El-Sewedy
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Asran M, El-Helw EAE, Azab ME, Ramadan SK, Helal MH. Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Some Benzoquinoline-Based Heterocycles Derived from 2-((3-Chlorobenzo[f]quinolin-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-023-02894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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AbstractA new series of benzoquinoline-based heterocycles was synthesized utilizing the building block synthon, 2-((3-chlorobenzo[f]quinolin-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide via the condensation of 3-chlorobenzo[f]quinoline-2-carbaldehyde with thiosemicarbazide. The titled thiosemicarbazone scaffold was conducted with some carbon-centered electrophilic reagents such as acetic anhydride, chloroacetyl chloride, chloroacetic acid, 2-bromo-1-(3-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one, 2-chloro-N-phenylacetamide, and dimethyl but-2-ynedioate to achieve triazolethione, imidazolone, thiazolidinone, and thiazole derivatives. In turn, the hydrazinolysis of this substrate did not proceed as expected but it afforded the azine derivative. The antioxidant activity screening of the produced compounds revealed that thiazole and triazolethione derivatives were the most potent.
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Khatab HA, Hammad SF, El-Fakharany EM, Hashem AI, El-Helw EAE. Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of novel 1,8-acridinedione derivatives bearing phthalimide moiety as potential antitumor agents. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15093. [PMID: 37699954 PMCID: PMC10497682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41970-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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In this study, we aimed to develop hybrid antitumor compounds by synthesizing and characterizing novel N-substituted acrididine-1,8-dione derivatives, designed as hybrids of phthalimide and acridine-1,8-diones. We employed a three-step synthetic strategy and characterized all compounds using IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and LC-MS. The cytotoxicity and antitumor activity of five compounds (8c, 8f, 8h, 8i, and 8L) against four cancer cell lines (H460, A431, A549, and MDA-MB-231) compared to human skin fibroblast cells were evaluated. Among the synthesized compounds, compound 8f showed promising activity against skin and lung cancers, with favorable IC50 values and selectivity index. The relative changes in mRNA expression levels of four key genes (p53, TOP2B, p38, and EGFR) in A431 cells treated with the five synthesized compounds (8c, 8f, 8h, 8i, and 8L) were also investigated. Additionally, molecular docking studies revealed that compound 8f exhibited high binding affinity with TOP2B, p38, p53, and EGFR, suggesting its potential as a targeted anticancer therapy. The results obtained indicate that N-substituted acrididine-1,8-dione derivatives have the potential to be developed as novel antitumor agents with a dual mechanism of action, and compound 8f is a promising candidate for further investigation.
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- Hassan A Khatab
- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria, Egypt
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute GEBRI, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, New Borg El Arab, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Youssef YM, Azab ME, Elsayed GA, El-Sayed AA, Hassaballah AI, El-Safty MM, Soliman RA, El-Helw EAE. Synthesis and antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiviral activity of some pyrazole-based heterocycles using a 2(3 H)-furanone derivative. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023; 20:2203-2216. [PMCID: PMC10239048 DOI: 10.1007/s13738-023-02814-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Some pyrazole-based heterocycles such as pyrrolone, pyridazinone, and imidazole derivatives were synthesized utilizing the pyrazolyl-2(3H )-furanone derivative 3 , which was obtained in a good yield via Perkin condensation of 5-chloro-4-formyl-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole with 3-(4-methylbenzoyl)propionic acid in the presence of cyclo-dehydrating agent (sodium acetate and acetic anhydride). Also, the acid hydrazide obtained was reacted with some carbonyl reagents such as acetic anhydride, benzoyl chloride, 4-chlorobenzaldehyde, and 1,3-diphenyl-4-formylpyrazole, aiming to achieve new pyrrolone derivatives. The antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiviral activity screening of some synthesized compounds demonstrated that some of them offered strong potencies. An experimental trial was undertaken to explore the effect of different substances and applied against avian influenza HPAI-H5N1 (AIV) to evaluate the antiviral replication in specific pathogen-free chicken embryos. All the compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activities, and most of tested compounds showed potent inhibition growth activity toward Haemophilus (Gram-negative bacteria), Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive bacteria), and Candida albicans fungus. Upon antimicrobial screening, it was observed that the majority of the compounds were found to be active against Staphylococcus aureus , Haemophilus , and Candida albicans as compared to standard drugs. This experiment shows the potential usage of these compounds as antiviral agents and can be considered as a viable means to control the economically important avian influenza of poultry. These compounds can thus be recommended for their antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal property and can very well be used as immunostimulants.
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- Youssef M. Youssef
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Department of Evaluation of Inactivated Viral Poultry Vaccines, Department of Quality Control of SPF Eggs, Central Laboratory for Evaluation of Veterinary Biologics, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Evaluation of Inactivated Viral Poultry Vaccines, Department of Quality Control of SPF Eggs, Central Laboratory for Evaluation of Veterinary Biologics, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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Youssef YM, Azab ME, Elsayed GA, El-Sayed AA, Hassaballah AI, El-Helw EAE. Synthesis and antioxidant activity of some pyrazole-based heterocycles using a 2(3 H)-furanone building block. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2023.2175695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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- Youssef M. Youssef
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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El-Helw EAE, Abdelrahman AM, Fahmi AA, Rizk SA. Synthesis, Density Functional Theory, Insecticidal Activity, and Molecular Docking of Some N-Heterocycles Derived from 2-((1,3-Diphenyl-1 H-Pyrazol-4-yl)Methylene)Malonyl Diisothiocyanate. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2149565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Eman A. E. El-Helw
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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El-Sayed MK, El-Shahawi MM, Ali YM, Abdel- Haleem DR, Abu El-Azm FS. Synthesis, Larvicidal Efficiency and Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Annulated Pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles Against Culex pipiens L. and Musca domestica L. larvae. Bioorg Chem 2022; 130:106258. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ramadan SK, Abd-Rabboh HSM, Gad NM, Abou-Elmagd WSI, Haneen DSA. Synthesis and Characterization of Some Chitosan-Quinoline Nanocomposites as Potential Insecticidal Agents. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2128831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Sayed K. Ramadan
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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Abdelrahman AM, Fahmi AA, El-Helw EAE, Rizk SA. Facile Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, DFT Studies and in Silico Prediction ADME/Pharmacokinetics Properties of N-(1-(2-Chlorobenzo[h]Quinolin-3-yl)-1-Substituted-vin-2-yl)Benzamide Derivatives. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2123537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Aya M. Abdelrahman
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Tantawy AH, Farag SM, Abdel-Haleem DR, Mohamed HI. Facile synthesis, larvicidal activity, biological effects, and molecular docking of sulfonamide-incorporating quaternary ammonium iodides as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors against Culex pipiens L. Bioorg Chem 2022; 128:106098. [PMID: 35987189 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Insecticides participate with a vital role in our lives especially in preventing the spread of human diseases via controlling the dangerous pests. It is a challenge to identify alternatives to the ordinary insecticides with new mode of action to be used for mosquitoes' control in an environmentally sustainable manner. Using a facile two-step procedure, three novel series of sulfonamide-incorporating quaternary ammonium iodides (3a-i, 4a-i and 5a-i) were synthesized and their chemical structures were successfully characterized. The uncharged sulfonamide intermediates (2a-i) were constructed through simple amidation of the corresponding (hetero)aryl sulfonyl chlorides then the cationic target molecules were formed by quaternizing the tertiary nitrogen with methyl, ethyl, and allyl iodides. The larvicidal activities and biological effects of most synthesized compounds against Culex pipiens L. were extensively investigated and they exhibited good and comparable activities to temephos. Among these hybrids, 4a showed the most potent activity with LC50 = 26.71 ppm. Additionally, the developmental durations of larval and pupal stages were significantly prolonged after treatment with all concentrations of 4h. At high concentration (160 ppm) of 4a and 4b, no adults emerged due to the complete death of pupae, and consequently zero growth index. Moreover, the results of the molecular docking demonstrated that the activities of compounds correlate partially to their binding with acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and it is not the sole parameter for determining the activity.
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- Ahmed H Tantawy
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt
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