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Rana P, Parupalli R, Akhir A, Saxena D, Maitra R, Imran M, Malik P, Mahammad Ghouse S, Joshi SV, Srikanth D, Madhavi YV, Dasgupta A, Chopra S, Nanduri S. Synthesis and biological evaluation of new naphthalimide-thiourea derivatives as potent antimicrobial agents active against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:1381-1391. [PMID: 38665829 PMCID: PMC11042119 DOI: 10.1039/d4md00062e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The emergence of antibiotic resistance to S. aureus and M. tuberculosis, particularly MRSA, VRSA, and drug-resistant tuberculosis, poses a serious threat to human health. Towards discovering new antibacterial agents, we designed and synthesized a series of new naphthalimide-thiourea derivatives and evaluated them against a panel of bacterial strains consisting of E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii and various mycobacterial pathogens. Compounds 4a, 4l, 4m, 4n, 4q, 9f, 9l, 13a, 13d, 13e, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, and 17e demonstrated potent antibacterial activity against S. aureus with MIC 0.03-8 μg mL-1. In addition, these compounds have also exhibited potent inhibition against MDR strains of S. aureus, including VRSA with MICs 0.06-4 μg mL-1. Compounds 4h, 4j, 4l, 4m, 4q, 4r, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9g, 9h, 9j, 13f and 17e also exhibited good antimycobacterial activity against M. tuberculosis with MIC 2-64 μg mL-1. The cytotoxicity assay using Vero cells revealed that all the compounds were non-toxic and exhibited a favorable selectivity index (SI >40). Time kill kinetics data indicated that compounds exhibited concentration-dependent killing. Furthermore, in silico studies were performed to decipher the possible mechanism of action. Comprehensively, these results highlight the potential of naphthalimide-thiourea derivatives as promising antibacterial agents.
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- Preeti Rana
- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
- AcSIR: Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sitapur Road, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extension Lucknow-226031 Uttar Pradesh India
- AcSIR: Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad Telangana-500037 India
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Roman R, Pintilie L, Căproiu MT, Dumitrașcu F, Nuță DC, Zarafu I, Ioniță P, Chifiriuc MC, Chiriță C, Moroșan A, Popa M, Bleotu C, Limban C. New N-acyl Thiourea Derivatives: Synthesis, Standardized Quantification Method and In Vitro Evaluation of Potential Biological Activities. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12050807. [PMID: 37237710 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12050807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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New N-acyl thiourea derivatives with heterocyclic rings have been synthesized by first obtaining isothiocyanate, which further reacted with a heterocyclic amine, characterized by (FT-IR, NMR spectroscopy and FT-ICR) and tested for their in vitro antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities to obtain a drug candidate in a lead-optimization process. From the tested compounds, those bearing benzothiazole (1b) and 6-methylpyridine (1d) moieties revealed anti-biofilm activity against E. coli ATCC 25922 at MBIC values of 625 µg/mL. Compound 1d exhibited the highest antioxidant capacity (~43%) in the in vitro assay using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Considering the in vitro results, the highest anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities were obtained for compound 1d. Therefore, a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method has been optimized and validated for the quantitative determination of compound 1d. The detection and quantitation limits were 0.0174 μg/mL and 0.0521 μg/mL, respectively. The R2 correlation coefficient of the LOQ and linearity curves were greater than 0.99, over the concentration range of 0.05 μg/mL-40 μg/mL. The precision and accuracy of the analytical method were within 98-102%, confirming that the method is suitable for the quantitative determination of compound 1d in routine quality control analyses. Evaluating the results, the promising potential of the new N-acyl thiourea derivatives bearing 6-methylpyridine moiety will be further investigated for developing agents with anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities.
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- Roxana Roman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research & Development, 112 Vitan Av., 031299 Bucharest, Romania
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- "C. D. Nenitzescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, 202B Splaiul Independenței, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- "C. D. Nenitzescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, 202B Splaiul Independenței, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology & Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
- Romanian Academy, 010071 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry "Costin Nenitescu", Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology & Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology & Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Celular and Molecular Pathology, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, 285 Mihai Bravu Ave., 030304 Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov No. 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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Facile synthesis, pharmacological and In silico analysis of succinimide derivatives: An approach towards drug discovery. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Ullah I, Hassan M, Khan KM, Sajid M, Umar M, Hassan S, Ullah A, El-Serehy HA, Charifi W, Yasmin H. Thiourea derivatives inhibit key diabetes-associated enzymes and advanced glycation end-product formation as a treatment for diabetes mellitus. IUBMB Life 2023; 75:161-180. [PMID: 36565478 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This study was designed to screen novel thiourea derivatives against different enzymes, such as α-amylase, α-glucosidase, protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 B, and advanced glycated end product (AGEs). A cytotoxicity analysis was performed using rat L6 myotubes and molecular docking analysis was performed to map the binding interactions between the active compounds and α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The data revealed the potency of five compounds, including E (1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethyl phenyl) thiourea), AG (1-(2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-3-(3-methoxy phenyl) thiourea), AF (1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-ethylphenyl) thiourea), AD (1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-ethylphenyl) thiourea), and AH (1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(2-iodophenyl) thiourea), showed activity against α-amylase. The corresponding percentage inhibitions were found to be 85 ± 1.9, 82 ± 0.7, 75 ± 1.2, 72 ± 0.4, and 65 ± 1.1%, respectively. These compounds were then screened using in vitro assays. Among them, AH showed the highest activity against α-glucosidase, AGEs, and PTP1B, with percentage inhibitions of 86 ± 0.4% (IC50 = 47.9 μM), 85 ± 0.7% (IC50 = 49.51 μM), and 85 ± 0.5% (IC50 = 79.74 μM), respectively. Compound AH showed an increased glucose uptake at a concentration of 100 μM. Finally, an in vivo study was conducted using a streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse model and PTP1B expression was assessed using real-time PCR. Additionally, we examined the hypoglycemic effect of compound AH in diabetic rats compared to the standard drug glibenclamide.
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- Imran Ullah
- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Health and Biological Sciecnes, Abasyn University Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cochin Institute, University of Paris, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Antibiofilm and Anti-Quorum-Sensing Activities of Novel Pyrazole and Pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine Derivatives as Carbonic Anhydrase I and II Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, Radiosterilization, and Molecular Docking Studies. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12010128. [PMID: 36671329 PMCID: PMC9854762 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12010128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nowadays, searching for new anti-infective agents with diverse mechanisms of action has become necessary. In this study, 16 pyrazole and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized and assessed for their preliminary antibacterial and antibiofilm activities. All these derivatives were initially screened for their antibacterial activity against six clinically isolated multidrug resistance by agar well-diffusion and broth microdilution methods. The initial screening presented significant antibacterial activity with a bactericidal effect for five compounds, namely 3a, 5a, 6, 9a, and 10a, compared with Erythromycin and Amikacin. These five derivatives were further evaluated for their antibiofilm activity against both S. aureus and P. aeruginosa, which showed strong biofilm-forming activity at their MICs by >60%. The SEM analysis confirmed the biofilm disruption in the presence of these derivatives. Furthermore, anti-QS activity was observed for the five hybrids at their sub-MICs, as indicated by the visible halo zone. In addition, the presence of the most active derivatives reduces the violacein production by CV026, confirming that these compounds yielded anti-QS activity. Furthermore, these compounds showed strong inhibitory action against human carbonic anhydrase (hCA-I and hCA-II) isoforms with IC50 values ranging between 92.34 and 168.84 nM and between 73.2 and 161.22 nM, respectively. Finally, radiosterilization, ADMET, and a docking simulation were performed.
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Daoui O, Elkhattabi S, Chtita S. Rational design of novel pyridine-based drugs candidates for lymphoma therapy. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bekhit AA, Lodebo ET, Hymete A, Ragab HM, Bekhit SA, Amagase K, Batubara A, Abourehab MAS, Bekhit AEDA, Ibrahim TM. New pyrazolylpyrazoline derivatives as dual acting antimalarial-antileishamanial agents: synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modelling simulations. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:2320-2333. [PMID: 36036155 PMCID: PMC9427035 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2117316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Promising inhibitory activities of the parasite multiplication were obtained upon evaluation of in vivo antimalarial activities of new pyrazolylpyrazoline derivatives against Plasmodium berghei infected mice. Further evaluation of 5b and 6a against chloroquine-resistant strain (RKL9) of P. falciparum showed higher potency than chloroquine. In vitro antileishmanial activity testing against Leishmania aethiopica promastigote and amastigote forms indicated that 5b, 6a and 7b possessed promising activity compared to miltefosine and amphotericin B deoxycholate. Moreover, antileishmanial activity reversal of the active compounds via folic and folinic acids showed comparable results to the positive control trimethoprim, indicating an antifolate mechanism via targeting leishmanial DHFR and PTR1. The compounds were non-toxic at 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg. In addition, docking of the most active compound against putative malarial target Pf-DHFR-TS and leishmanial PTR1 rationalised the observed activities. Molecular dynamics simulations confirmed a stable and high potential binding of 7a against leishmanial PTR1.
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- Adnan A Bekhit
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.,Pharmacy Program, Allied Health Department, College of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Kingdom of Bahrain.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.,Department of Chemistry, Kotebe Metropolitan University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qurra University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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Castaño LF, Quiroga J, Abonia R, Insuasty D, Vidal OM, Seña R, Rubio V, Puerto G, Nogueras M, Cobo J, Guzman J, Insuasty A, Insuasty B. Synthesis, Anticancer and Antitubercular Properties of New Chalcones and Their Nitrogen-Containing Five-Membered Heterocyclic Hybrids Bearing Sulfonamide Moiety. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012589. [PMID: 36293443 PMCID: PMC9604400 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new series of sulfonamides, 8a-b, 10, 12, and 14a-b, were synthesized by N-sulfonation reaction with sulfonyl chlorides 6a-b. Five new series of chalcone-sulfonamide hybrids (16-20)a-f were prepared via Claisen–Schmidt condensation of the newly obtained sulfonamides with aromatic aldehydes 15a-f in basic medium. Chalcones substituted with chlorine at position 4 of each series were used as precursors for the generation of their five-membered heterocyclic pyrazoline (22-23)a-d, (24-25)a-b and carbothioamide 27a-f derivatives. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their anticancer and antituberculosis activities. To determine their anticancer activity, compounds were screened against sixty human cancer cell lines at a single dose (10 μM). Compounds 17a-c were highly active against LOX IMVI (melanoma), with IC50 values of 0.34, 0.73 and 0.54 μM, respectively. Chalcone 18e showed remarkable results against the entire panel of leukemia cell lines with IC50 values between 0.99–2.52 μM. Moreover, compounds 20e and 20f displayed growth inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv at concentrations below 10 μM. Although they showed low selectivity in cytotoxicity tests against the Vero cell line, further optimization could advance the potential biological activity of the selected compounds.
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- Lina Fernanda Castaño
- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
- Centre for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
- Centre for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Basic Sciences Division, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081007, Colombia
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- Department of Medicine, Health Division, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081007, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Basic Sciences Division, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081007, Colombia
- Department of Medicine, Health Division, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081007, Colombia
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- Grupo de Micobacterias, Red TB. Dirección de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Grupo de Micobacterias, Red TB. Dirección de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Nanostructured Functional Materials Research Group, Universidad CESMAG, Pasto 520003, Colombia
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (B.I.)
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
- Centre for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Universidad del Valle, A.A., Cali 25360, Colombia
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (B.I.)
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Jilloju PC, Shyam P, Raju C, Vedula RR. An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 6-Phenyl-3-(1 H-Pyrazol-1-yl)-[1,2,4]Triazolo[3,4- b][1,3,4]Thiadiazole Derivatives and Their Antimicrobial Evaluation and Molecular Docking Studies. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2021.1886127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana 506004, India
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Mononuclear Tricoordinate Copper(I) and Silver(I) Halide Complexes of a Sterically Bulky Thiourea Ligand and a Computational Insight of Their Interaction with Human Insulin. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134231. [PMID: 35807475 PMCID: PMC9268019 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Reaction of two equivalents of the bulky 1,3-bis(2,6-diethylphenyl)thiourea ligand (L) with MX (being M = Cu+, Ag+; and X = Cl−, Br−, I−) in acetonitrile afforded neutral complexes of the type [MXL2] [CuClL2].2CH3CN (1a); [CuBrL2].2CH3CN (1b); [CuIL2] (1c): [AgClL2] (2a); [AgBrL2] (2b) and [AgIL2] (2c). The two aromatic groups in free ligand were found to be trans with respect to the thiourea unit, which was a reason to link the ligand molecules via intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding was observed in all metal complexes. The copper complexes 1a and 1b are acetonitrile solvated and show not only intra- but also intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the coordinated thiourea and the solvated acetonitrile molecules. Silver complexes reported here are the first examples of structurally characterized tricoordinated thiourea-stabilized monomeric silver(I) halides. Molecular docking studies were carried out to analyze the binding modes of the metal complexes inside the active site of the human insulin (HI) protein. Analysis of the docked conformations revealed that the electrostatic and aromatic interactions of the protein N-terminal residues (i.e., Phe and His) may assist in anchoring and stabilizing the metal complexes inside the active site. According to the results of docking studies, the silver complexes exhibited the strongest inhibitory capability against the HI protein, which possesses a deactivating group, directly bonded to silver. All compounds were fully characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular structures of the ligand, and five out of six metal complexes were also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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Sujatha K, Thirupaiah B, Vedula RR. An Efficient One Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of Coumarino Pyrazolyl Thiazolidinones. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2020.1781208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Kodam Sujatha
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India
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Angeli A, Kartsev V, Petrou A, Lichitsky B, Komogortsev A, Pinteala M, Geronikaki A, Supuran CT. Pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine Sulfonamides as Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Biological and In Silico Studies. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15030316. [PMID: 35337114 PMCID: PMC8955975 DOI: 10.3390/ph15030316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) catalyze the essential reaction of CO2 hydration in all living organisms, being actively involved in the regulation of a plethora of patho-/physiological conditions. A series of chromene-based sulfonamides were synthesized and tested as possible CA inhibitors. On the other hand, in microorganisms, the β- and γ- classes are expressed in addition to the α- class, showing substantial structural differences to the human isoforms. In this scenario, not only human but also bacterial CAs are of particular interest as new antibacterial agents with an alternative mechanism of action for fighting the emerging problem of extensive drug resistance afflicting most countries worldwide. Pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine sulfonamides were synthesized using methods of organic chemistry. Their inhibitory activity, assessed against the cytosolic human isoforms hCA I and hCA II, the transmembrane hCA IX and XII, and β- and γ-CAs from three different bacterial strains, was evaluated by a stopped-flow CO2 hydrase assay. Several of the investigated derivatives showed interesting inhibition activity towards the cytosolic associate isoforms hCA I and hCA II, as well as the 3β- and 3γ-CAs. Furthermore, computational procedures were used to investigate the binding mode of this class of compounds within the active site of hCA IX. Four compounds (1f, 1g, 1h and 1k) were more potent than AAZ against hCA I. Furthermore, compound 1f also showed better activity than AAZ against the hCA II isoform. Moreover, ten compounds out of eleven appeared to be very potent against the γ-CA from E.coli, with a Ki much lower than that of the reference drug. Most of the compounds showed better activity than AAZ against hCA I as well as the γ-CA from E.coli and the β-CA from Burkholderia pseudomallei (BpsCAβ). Compounds 1f and 1k showed a good selectivity index against hCA I and hCA XII, while 1b was selective against all 3β-CA isoforms from E.coli, BpsCA, and VhCA and all 3γ-CA isoforms from E.coli, BpsCA and PgiCA.
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- Andrea Angeli
- Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, NeuroFarba Department, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
- Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, no. 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (B.L.); (A.K.)
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (B.L.); (A.K.)
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- Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, no. 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (C.T.S.)
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- Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, NeuroFarba Department, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (C.T.S.)
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Nidhar M, Khanam S, Sonker P, Gupta P, Mahapatra A, Patil S, Yadav BK, Singh RK, Kumar Tewari A. Click inspired novel pyrazole-triazole-persulfonimide & pyrazole-triazole-aryl derivatives; Design, synthesis, DPP-4 inhibitor with potential anti-diabetic agents. Bioorg Chem 2022; 120:105586. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Abdelgawad MA, El-Adl K, El-Hddad SSA, Elhady MM, Saleh NM, Khalifa MM, Khedr F, Alswah M, Nayl AA, Ghoneim MM, Abd El-Sattar NEA. Design, Molecular Docking, Synthesis, Anticancer and Anti-Hyperglycemic Assessments of Thiazolidine-2,4-diones Bearing Sulfonylthiourea Moieties as Potent VEGFR-2 Inhibitors and PPARγ Agonists. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15020226. [PMID: 35215339 PMCID: PMC8880361 DOI: 10.3390/ph15020226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Newly designed thiazolidine-2,4-diones 3–7a–c were synthesized, and their anticancer activities were screened against three cancer lines. They showed potent activities against HepG2 compared to the other HCT116 and MCF-7 tumor cell lines. Compounds 7c and 6c were detected as highly effective derivatives against MCF-7 (IC50 = 7.78 and 8.15 µM), HCT116 (IC50 = 5.77 and 7.11 µM) and HepG2 (IC50 = 8.82 and 8.99 µM). The highly effective derivatives 6a–c and 7a–c were tested against VERO normal cell lines. All derivatives were evaluated for their VEGFR-2 inhibitory actions and demonstrated high to low activities, with IC50 values varying from 0.08 to 0.93 µM. Moreover, derivatives 5a–c, 6a–c and 7a–c were assessed to verify their in vitro binding affinities to PPARγ and insulin-secreting activities. Finally, docking studies were performed to explore their affinities and binding modes toward both VEGFR-2 and PPARγ receptors.
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- Mohamed A. Abdelgawad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia;
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- Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt; (M.M.K.); (F.K.)
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, Cairo 11785, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls Branch), Cairo 11754, Egypt;
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- Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt; (M.M.K.); (F.K.)
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- Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt; (M.M.K.); (F.K.)
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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Nidhar M, Sonker P, Sharma VP, Kumar S, Tewari AK. Design, synthesis and in-silico & in vitro enzymatic inhibition assays of pyrazole-chalcone derivatives as dual inhibitors of α-amylase & DPP-4 enzyme. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-01985-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Angeli A, Kartsev V, Petrou A, Pinteala M, Brovarets V, Vydzhak R, Panchishin S, Geronikaki A, Supuran CT. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition with Sulfonamides Incorporating Pyrazole- and Pyridazinecarboxamide Moieties Provides Examples of Isoform-Selective Inhibitors. Molecules 2021; 26:7023. [PMID: 34834114 PMCID: PMC8625619 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26227023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A series of benzenesulfonamides incorporating pyrazole- and pyridazinecarboxamides decorated with several bulky moieties has been obtained by original procedures. The new derivatives were investigated for the inhibition of four physiologically crucial human carbonic anhydrase (hCA, EC 4.2.2.1.1) isoforms, hCA I and II (cytosolic enzymes) as well as hCA IX and XII (transmembrane, tumor-associated isoforms). Examples of isoform-selective inhibitors were obtained for all four enzymes investigated here, and a computational approach was employed for explaining the observed selectivity, which may be useful in drug design approaches for obtaining inhibitors with pharmacological applications useful as antiglaucoma, diuretic, antitumor or anti-cerebral ischemia drugs.
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- Andrea Angeli
- NeuroFarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
- Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, no. 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania;
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- InterBioScreen, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow Region, Russia;
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, no. 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine 1, Murmanska St, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine; (V.B.); (R.V.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine 1, Murmanska St, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine; (V.B.); (R.V.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases, V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine 1, Murmanska St, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine; (V.B.); (R.V.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- NeuroFarba Department, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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Hussain Basha N, Narendra Babu K, Siva Shanker P, Dinneswara Reddy G, Padmaja A, Padmavathi V. Synthesis of Pyrimidinyl Benzazolyl Urea Derivatives as Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Agents. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2021.1998153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- N. Hussain Basha
- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Sever B, Altıntop MD, Demir Y, Yılmaz N, Akalın Çiftçi G, Beydemir Ş, Özdemir A. Identification of a new class of potent aldose reductase inhibitors: Design, microwave-assisted synthesis, in vitro and in silico evaluation of 2-pyrazolines. Chem Biol Interact 2021; 345:109576. [PMID: 34252406 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aldose reductase (AR) acts as a multi-disease target for the design and development of therapeutic agents for the management of diabetic complications as well as non-diabetic diseases. In the search for potent AR inhibitors, the microwave-assisted synthesis of twenty new compounds with a 1,3-diaryl-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-pyrazoline moiety as a common fragment in their structure (1-20) was carried out efficiently. Compounds 1-20 were subjected to in vitro studies, which were conducted to assess their AR inhibitory effects and cytotoxicity towards L929 mouse fibroblast (normal) cells. Among these compounds, 1-(3-bromophenyl)-3-(4-piperidinophenyl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-pyrazoline (20) was identified as the most promising AR inhibitor with an IC50 value of 0.160 ± 0.005 μM exerting competitive inhibition with a Ki value of 0.019 ± 0.001 μM as compared to epalrestat (IC50 = 0.279 ± 0.001 μM; Ki = 0.801 ± 0.023 μM) and quercetin (IC50 = 4.120 ± 0.123 μM; Ki = 6.082 ± 0.272 μM). Compound 20 displayed cytotoxicity towards L929 cells with an IC50 value of 18.75 ± 1.06 μM highlighting its safety as an AR inhibitor. Molecular docking studies suggested that π-π stacking interactions occurred between the m-bromophenyl moiety of compound 20 and Trp21. Based on in silico pharmacokinetic studies, compound 20 was found to possess favorable oral bioavailability and drug-like properties. It can be concluded that compound 20 is a potential orally bioavailable AR inhibitor for the management of diabetic complications as well as non-diabetic diseases.
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- Belgin Sever
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, 75700, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey; The Rectorate of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, 11230, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Saeed M, Shoaib A, Tasleem M, Alabdallah NM, Alam MJ, Asmar ZE, Jamal QMS, Bardakci F, Alqahtani SS, Ansari IA, Badraoui R. Assessment of Antidiabetic Activity of the Shikonin by Allosteric Inhibition of Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) Using State of Art: An In Silico and In Vitro Tactics. Molecules 2021; 26:3996. [PMID: 34208908 PMCID: PMC8271486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial disease that affects both developing and developed countries and is a major public health concern. Many synthetic drugs are available in the market, which counteracts the associated pathologies. However, due to the propensity of side effects, there is an unmet need for the investigation of safe and effective drugs. This research aims to find a novel phytoconstituent having diminished action on blood glucose levels with the least side effects. Shikonin is a naturally occurring naphthoquinone dying pigment obtained by the roots of the Boraginaceae family. Besides its use as pigments, it can be used as an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor agent. This research aimed to hypothesize the physicochemical and phytochemical properties of Shikonin's in silico interaction with protein tyrosine phosphate 1B, as well as it's in vitro studies, in order to determine its potential anti-diabetic impact. To do so, molecular docking experiments with target proteins were conducted to assess their anti-diabetic ability. Analyzing associations with corresponding amino acids revealed the significant molecular interactions between Shikonin and diabetes-related target proteins. In silico pharmacokinetics and toxicity profile of Shikonin using ADMET Descriptor, Toxicity Prediction, and Calculate Molecular Properties tools from Biovia Discovery Studio v4.5. Filter by Lipinski and Veber Rule's module from Biovia Discovery Studio v4.5 was applied to assess the drug-likeness of Shikonin. The in vitro studies exposed that Shikonin shows an inhibitory potential against the PTP1B with an IC50 value of 15.51 µM. The kinetics studies revealed that it has a competitive inhibitory effect (Ki = 7.5 M) on the enzyme system, which could be useful in the production of preventive and therapeutic agents. The findings of this research suggested that the Shikonin could be used as an anti-diabetic agent and can be used as a novel source for drug delivery.
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- Mohd Saeed
- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.J.A.); (Z.E.A.); (F.B.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box No. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia;
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 383, Dammam 31113, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.J.A.); (Z.E.A.); (F.B.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.J.A.); (Z.E.A.); (F.B.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Health Informatics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52571, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.J.A.); (Z.E.A.); (F.B.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box No. 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 81451, Saudi Arabia; (M.J.A.); (Z.E.A.); (F.B.); (R.B.)
- Section of Histology-Cytology, Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, La Rabta-Tunis 1007, Tunisia
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Fekri A, Keshk EM, Khalil AGM, Taha I. Synthesis of novel antioxidant and antitumor 5-aminopyrazole derivatives, 2D/3D QSAR, and molecular docking. Mol Divers 2021; 26:781-800. [PMID: 33683569 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-021-10184-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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5-Aminopyrazole serves as a vital precursor for several biologically active pyrazoloazines, including pyrazolopyridine, pyrazolopyrimidine, and pyrazolotriazine, as well as Schiff bases, thiourea, and phthalimide derivatives. In this study, we structurally characterized novel pyrazole derivatives by spectral IR, 1H and 13C NMR, and MASS spectroscopy. We also evaluated antioxidant activity of various derivatives using ABTS and DPPH methods and cytotoxicity in the hepatocellular carcinoma Hep-G2 cells by SRB assay. The most potent antitumor molecules were 5-aminopyrazole derivative 3, chloroacetanilide derivative 8, maleimide derivative 10a, pyrazolopyrimidine 16, and enamine 19, with IC50 values of 41, 3.6, 37, 24.4, and 17.7 μM, respectively. Complementary computational studies predicted QSAR and bioactivity of these molecules. Interestingly, the most effective compounds were also predicted to be kinase inhibitors; in addition, molecular docking with liver receptors (3MBG, 4XCU, and 4G9C) predicted promising interactions.
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- Ahmed Fekri
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 25 El Gomhouria St, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, 35516, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 25 El Gomhouria St, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, 35516, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 25 El Gomhouria St, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, 35516, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 25 El Gomhouria St, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, 35516, Egypt
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Othman IMM, Gad-Elkareem MAM, Hassane Anouar E, Aouadi K, Snoussi M, Kadri A. New substituted pyrazolones and dipyrazolotriazines as promising tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase and peroxiredoxin-5 inhibitors: Design, synthesis, molecular docking and structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104704. [PMID: 33609915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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New substituted pyrazolone and dipyrazolotriazine derivatives have been synthesized, designed and well characterized as promising dual antimicrobial/antioxidant agents to overcome multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR), oxidative stress and their related diseases. Among all strains, S. aureus was found to be the most susceptible for all compounds except 10b and 12b. Out of the three investigated series, sulfonamide analogues 5a-c displayed excellent antibacterial activity with 5b (MIC = 7.61 μM) and 5a (MIC = 8.98 μM) displaying activity that exceeds the reference drug tetracycline (MIC = 11.77 μM). The same sulfonamide derivatives 5a-c demonstrates high ABTS scavenging capacity comparable to standard. Moreover, the structure-activity relationship (SAR) revealed that benzenesulfonamide is a crucial group for enhancing activity. Molecular docking studies of the potent analogues were performed by targeting the crystal structures of S. aureus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase and human peroxiredoxin-5 enzymes and the obtained results supported well the in vitro data revealing stronger binding interactions. Pharmacokinetics prediction together with modeling outcomes suggests that our sulfonamide derivatives may serve as useful lead compounds for the treatment of infectious disease.
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- Ismail M M Othman
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia; University of Monastir, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha'il, P.O. 2440, Hail 2440, Saudi Arabia; Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Valorization of Bio-resources (LR11ES41), University of Monastir, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Avenue Tahar Haddad, BP74, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Science and Arts in Baljurashi, Albaha University, P.O. Box 1988, Albaha, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Science of Sfax, Department of Chemistry, University of Sfax, B.P. 1171, Sfax 3000, Tunisia.
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Poonia N, Lal K, Kumar A. Design, synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation and in silico studies of symmetrical bis (urea-1,2,3-triazole) hybrids. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-020-04318-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Moustafa AH, Ahmed DH, El-Wassimy MTM, Mohamed MFA. Synthesis, antimicrobial studies, and molecular docking of some new dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole and pyrazole derivatives derived from dithiocarbazates. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2020.1843179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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Pereira PML, Camargo PG, Fernandes BT, Flores-Junior LAP, Dias LRS, Lima CHS, Pinge-Filho P, Lioni LMY, Yamada-Ogatta SF, Bispo MLF, Macedo F. In vitro evaluation of antitrypanosomal activity and molecular docking of benzoylthioureas. Parasitol Int 2020; 80:102225. [PMID: 33160050 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A series of sixteen benzoylthioureas derivatives were initially evaluated in vitro against the epimastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi. All of the tested compounds inhibited the growth of this form of the parasite, and due to the promising anti-epimastigote activity from three of these compounds, they were also assayed against the trypomastigote and amastigote forms. ADMET-Tox in silico predictions and molecular docking studies with two main enzymatic targets (cruzain and CYP-51) were performed for the three compounds with the highest activity. The docking studies showed that these compounds can interact with the active site of cruzain by hydrogen bonds and can be coordinated with Fe-heme through the carbonyl oxygen atom of the CYP51. These findings can be considered an important starting point for the proposal of the benzoylthioureas as potent, selective, and multi-target antitrypanosomal agents.
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- Patricia M L Pereira
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Medicinal, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Medicinal, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química Medicinal, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Nehra B, Rulhania S, Jaswal S, Kumar B, Singh G, Monga V. Recent advancements in the development of bioactive pyrazoline derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 205:112666. [PMID: 32795767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pyrazolines remain privileged heterocycles in drug discovery. 2-Pyrazoline scaffold has been proven as a ubiquitous motif which is present in a number of pharmacologically important drug molecules such as antipyrine, ramifenazone, ibipinabant, axitinib etc. They have been widely explored by the scientific community and are reported to possess wide spectrum of biological activities. For combating unprecedented diseases and worldwide increasing drug resistance, 2-pyrazoline has been tackled as a fascinating pharmacophore to generate new molecules with improved potency and lesser toxicity along with desired pharmacokinetic profile. This review aims to summarizes various recent advancements in the medicinal chemistry of pyrazoline based compounds with the following objectives: (1) To represent inclusive data on pyrazoline based marketed drugs as well as therapeutic candidates undergoing preclinical and clinical developments; (2) To discuss recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of pyrazoline derivatives with their numerous biological significances for the eradication of various diseases; (3) Summarizes structure-activity relationships (SAR) including in silico and mechanistic studies to afford ideas for the design and development of novel compounds with desired therapeutic implications.
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- Bhupender Nehra
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India.
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Khan E, Khan S, Gul Z, Muhammad M. Medicinal Importance, Coordination Chemistry with Selected Metals (Cu, Ag, Au) and Chemosensing of Thiourea Derivatives. A Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2020; 51:812-834. [DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2020.1777523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ezzat Khan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Pereira GJV, Tavares MT, Azevedo RA, Martins BB, Cunha MR, Bhardwaj R, Cury Y, Zambelli VO, Barbosa EG, Hediger MA, Parise-Filho R. Capsaicin-like analogue induced selective apoptosis in A2058 melanoma cells: Design, synthesis and molecular modeling. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:2893-2904. [PMID: 31104785 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The use of molecules inspired by natural scaffolds has proven to be a very promising and efficient method of drug discovery. In this work, capsaicin, a natural product from Capsicum peppers with antitumor properties, was used as a prototype to obtain urea and thiourea analogues. Among the most promising compounds, the thiourea compound 6g exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against human melanoma A2058 cells that was twice as high as that of capsaicin. Compound 6g induced significant and dose-dependent G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in A2058 cells triggering cell death by apoptosis. Our results suggest that 6g modulates the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, inducing important morphological changes, such as formation of apoptotic bodies and increased levels of cleaved caspase-3. Compared to capsaicin, 6g had no significant TRPV1/6 agonist effect or irritant effects on mice. Molecular modeling studies corroborate the biological findings and suggest that 6g, besides being a more reactive molecule towards its target, may also present a better pharmacokinetic profile than capsaicin. Inverse virtual screening strategy found MEK1 as a possible biological target for 6g. Consistent with these findings, our observations suggested that 6g could be developed as a potential anticancer agent.
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- Gustavo José Vasco Pereira
- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LAPESSB), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LAPESSB), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Experimental Oncology Unit (UNONEX), Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LAPESSB), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, National Center for Competence in Research, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Pain and Signaling, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, National Center for Competence in Research, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LAPESSB), Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Synthesis and in-vitro antioxidant and antitumor evaluation of novel pyrazole-based heterocycles. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-018-1566-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rudrapal M, Chetia D, Singh V. Novel series of 1,2,4-trioxane derivatives as antimalarial agents. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1159-1173. [PMID: 28870093 PMCID: PMC6009891 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1363742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Among three series of 1,2,4-trioxane derivatives, five compounds showed good in vitro antimalarial activity, three compounds of which exhibited better activity against P. falciparum resistant (RKL9) strain than the sensitive (3D7) one. Two best compounds were one from aryl series and the other from heteroaryl series with IC50 values of 1.24 µM and 1.24 µM and 1.06 µM and 1.17 µM, against sensitive and resistant strains, respectively. Further, trioxane derivatives exhibited good binding affinity for the P. falciparum cysteine protease falcipain 2 receptor (PDB id: 3BPF) with well defined drug-like and pharmacokinetic properties based on Lipinski's rule of five with additional physicochemical and ADMET parameters. In view of having antimalarial potential, 1,2,4-trioxane derivative(s) reported herein may be useful as novel antimalarial lead(s) in the discovery and development of future antimalarial drug candidates as P. falciparum falcipain 2 inhibitors against resistant malaria.
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- Mithun Rudrapal
- a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Dibrugarh University , Dibrugarh , India
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- a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Dibrugarh University , Dibrugarh , India
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- b Parasite Bank, National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR) , Sector 8 , Dwarka , New Delhi , India
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