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Tóth S, Szlávik MF, Mandel R, Fekecs F, Tusnády G, Vajda F, Varga N, Apáti Á, Bényei A, Paczal A, Kotschy A, Szakács G. Synthesis and Systematic Investigation of Lepidiline A and Its Gold(I), Silver(I), and Copper(I) Complexes Using In Vitro Cancer Models and Multipotent Stem Cells. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:32226-32234. [PMID: 39072085 PMCID: PMC11270681 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
The imidazole alkaloid lepidiline A from the root of Lepidium meyenii has a moderate to low in vitro anticancer effect. Our aim was to extend cytotoxicity investigations against a panel of cancer cells, including multidrug-resistant cancer cells, and multipotent stem cells. Lepidiline A is a N-heterocyclic carbene precursor, therefore a suitable ligand source for metal complexes. Thus, we synthesized lepidiline A and its copper(I), gold(I), and silver(I) complexes and tested them against ovarian, gastrointestinal, breast, and uterine cancer cells and bone marrow-derived and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Lepidiline A and its copper complex demonstrated moderate cytotoxicity, while silver and gold complexes exhibited significantly enhanced and consistent cytotoxicity against both cancer and stem cell lines. ABCB1 in the multidrug-resistant uterine sarcoma line conferred significant resistance against lepidiline A and the copper-lepidiline A complex, but not against the silver and gold complexes. Our results indicate that only the copper complex induced a significant and universal increase in the production of reactive oxygen species within cells. In summary, binding of metal ions to lepidiline A results in enhanced cytotoxicity with the nature of the metal ion playing a critical role in determining its properties.
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- Szilárd Tóth
- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Servier
Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Záhony utca 7, Budapest H-1031, Hungary
- Hevesy
György PhD School of Chemistry, Eötvös
Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Servier
Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Záhony utca 7, Budapest H-1031, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
- Doctoral
School of Molecular Medicine, Semmelweis
University, Budapest H-1089, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
- Creative
Cell Ltd., Puskas Tivadar
u. 13, Budapest H-1119, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Servier
Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Záhony utca 7, Budapest H-1031, Hungary
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- Servier
Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Záhony utca 7, Budapest H-1031, Hungary
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- Institute
of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research
Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
- Center
for Cancer Research, Medical University
of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Vienna A-1090, Austria
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Demirci Ö, Tezcan B, Demir Y, Taskin-Tok T, Gök Y, Aktaş A, Güzel B, Gülçin İ. Acetylphenyl-substituted imidazolium salts: synthesis, characterization, in silico studies and inhibitory properties against some metabolic enzymes. Mol Divers 2023; 27:2767-2787. [PMID: 36508118 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10578-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Herein, we present how to synthesize thirteen new 1-(4-acetylphenyl)-3-alkylimidazolium salts by reacting 4-(1-H-imidazol-1-yl)acetophenone with a variety of benzyl halides that contain either electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups. The structures of the new imidazolium salts were conformed using different spectroscopic methods (1H NMR, 13C NMR, 19F NMR, and FTIR) and elemental analysis techniques. Furthermore, these compounds' the carbonic anhydrase (hCAs) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme inhibition activities were investigated. They showed a highly potent inhibition effect toward AChE and hCAs with Ki values in the range of 8.30 ± 1.71 to 120.77 ± 8.61 nM for AChE, 16.97 ± 2.04 to 84.45 ± 13.78 nM for hCA I, and 14.09 ± 2.99 to 69.33 ± 17.35 nM for hCA II, respectively. Most of the synthesized imidazolium salts appeared to be more potent than the standard inhibitor of tacrine (TAC) against AChE and Acetazolamide (AZA) against CA. In the meantime, to prospect for potential synthesized imidazolium salt inhibitor(s) against AChE and hCAs, molecular docking and an ADMET-based approach were exerted.
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- Özlem Demirci
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Inönü University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey
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- Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, 75700, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziantep University, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Inönü University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey.
- Organic and Organometallic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Inönü University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey.
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- Vocational School of Health Service, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya,, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Diaza-1,3-butadienes as Useful Intermediate in Heterocycles Synthesis. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196708. [PMID: 36235245 PMCID: PMC9573662 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Many heterocyclic compounds can be synthetized using diaza-1,3-butadienes (DADs) as key structural precursors. Isolated and in situ diaza-1,3-butadienes, produced from their respective precursors (typically imines and hydrazones) under a variety of conditions, can both react with a wide range of substrates in many kinds of reactions. Most of these reactions discussed here include nucleophilic additions, Michael-type reactions, cycloadditions, Diels–Alder, inverse electron demand Diels–Alder, and aza-Diels–Alder reactions. This review focuses on the reports during the last 10 years employing 1,2-diaza-, 1,3-diaza-, 2,3-diaza-, and 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadienes as intermediates to synthesize heterocycles such as indole, pyrazole, 1,2,3-triazole, imidazoline, pyrimidinone, pyrazoline, -lactam, and imidazolidine, among others. Fused heterocycles, such as quinazoline, isoquinoline, and dihydroquinoxaline derivatives, are also included in the review.
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Synthesis, Selected Transformations, and Biological Activity of Alkoxy Analogues of Lepidilines A and C. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13184190. [PMID: 32967232 PMCID: PMC7560456 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Condensation of diacetyl monooxime with formaldimines derived from alkoxyamines in glacial acetic acid at room temperature leads to corresponding 2-unsubstituted imidazole N-oxides bearing an alkoxy substituent at the N(1) atom of the imidazole ring. Subsequent O-benzylation afforded, depending on the type of alkylating agent, either symmetric or nonsymmetric alkoxyimidazolium salts considered as structural analogues of naturally occurring imidazole alkaloids, lepidilines A and C. Some of the obtained salts were tested as precursors of nucleophilic heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), which in situ reacted with elemental sulfur to give the corresponding N-alkoxyimidazole-2-thiones. The cytotoxic activity of selected 4,5-dimethylimidazolium salts bearing either two benzyloxy or benzyloxy and 1-adamantyloxy groups at N(1) and N(3) atoms was evaluated against HL-60 and MCF-7 cell lines using the MTT (3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Notably, in two cases of alkoxyimidazolium salts, no effect of the counterion exchange (Br- → PF6-) on the biological activity was observed.
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Novel 2-methylimidazolium salts: Synthesis, characterization, molecular docking, and carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties. Bioorg Chem 2020; 94:103468. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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