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Kenari F, Pintér Z, Molnár S, Borges ID, Camargo AJ, Napolitano HB, Perjési P. ( E)-2-Benzylidenecyclanones: Part XIX. Reaction of ( E)-2-(4'-X-Benzylidene)-1-tetralones with Cellular Thiols: Comparison of Thiol Reactivities of Open-Chain Chalcones and Their Six- and Seven-Membered Cyclic Analogs. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7773. [PMID: 39063017 PMCID: PMC11277078 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147773] [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: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Non-enzyme-catalyzed thiol addition onto the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system is associated with several biological effects. Kinetics and diastereoselectivity of non-enzyme catalyzed nucleophilic addition of reduced glutathione (GSH) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to the six-membered cyclic chalcone analogs 2a and 2b were investigated at different pH values (pH 3.2, 7.4 and 8.0). The selected compounds displayed in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity (IC50) of different orders of magnitude. The chalcones intrinsically reacted with both thiols under all incubation conditions. The initial rates and compositions of the final mixtures depended both on the substitution and the pH. The stereochemical outcome of the reactions was evaluated using high-pressure liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV). The structures of the formed thiol-conjugates and the retro-Michael products (Z)-2a and (Z)-2b were confirmed by high-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). Frontier molecular orbitals and the Fukui function calculations were carried out to investigate their effects on the six-membered cyclic analogs. Data were compared with those obtained with the open-chain (1) and the seven-membered (3) analogs. The observed reactivities do not directly relate to the difference in in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity of the compounds.
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- Fatemeh Kenari
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (F.K.); (Z.P.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (F.K.); (Z.P.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (F.K.); (Z.P.); (S.M.)
- Research Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, University of Pécs, H-7634 Pécs, Hungary
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75132-903, GO, Brazil; (I.D.B.); (A.J.C.); (H.B.N.)
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75132-903, GO, Brazil; (I.D.B.); (A.J.C.); (H.B.N.)
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75132-903, GO, Brazil; (I.D.B.); (A.J.C.); (H.B.N.)
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (F.K.); (Z.P.); (S.M.)
- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75132-903, GO, Brazil; (I.D.B.); (A.J.C.); (H.B.N.)
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Kumar P, Singh R, Sharma D, Hassan QP, Gopu B, Anal JMH. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of chalcone acetamide derivatives against triple negative breast cancer. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 107:129795. [PMID: 38750906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129795] [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: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Chalcones are chemical scaffolds found in natural products, particularly in plants, and are considered for structural diversity in medicinal chemistry for drug development. Herein, we designed and synthesised novel acetamide derivatives of chalcone, characterizing them using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS, and IR spectroscopic methods. These derivatives were then screened against human cancer cells for cytotoxicity using the SRB assay. Among the tested derivatives, 7g, with a pyrrolidine group, exhibited better cell growth inhibition activity against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells. Further assays, including SRB, colony formation, and fluorescent dye-based microscopic analysis, confirmed that 7g significantly inhibited MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation. Furthermore, 7g promoted apoptosis by upregulating cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and disrupting mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Elevated expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax and caspase-3) and a higher Bax/Bcl-2 ratio with downregulation of anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2) protein levels were observed in TNBC cells. The above results suggest that 7g can promote cellular death through apoptotic mechanisms in TNBC cells.
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- Puneet Kumar
- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Pharmacology Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180001, India
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- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180001, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Sanatnagar, Srinagar 190005, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Pharmacology Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Ramírez-Prada J, Rocha-Ortiz JS, Orozco MI, Moreno P, Guevara M, Barreto M, Burbano ME, Robledo S, Crespo-Ortiz MDP, Quiroga J, Abonia R, Cuartas V, Insuasty B. New pyridine-based chalcones and pyrazolines with anticancer, antibacterial, and antiplasmodial activities. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024; 357:e2400081. [PMID: 38548680 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202400081] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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New pyridine-based chalcones 4a-h and pyrazolines 5a-h (N-acetyl), 6a-h (N-phenyl), and 7a-h (N-4-chlorophenyl) were synthesized and evaluated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) against 60 different human cancer cell lines. Pyrazolines 6a, 6c-h, and 7a-h satisfied the pre-determined threshold inhibition criteria, obtaining that compounds 6c and 6f exhibited high antiproliferative activity, reaching submicromolar GI50 values from 0.38 to 0.45 μM, respectively. Moreover, compound 7g (4-CH3) exhibited the highest cytostatic activity of these series against different cancer cell lines from leukemia, nonsmall cell lung, colon, ovarian, renal, and prostate cancer, with LC50 values ranging from 5.41 to 8.35 μM, showing better cytotoxic activity than doxorubicin. Furthermore, the compounds were tested for antibacterial and antiplasmodial activities. Chalcone 4c was the most active with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 2 μg/mL against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), while the pyrazoline 6h showed a MIC = 8 μg/mL against Neisseria gonorrhoeae. For anti-Plasmodium falciparum activity, the chalcones display higher activity with EC50 values ranging from 10.26 to 10.94 μg/mL. Docking studies were conducted against relevant proteins from P. falciparum, exhibiting the minimum binding energy with plasmepsin II. In vivo toxicity assay in Galleria mellonella suggests that most compounds are low or nontoxic.
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- Jonathan Ramírez-Prada
- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Cali, Colombia
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- Biotechnology and Bacterial Infections Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- PECET, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Biotechnology and Bacterial Infections Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Cali, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Cali, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Cali, Colombia
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- Heterocyclic Compounds Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Center for Bioinformatics and Photonics-CIBioFI, Cali, Colombia
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Abdelkhalek AS, Kothayer H, Soltan MK, Ibrahim SM, Elbaramawi SS. Novel 2-[thio]acetamide linked quinazoline/1,2,4-triazole/chalcone hybrids: Design, synthesis, and anticancer activity as EGFR inhibitors and apoptotic inducers. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024; 357:e2300627. [PMID: 38593298 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300627] [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: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Novel triazoloquinazolines carrying the 2-[thio]acetamide entity (4 and 5a-d) and triazoloquinazoline/chalcone hybrids incorporating the 2-[thio]acetamide linker (8a-b and 9a-f) were developed as anticancer candidates. NCI screening of the synthesized compounds at 10 μM concentration displayed growth inhibition not only up to 99.74% as observed for 9a but also a lethal effect could be achieved as stated for compounds 9c (RPMI-8226 and HCT-116) and 8b, 9a, and 9e on the HCT-116 cell line. The antiproliferative activity was determined for the chalcone series on three cell lines: RPMI-8226, HCT-116, and MCF-7. Compounds 8b, 9a, 9b, and 9f were the most active ones. To understand the mechanistic study, the inhibitory effect on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase was evaluated. The results stated that the activity of compound 8b (IC50 = 0.07 μM) was near that of the reference drug erlotinib (IC50 = 0.052 μM) whereas compound 9b (IC50 = 0.045 μM) was found to be more potent than erlotinib. Both compounds 8b and 9b were selected for cell cycle analysis and apoptotic assays. Moreover, molecular docking results of the selected chalcone hybrids showed high binding scores and good binding affinities especially for 8b and 9b, which were consistent with the biological activity (EGFR).
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- Ahmed S Abdelkhalek
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
- Pharmacy Program, Oman College of Health Sciences, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Rathod S, Dey S, Pawar S, Dhavale R, Choudhari P, Rajakumara E, Mahuli D, Bhagwat D, Tamboli Y, Sankpal P, Mali S, More H. Identification of potential biogenic chalcones against antibiotic resistant efflux pump (AcrB) via computational study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:5178-5196. [PMID: 37340697 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2225099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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The cases of bacterial multidrug resistance are increasing every year and becoming a serious concern for human health. Multidrug efflux pumps are key players in the formation of antibiotic resistance, which transfer out a broad spectrum of drugs from the cell and convey resistance to the host. Efflux pumps have significantly reduced the efficacy of the previously available antibiotic armory, thereby increasing the frequency of therapeutic failures. In gram-negative bacteria, the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump is the principal transporter of the substrate and plays a major role in the formation of antibiotic resistance. In the current work, advanced computer-aided drug discovery approaches were utilized to find hit molecules from the library of biogenic chalcones against the bacterial AcrB efflux pump. The results of the performed computational studies via molecular docking, drug-likeness prediction, pharmacokinetic profiling, pharmacophore mapping, density functional theory, and molecular dynamics simulation study provided ZINC000004695648, ZINC000014762506, ZINC000014762510, ZINC000095099506, and ZINC000085510993 as stable hit molecules against the AcrB efflux pumps. Identified hits could successfully act against AcrB efflux pumps after optimization as lead molecules.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sanket Rathod
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ashokrao Mane College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Y. D. Mane College of Pharmacy, Kagal, MS, India Kolhapur
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, MS, India
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Bae S, Lee JN, Hyun CG. Anti-Melanogenic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of 2'-Hydroxy-4',6'-dimethoxychalcone in B16F10 and RAW264.7 Cells. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:6018-6040. [PMID: 38921030 PMCID: PMC11202956 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46060359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Chalcone is a type of flavonoid compound that is widely biosynthesized in plants. Studies have shown that consuming flavonoids from fruits and vegetables or applying individual ingredients reduces the risk of skin disease. However, the effects of chalcone on melanogenesis and inflammation have not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-melanogenic and anti-inflammatory effects of 2'-hydroxy-3,4'-dimethoxychalcone (3,4'-DMC), 2'-hydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxychalcone (4,4'-DMC), 2'-hydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxychalcone (3',4'-DMC), and 2'-hydroxy-4',6'-dimethoxychalcone (4',6'-DMC). Among the derivatives of 2'-hydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone, 4',6'-DMC demonstrated the most potent melanogenesis-inhibitory and anti-inflammatory effects. As evidenced by various biological assays, 4',6'-DMC showed no cytotoxicity and notably decreased the expression of tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-1, and TRP-2 enzymes. Furthermore, it reduced cellular melanin content and intracellular tyrosinase activity in B16F10 melanoma cells by downregulating microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), β-catenin, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β), and protein kinase B (AKT) proteins, while upregulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p-β-catenin. Additionally, treatment with 4',6'-DMC significantly mitigated the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of NO, PGE2, inflammatory cytokines, COX-2, and iNOS proteins. Overall, 4',6'-DMC treatment notably alleviated LPS-induced damage by reducing nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), p38, JNK protein levels, and NF-kB/p65 nuclear translocation. Finally, the topical applicability of 4',6'-DMC was evaluated in a preliminary human skin irritation test and no adverse effects were found. These findings suggest that 4',6'-DMC may offer new possibilities for use as functional ingredients in cosmeceuticals and ointments.
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- Sungmin Bae
- Department of Beauty and Cosmetology, Jeju Inside Agency and Cosmetic Science Center, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea;
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- Bio Convergence R&D Center, CoSeedBioPharm Corporation, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28161, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Beauty and Cosmetology, Jeju Inside Agency and Cosmetic Science Center, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea;
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ur Rashid H, Khan S, Irum, Khan A, Ahmad N, Shah T, Khan K. Direct synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico studies of simple chalcones as potential antimicrobial and antileishmanial agents. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2024; 11:240410. [PMID: 39100159 PMCID: PMC11295993 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Chalcone represents a vital biosynthetic scaffold owing to its numerous therapeutic effects. The present study was intended to synthesize 17 chalcone derivatives (3a-q) by direct coupling of substituted acetophenones and benzaldehyde. The target chalcones were characterized by spectroscopic analyses followed by their in vitro antimicrobial, and antileishmanial investigations with reference to standard drugs. The majority of the chalcones displayed good to excellent biological activities. Chalcone 3q (1000 µg ml-1) exhibited the most potent antibacterial effect with its zone of inhibition values of 30, 33 and 34 mm versus Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. The results also confirmed chalcone 3q to be the most potent versus Leishmania major with the lowest IC50 value of 0.59 ± 0.12 µg ml-1. Chalcone 3i (500 µg ml-1) was noticed to be the most potent antifungal agent with its zone of inhibition being 29 mm against Candida albicans. Computational studies of chalcones 3i and 3q supported the preliminary in vivo results. The existence of the amino moiety and bromine atom on ring-A and methoxy moieties on ring-B caused better biological effects of the chalcones. In brief, the investigations reveal that chalcones (3i and 3q) can be employed as building blocks to discover novel antimicrobial agents.
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- Haroon ur Rashid
- Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Rawalpindi Women University, 6th Road Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Center for Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Santos Oliveira L, Kueirislene Amâncio Ferreira M, Wagner de Queiroz Almeida-Neto F, Wlisses da Silva A, Ivo Lima Pinto Filho J, Nunes da Rocha M, Machado Marinho E, Henrique Ferreira Ribeiro W, Machado Marinho M, Silva Marinho E, Eire Silva Alencar de Menezes J, Dos Santos HS. Synthesis, molecular docking, ADMET, and evaluation of the anxiolytic effect in adult zebrafish of synthetic chalcone (E)-3-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one: An in vivo and in silico approach. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2024; 38:290-306. [PMID: 37845792 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12960] [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: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety disorders represent the complex interaction between biological, psychological, temperamental, and environmental factors; drugs available to treat anxiety such as benzodiazepines (BZDs) are associated with several unwanted side effects. Although there are useful treatments, there is still a need for more effective anxiolytics with better safety profiles than BZDs. Chalcones or 1,3-diphenyl-2-proper-1-ones can be an alternative since this class of compounds has shown therapeutic potential mainly due to interactions with GABAA receptors and serotonergic system. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the anxiolytic potential of chalcone (E)-3-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (C2OHPDA) in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) (ZFa). METHODS Each animal (n = 6/group) was treated intraperitoneally (i.p.; 20 μL) with the chalcone (4, 20, and 40 mg/kg) and with the vehicle (DMSO 3%; 20 μL), being submitted to the tests of locomotor activity and 96-h acute toxicity. The light/dark test was also performed, and the serotonergic mechanism (5-HT) was evaluated through the antagonists of the 5-HTR1 , 5-HTR2A/2C , and 5-HTR3A/3B receptors. It was investigated the prediction of the chalcone's position and preferential orientation concerning its receptor, as well as the pharmacokinetic parameters (ADMET) involved in the process after administration. RESULTS As a result, C2OHPDA was not toxic and reduced the locomotor activity of ZFa. Furthermore, chalcone demonstrated an anxiolytic effect on the central nervous system (CNS), mediated by the serotonergic system, with action on 5-HT2A and 5-HTR3A/3B receptors. The interaction of C2OHPDA with 5-HT2A R and 5-HT3A receptors was confirmed by molecular docking study, the affinity energy observed was -8.7 and -9.1 kcal/mol, respectively. CONCLUSION Thus, this study adds new evidence and highlights that chalcone can potentially be used to develop compounds with anxiolytic properties.
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- Larissa Santos Oliveira
- Science and Technology, Graduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Northeast Biotechnology Network, Graduate Program of Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Science and Technology, Graduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Science and Technology, Graduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Science and Technology, Graduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Northeast Biotechnology Network, Graduate Program of Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Chemistry Course, State University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
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Hassan AF, Hussein O, Al-Barazenji T, Allouch A, Kamareddine L, Malki A, Moustafa AA, Khalil A. The effect of novel nitrogen-based chalcone analogs on colorectal cancer cells: Insight into the molecular pathways. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27002. [PMID: 38463818 PMCID: PMC10923686 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27002] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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In colorectal cancer (CRC), aberrations in KRAS are associated with aggressive tumorigenesis and an overall low survival rate because of chemoresistance and adverse effects. Ergo, complementary, and integrative medicines are being considered for CRC treatment. Among which is the use of natural chalcones that are known to exhibit anti-tumor activities in KRAS mutant CRC subtypes treatment regimens. Consequently, we examine the effect of two novel compounds (DK13 and DK14) having chalcones with nitrogen mustard moiety on CRC cell lines (HCT-116 and LoVo) with KRAS mutation. These compounds were synthesized in our lab and previously reported to exhibit potent activity against breast cancer cells. Our data revealed that DK13 and DK14 treatment suppress cell growth, disturb the progression of cell cycle, and trigger apoptosis in CRC cell lines. Besides, treatment with both compounds impedes cell invasion and colony formation in both cell lines as compared to 5-FU; this is accompanied by up and down regulations of E-cadherin and Vimentin, respectively. At the molecular level, both compounds deregulate the expression and phosphorylation of β-catenin, Akt and mTOR, which are the main likely molecular mechanisms underlying these biological occurrences. Our findings present DK13 and DK14 as novel chemotherapies against CRC, through β-catenin/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways.
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- Arij Fouzat Hassan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Biomedical Research Centre, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Oncology Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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El Maksoud AIA, Al-Karmalawy AA, ElEbeedy D, Ghanem A, Rasheed Y, Ibrahim IA, Elghaish RA, Belal A, Raslan MA, Taher RF. Symbiotic Antidiabetic Effect of Lactobacillus casei and the Bioactive Extract of Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Del. on Mice with Type 2 Diabetes Induced by Alloxan. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202301397. [PMID: 38078801 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301397] [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: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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The consumption of probiotics protects pancreatic β-cells from oxidative damage, delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and preventing microvascular and macrovascular complications. This study aimed to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of CDE fermented by Lactobacillus casei (ATCC 39539) (LC) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The oxidative stress identified by catalase (CAT), serum AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, urea, and uric acid were measured. The chemical profiles of the plant extract and the fermented extract were studied using HPLC/MS. The potential of the compounds towards the binding pockets of aldose reductase and PPAR was discovered by molecular docking. A significant reduction in fasting blood glucose in alloxan-treated rats. The CAT showed a significant decrease in diabetic rats. Also, serum AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, urea, and uric acid were significantly decreased in the mixture group. Mild histological changes of pancreatic and kidney tissues suggested that the mixture of probiotics and cleome possesses a marked anti-diabetic effect. Overall, the study suggests that the combination of Cleome droserifolia fermented by Lactobacillus casei exhibits significant antidiabetic activity (p-value=0.05), reduces oxidative stress, improves lipid profiles, and shows potential for the treatment of diabetes.
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- Ahmed I Abd El Maksoud
- Industrial Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, New Damietta, 34518, Egypt
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th of October City, Giza, 12566, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
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- School of Biotechnology, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo, 11829, Egypt
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- College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th of October City, Egypt
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Natural Compounds Chemistry, National Research Center, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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Bułakowska A, Sławiński J, Hering A, Gucwa M, Ochocka JR, Hałasa R, Balewski Ł, Stefanowicz-Hajduk J. New Chalcone Derivatives Containing 2,4-Dichlorobenzenesulfonamide Moiety with Anticancer and Antioxidant Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:274. [PMID: 38203445 PMCID: PMC10778824 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010274] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Chalcones and their derivatives, both natural and synthetic, exhibit diverse biological activities. In this study, we focused on designing and synthesizing (E)-2,4-dichloro-N-(4-cinnamoylphenyl)-5-methylbenzenesulfonamides 4-8 with the following two pharmacophore groups: 2,4-dichlorobenzenesulfonamide and chalcone. The obtained compounds displayed notable anticancer effects on various human cancer cells, such as cervical HeLa, acute promyelocytic leukemia HL-60, and gastric adenocarcinoma AGS, when assessed with the MTT test. The activity of all compounds against cancer cells was significant, and the obtained IC50 values were in the range of 0.89-9.63 µg/mL. Among all the tested compounds, derivative 5 showed the highest activity on the AGS cell line. Therefore, it was tested for cell cycle inhibition, induction of mitochondrial membrane depolarization, and activation of caspase-8 and -9. These results showed that this compound strongly arrested the cell cycle in the subG0 phase, depolarized the mitochondrial membrane, and activated caspase-8 and -9. Similar to the anticancer effects, all the obtained compounds 4-8 were also assessed for their antioxidant activity. The highest antiradical effect was demonstrated for derivative 5, which was able to inhibit DPPH and ABTS radicals. All examined compounds showed dose-dependent activity against neutrophil elastase. Notably, derivatives 7 and 8 demonstrated inhibitory properties similar to oleanolic acid, with IC50 values of 25.61 ± 0.58 and 25.73 ± 0.39 µg/mL, respectively. To determine the antibacterial activity of derivatives 4-8, the minimum bacteriostatic concentration (MIC) values were estimated (>500 µg/mL for all the tested bacterial strains). The findings demonstrate the substantial potential of sulfonamide-based chalcone 5 as a promising drug in anticancer therapy.
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- Anita Bułakowska
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (A.H.); (M.G.); (J.R.O.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (A.H.); (M.G.); (J.R.O.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (A.H.); (M.G.); (J.R.O.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Gdańsk, Aleja Generała Józefa Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdańsk, Poland; (A.H.); (M.G.); (J.R.O.)
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Balamon MG, El-Bordany EA, Mahmoud NFH, Hamed AA, Swilem AE. Exploring the Antioxidant Potency of New Naphthalene-Based Chalcone Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, Antioxidant Evaluation, Docking Study, DFT Calculations. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202301344. [PMID: 37909089 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301344] [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: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Naphthalene-based chalcone derivative was successfully synthesized through the condensation of 2,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde with 2-acetylnaphthalene. This chalcone, denoted as compound 1, demonstrated a versatile reactivity upon treatment with both nitrogen and carbon nucleophiles, and yielded diverse heterocyclic scaffolds such as pyrazoline, thiazole, pyrimidine, pyran, and pyridine derivatives. The pyrazoline aldehyde derivative 7 was further derivatized to produce the hydrazide-hydrazone 13, namely, (1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methylene)acetohydrazide, which was exploited to synthesize derivatives of 2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide 14, 2-(4-oxo-4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)acetohydrazide 15, and 3-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylohydrazide 16. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by melting point, elemental analysis, as well as FT-IR, 1 H-NMR and mass spectroscopy. Furthermore, these heterocyclic derivatives were screened for their antioxidant capacities using the DPPH radical assay. The results showed that compounds 5 and 10 are the most potent antioxidants with IC50 values 178, 177(μM), respectively. comparable to that of ascorbic acid which has IC50 value 148. Meanwhile, compounds 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 exhibited moderate antioxidant activities with IC50 values ranged from 266 to 291(μM). Thus, these heterocycles could emerge as promising antioxidant drugs for the treatment of oxidative stress-related diseases. Finally, molecular docking was conducted to study the binding affinity for the most potent antioxidant compounds 5, 10, and ascorbic acid inside the active pocket of Human Peroxiredoxin 5 (1HD2). DFT calculations and global descriptors were calculated for the most potent compounds to correlate the relation between chemical structure and reactivity.
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- Mina G Balamon
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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Oliveira LR, Trein MR, Assis LR, Rigo GV, Simões LPM, Batista VS, Macedo AJ, Trentin DS, Nascimento-Júnior NM, Tasca T, Regasini LO. Phenolic chalcones as agents against Trichomonas vaginalis. Bioorg Chem 2023; 141:106888. [PMID: 37839143 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106888] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Trichomonas vaginalis, a flagellated and anaerobic protozoan, is a causative agent of trichomoniasis. This disease is among the world's most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection. A single class drug, nitroimidazoles, is currently available for the trichomoniasis treatment. However, resistant isolates have been identified from unsuccessfully treated patients. Thus, there is a great challenge for a discovery of innovative anti-T. vaginalis agents. As part of our ongoing search for antiprotozoal chalcones, we designed and synthesized a series of 21 phenolic chalcones, which were evaluated against T. vaginalis trophozoites. Structure-activity relationship indicated hydroxyl group plays a role key in antiprotozoal activity. 4'-Hydroxychalcone (4HC) was the most active compound (IC50 = 27.5 µM) and selected for detailed bioassays. In vitro and in vivo evaluations demonstrated 4HC was not toxic against human erythrocytes and Galleria mellonella larvae. Trophozoites of T. vaginalis were treated with 4HC and did not present significant reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. However, compound 4HC was able to increase ROS accumulation in neutrophils coincubated with T. vaginalis. qRT-PCR Experiments indicated that 4HC did not affect the expression of pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR) and β-tubulin genes. In silico simulations, using purine nucleoside phosphorylase of T. vaginalis (TvPNP), corroborated 4HC as a promising ligand. Compound 4HC was able to establish interactions with residues D21, G20, M180, R28, R87 and T90 through hydrophobic interactions, π-donor hydrogen bond and hydrogen bonds. Altogether, these results open new avenues for phenolic chalcones to combat trichomoniasis, a parasitic neglected infection.
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- Lígia R Oliveira
- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (Ibilce), São Paulo State University (Unesp), 15054-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (Ibilce), São Paulo State University (Unesp), 15054-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rua Professor Francisco Degni, 55, Jardim Quitandinha, Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rua Professor Francisco Degni, 55, Jardim Quitandinha, Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Rua Professor Francisco Degni, 55, Jardim Quitandinha, Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (Ibilce), São Paulo State University (Unesp), 15054-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Merve Aydin E, Canıtez İS, Colombo E, Princiotto S, Passarella D, Dallavalle S, Christodoulou MS, Durmaz Şahin I. Targeting Ovarian Cancer with Chalcone Derivatives: Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis Induction in HGSOC Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:7777. [PMID: 38067507 PMCID: PMC10708092 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer ranks as the eighth most prevalent form of cancer in women across the globe and stands as the third most frequent gynecological cancer, following cervical and endometrial cancers. Given its resistance to standard chemotherapy and high recurrence rates, there is an urgent imperative to discover novel compounds with potential as chemotherapeutic agents for treating ovarian cancer. Chalcones exhibit a wide array of biological properties, with a particular focus on their anti-cancer activities. In this research, we documented the synthesis and in vitro study of a small library of chalcone derivatives designed for use against high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) cell lines, specifically OVCAR-3, OVSAHO, and KURAMOCHI. Our findings revealed that three of these compounds exhibited cytotoxic and anti-proliferative effects against all the tested HGSOC cell lines, achieving IC50 concentrations lower than 25 µM. Further investigations disclosed that these chalcones prompted an increase in the subG1 phase cell cycle and induced apoptosis in OVCAR-3 cells. In summary, our study underscores the potential of chalcones as promising agents for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Elif Merve Aydin
- Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Yang Z, Liu Z, Ablise M, Maimaiti A, Aihaiti A, Alimujiang Y. Design and Synthesis of Novel α-Methylchalcone Derivatives, Anti-Cervical Cancer Activity, and Reversal of Drug Resistance in HeLa/DDP Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:7697. [PMID: 38067428 PMCID: PMC10707934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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In this study, a collection of newly developed α-methylchalcone derivatives were synthesized and assessed for their inhibitory potential against human cervical cancer cell lines (HeLa, SiHa, and C33A) as well as normal human cervical epithelial cells (H8). Notably, compound 3k exhibited substantial inhibitory effects on both HeLa and HeLa/DDP cells while demonstrating lower toxicity toward H8 cells. Furthermore, the compound 3k was found to induce apoptosis in both HeLa and HeLa/DDP cells while also inhibiting the G2/M phase, resulting in a decrease in the invasion and migration capabilities of these cells. When administered alongside cisplatin, 3k demonstrated a significant reduction in the resistance of HeLa/DDP cells to cisplatin, as evidenced by a decrease in the resistance index (RI) value from 7.90 to 2.10. Initial investigations into the underlying mechanism revealed that 3k did not impact the expression of P-gp but instead facilitated the accumulation of rhodamine 123 in HeLa/DDP cells. The results obtained from CADD docking analysis demonstrated that 3k exhibits stable binding to microtubule proteins and P-gp targets, forming hydrogen bonding interaction forces. Immunofluorescence analysis further revealed that 3k effectively decreased the fluorescence intensity of α and β microtubules in HeLa and HeLa/DDP cells, resulting in disruptions in cell morphology, reduction in cell numbers, nucleus coagulation, and cell rupture. Additionally, Western blot analysis indicated that 3k significantly reduced the levels of polymerized α and β microtubule proteins in both HeLa and HeLa/DDP cell lines while concurrently increasing the expression of dissociated α and β microtubule proteins. The aforementioned findings indicate a potential correlation between the inhibitory effects of 3k on HeLa and HeLa/DDP cells and its ability to inhibit tubulin and P-gp.
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- The Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine Active Components and Drug Release Technology, College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China; (Z.Y.); (Z.L.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (Y.A.)
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Kammari K, Devaraya K, Swain S, Kondapi AK. The topoisomerase II β -kinase associated with HIV-1 is a potential target for pyridine-bischalcones' anti-HIV-1 activity. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 259:115623. [PMID: 37473689 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115623] [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: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Topoisomerase II (TopoII) is a critical component of HIV-1 integration, proviral DNA synthesis, and reverse transcription. During HIV-1 infection, the TopoIIβkinase (TopoIIβKHIV-1) phosphorylates TopoIIβ. Our earlier research demonstrated that the pyridine scaffold has potent anti-HIV-1 activity by specifically inhibiting TopoIIβKHIV-1 activity. 3D QSAR results showed the presence of molecular features for interaction with TopoIIβKHIV-1 requiring chemically induced proximity for potential interaction. In this study, the chalcone and methyl groups were added to the pyridine scaffold's core to achieve the desired proximity length between the pyridine scaffold and charged centers, which resulted in an inhibitory activity against TopoIIβKHIV-1 and viral replication. According to the findings, the TopoIIβKHIV-1activity was inhibited by the inclusion of the pyridine scaffold with the chalcone group, leading to better anti-HIV-1 activity. The water-soluble methylated pyridinium chalcones' showed significant TopoIIβKHIV-1 antagonism, anti-HIV-1 activity (from IC50 > 500 nM to ID50 25 nM), and reduced cytotoxicity (CC50 = 2 mM). These activities could be associated with the charge on the pyridine and extended proximity. Therefore, it is clear that within the scope of this work, altering the proximity length and charge centers of pyridine molecules are critical for the design and development of effective anti-HIV-1 leads, specifically targeting TopoIIβKHIV-1.
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- Kurumurthy Kammari
- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India.
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Júnior MA, Silva LC, Rocha OB, Oliveira AA, Portis IG, Alonso A, Alonso L, Silva KS, Gomes MN, Andrade CH, Soares CM, Pereira M. Proteomic identification of metabolic changes in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis induced by a nitroheteroarylchalcone. Future Microbiol 2023; 18:1077-1093. [PMID: 37424510 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2022-0150] [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] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Aim: To access the metabolic changes caused by a chalcone derivative (LabMol-75) through a proteomic approach. Methods: Proteomic analysis was performed after 9 h of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis yeast (Pb18) cell incubation with the LabMol-75 at MIC. The proteomic findings were validated through in vitro and in silico assays. Results: Exposure to the compound led to the downregulation of proteins associated with glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, β-oxidation, the citrate cycle and the electron transport chain. Conclusion: LabMol-75 caused an energetic imbalance in the fungus metabolism and deep oxidative stress. Additionally, the in silico molecular docking approach pointed to this molecule as a putative competitive inhibitor of DHPS.
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- Marcos Abc Júnior
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- InsiChem, Goiás State University, Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
- Faculdade Metropolitana de Anápolis, Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Molecular Modeling & Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Sharma P, Singh V, Singh M. N-methylpiperazinyl and piperdinylalkyl-O-chalcone derivatives as potential polyfunctional agents against Alzheimer's disease: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation. Chem Biol Drug Des 2023; 102:1155-1175. [PMID: 37599098 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14318] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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The series of N-methylpiperazinyl and piperdinylalkyl-O-chalcone derivatives as potential polyfuctional agents against Alzheimer's disease that have been designed, synthesized and then evaluated biologically using in vitro assays for the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, AGEs, and free radical formation. The majority of synthesized compounds inhibited AChE & AGEs with additional free radical scavenging activities at nanomolar concentrations. Among these, compound 5k was found to have potent AChE inhibitory activity (IC50 = 11.6 nM), superior than the reference compound donepezil (15.68 nM) along with the good anti-AGEs and free radical formation effect. Its potency was justified by docking studies that revealed its dual binding characteristic with both catalytic active site and peripheral anionic site of AChE, simultaneously. Furthermore, the in vivo evaluation of 5k against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced dementia in rats also showed improvement of memory functions (Morris water maze test) in animals. Also, 5k inhibited STZ-inudced brain AChE activity and oxidative stress which further strengthen the observed in vitro effects. The stability of the ligand-protein complex was then analyzed using a simulation-based interaction protocol. The results revealed that these N-methylpiperazinyl and piperdinylalkyl-O-chalcone derivatives could be considered for potential polyfunctional anti-Alzheimer's molecules.
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- Pratibha Sharma
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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Wang X, Li J, Lei J, Xu X, Zheng Y, Chen J, Tian X, Gou Q. Fluorination effects probed in 4-fluoroacetophenone and its monohydrate. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25450-25457. [PMID: 37712319 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01578e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Rotational spectra of the 4-fluoroacetophenone monomer and its monohydrate were investigated by Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy complemented with quantum chemical calculations. One conformer of 4-fluoroacetophenone and two isomers of 4-fluoroacetophenone-H2O have been observed in the pulsed jets. The observation of all mono-substituted 13C isotopologues in natural abundance allows an accurate structural determination of the 4-fluoroacetophenone monomer. Both detected isomers of 4-fluoroacetophenone-H2O are stabilized by a dominant O-H⋯O and a secondary C-H⋯O hydrogen bond. The fluorination effects on the geometries, intermolecular non-covalent interactions and V3 barrier of the methyl internal rotation were analysed. The relative population ratio of the two observed isomers for 4-fluoroacetophenone-H2O was also estimated to be NI/NII ≈ 7/1.
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- Xiujuan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331, Chongqing, China
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Kudličková Z, Michalková R, Salayová A, Ksiažek M, Vilková M, Bekešová S, Mojžiš J. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Indole Hybrid Chalcones and Their Antiproliferative and Antioxidant Activity. Molecules 2023; 28:6583. [PMID: 37764359 PMCID: PMC10535268 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186583] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The synthesis, anticancer, and antioxidant activities of a series of indole-derived hybrid chalcones are reported here. First, using the well-known Claisen-Schmidt condensation method, a set of 29 chalcones has been designed, synthesized, and consequently characterized. Subsequently, screening for the antiproliferative activity of the synthesized hybrid chalcones was performed on five cancer cell lines (HCT116, HeLa, Jurkat, MDA-MB-231, and MCF7) and two non-cancer cell lines (MCF-10A and Bj-5ta). Chalcone 18c, bearing 1-methoxyindole and catechol structural features, exhibited selective activity against cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 8.0 ± 1.4 µM (Jurkat) and 18.2 ± 2.9 µM (HCT116) and showed no toxicity to non-cancer cells. Furthermore, antioxidant activity was evaluated using three different methods. The in vitro studies of radical scavenging activity utilizing DPPH radicals as well as the FRAP method demonstrated the strong activity of catechol derivatives 18a-c. According to the ABTS radical scavenging assay, the 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-substituted chalcones 19a-c were slightly more favorable. In general, a series of 3,4-dihydroxychalcone derivatives showed properties as a lead compound for both antioxidant and antiproliferative activity.
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- Zuzana Kudličková
- NMR Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia; (A.S.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia; (A.S.); (M.K.)
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- NMR Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia;
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Sharma P, Singh M, Singh V, Singh TG, Singh T, Ahmad SF. Recent Development of Novel Aminoethyl-Substituted Chalcones as Potential Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Molecules 2023; 28:6579. [PMID: 37764355 PMCID: PMC10534526 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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No drug on the market, as a single entity, participates in different pathways involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. The current study is aimed at the exploration of multifunctional chalcone derivatives which can act on multiple targets involved in Alzheimer's disease. A series of novel aminoethyl-substituted chalcones have been developed using in silico approaches (scaffold morphing, molecular docking, and ADME) and reported synthetic methods. The synthesized analogs were characterized and evaluated biologically using different in vitro assays against AChE, AGEs, and radical formation. Among all compounds, compound PS-10 was found to have potent AChE inhibitory activity (IC50 = 15.3 nM), even more than the standard drug (IC50 = 15.68 nM). Further, the in vivo evaluation of PS-10 against STZ-induced dementia in rats showed memory improvement (Morris Water Maze test) in rats. Also, PS-10 inhibited STZ-induced brain AChE activity and oxidative stress, further strengthening the observed in vitro effects. Further, the molecular dynamic simulation studies displayed the stability of the PS-10 and AChE complex. The novel aminoethyl-substituted chalcones might be considered potential multifunctional anti-Alzheimer's molecules.
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- Pratibha Sharma
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India (T.G.S.)
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India (T.G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India (T.G.S.)
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77807, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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Leechaisit R, Mahalapbutr P, Boonsri P, Karnchanapandh K, Rungrotmongkol T, Prachayasittikul V, Prachayasittikul S, Ruchirawat S, Prachayasittikul V, Pingaew R. Discovery of Novel Naphthoquinone-Chalcone Hybrids as Potent FGFR1 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:32593-32605. [PMID: 37720749 PMCID: PMC10500653 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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This work presents a flexible synthesis of 10 novel naphthoquinone-chalcone derivatives (1-10) by nucleophilic substitution of readily accessible aminochalcones and 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone. All compounds displayed broad-spectrum cytotoxic activities against all the tested cancer cell lines (i.e., HuCCA-1, HepG2, A549, MOLT-3, T47D, and MDA-MB-231) with IC50 values in the range of 0.81-62.06 μM, especially the four most potent compounds 1, 3, 8, and 9. The in vitro investigation on the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) inhibitory effect indicated that eight derivatives (1-2, 4-5, and 7-10) were active FGFR1 inhibitors (IC50 = 0.33-3.13 nM) with more potency than that of the known FGFR1 inhibitor, AZD4547 (IC50 = 12.17 nM). Promisingly, compounds 5 (IC50 = 0.33 ± 0.01 nM), 9 (IC50 = 0.50 ± 0.04 nM), and 7 (IC50 = 0.85 ± 0.08 nM) were the three most potent FGFR1 inhibitors. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and MM/GBSA-based free energy calculation revealed that the key amino acid residues involved in the binding of the compounds 5, 7, and 9 and the target FGFR1 protein were similar with those of the AZD4547 (i.e., Val492, Lys514, Ile545, Val561, Ala640, and Asp641). These findings revealed that the newly synthesized naphthoquinone-chalcone scaffold is a promising structural feature for an efficient inhibition of FGFR1.
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- Ronnakorn Leechaisit
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Center for Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Program
in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Structural
and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Program
in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Structural
and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
for Research Innovation and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical
Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center
for Research Innovation and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical
Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Laboratory
of Medicinal Chemistry, Chulabhorn Research
Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Program
in Chemical Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate
Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Center
of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Commission
on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department
of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical
Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot
University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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Sulis PM, Bittencourt Mendes AK, Fernandes TA, Frederico MJS, Rey DP, Aragón M, Ruparelia KC, Silva FRMB. Signal transduction of the insulin secretion induced by the chalcone analogue, (E)-3-(phenyl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one, and its role in glucose and lipid metabolism. Biochimie 2023; 212:85-94. [PMID: 37080419 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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A chalcone analogue, (E)-3-(phenyl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (DMU 101), was synthesized using classic base catalysis and Claisen-Schmidt condensation, and then screened for its antidiabetic properties. The compound's effects on glucose and lipid metabolism were assayed in rats that were treated acutely and for a short time to elucidate its mechanism of action, evaluating glucose tolerance and lactate dehydrogenase activity in response to chalcone analogue administration. The chalcone's in vitro and ex vivo effects on glycogen, glucose, lipid and lipolysis were also investigated, as well as the mechanism by which it induces 45Ca2+ influx-mediated insulin secretion. The analogue (10 mg/kg) diminished glycemia, without inducing acute cell damage, increased glycogen content in the skeletal muscle and reduced serum triacylglycerol and total cholesterol, but did not alter high-density lipoprotein or low-density lipoprotein. Chalcone (10 μM) stimulated glucose uptake in the soleus muscle and did not modulate in vitro or ex vivo lipolysis. This analogue also increased insulin secretion by triggering calcium influx and blocking ATP-sensitive K+ channels and voltage-dependent calcium channels. However, it also modulated stored calcium via sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) and ryanodine receptor (RYR) activity. These findings indicate that this chalcone may induce cellular repolarization via a mechanism mediated by calcium-dependent potassium channels.
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- Paola Miranda Sulis
- Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Trindade, 88040- 900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Trindade, 88040- 900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1000 - Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-275, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Trindade, 88040- 900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil; National University of Colombia, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences, Cra. 30 No. 45-03, 111321, Bogotá, D. C, Colombia
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- National University of Colombia, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences, Cra. 30 No. 45-03, 111321, Bogotá, D. C, Colombia
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- De Montfort University, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Leicester School of Pharmacy, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom
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- Federal University of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Trindade, 88040- 900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil; Cellular Bioelectricity Center (NUBIOCEL), Center of Biological Sciences, University Campus, Trindade, 88040- 900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Rampogu S, Balasubramaniyam T, Lee JH. Curcumin Chalcone Derivatives Database (CCDD): a Python framework for natural compound derivatives database. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15885. [PMID: 37605747 PMCID: PMC10440061 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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We built the Curcumin Chalcone Derivatives Database (CCDD) to enable the effective virtual screening of highly potent curcumin and its analogs. The two-dimensional (2D) structures were drawn using the ChemBioOffice package and converted to 3D structures using Discovery Studio Visualizer V 2021 (DS). The database was built using different Python modules. For the 3D structures, different Python packages were used to obtain the data frame of compounds. This framework is also used to visualize the compounds. The webserver enables the users to screen the compounds according to Lipinski's rule of five. The structures can be downloaded in .sdf and .mol format. The data frame (df) can be downloaded in .csv format. Our webserver can help computational drug discovery researchers find new therapeutics and build new webservers. The CCDD is freely available at: https://srampogu-ccdd-ccdd-8uldk8.streamlit.app/.
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- Department of Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea
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Sánchez Y, Castillo C, Fuentealba J, Sáez-Orellana F, Burgos CF, López JJ, F de la Torre A, Jiménez CA. New Benzodihydrofuran Derivatives Alter the Amyloid β Peptide Aggregation: Strategies To Develop New Anti-Alzheimer Drugs. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:2590-2602. [PMID: 37480555 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is the leading cause of dementia in elderly patients. Amyloid-β peptide (1-42 oligomers) has been identified as a neurotoxic factor, triggering many neuropathologic events. In this study, 15 chalcones were synthesized employing the Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction, starting from a compound derived from fomannoxine, a natural benzodihydrofuran whose neuroprotective activity has been proven and reported, and methyl aromatic ketones with diverse patterns of halogenated substitution. As a result, chalcones were obtained, with good to excellent reaction yields from 50 to 98%. Cytotoxicity of the compounds was assessed, and their cytoprotective effect against the toxicity associated with Aβ was evaluated on PC-12 cells. Out of the 15 chalcones obtained, only the 4-bromo substituted was cytotoxic at most tested concentrations. Three synthesized chalcones showed a cytoprotective effect against Aβ toxicity (over 37%). The 2,4,5-trifluoro substituted chalcone was the most promising series since it showed a cytoprotective impact with more than 60 ± 5% of recovery of cellular viability; however, 3-fluoro substituted compound also exhibited important values of recovery (50 ± 6%). The fluorine substitution pattern was shown to be more effective for cytoprotective activity. Specifically, substitution with fluorine in the 3,5-positions turned out to be particularly effective for cytoprotection. Furthermore, fluorinated compounds inhibited the aggregation rate of Aβ, suggesting a dual effect that can be the starting point of new molecules with therapeutic potential.
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- Yaíma Sánchez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion 4130000, Chile
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Sinha S, Medhi B, Radotra BD, Batovska D, Markova N, Sehgal R. Evaluation of chalcone derivatives for their role as antiparasitic and neuroprotectant in experimentally induced cerebral malaria mouse model. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:260. [PMID: 37405268 PMCID: PMC10314887 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03676-y] [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: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Cerebral malaria is a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection with a complex pathophysiology. The current course of treatment is ineffective in lowering mortality or post-treatment side effects such as neurological and cognitive abnormalities. Chalcones are enormously distributed in spices, fruits, vegetables, tea, and soy-based foodstuffs that are well known for their antimalarial activity, and in recent years they have been widely explored for brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, considering the previous background of chalcones serving as both antimalarial and neuroprotective, the present study aimed to study the effect of these chalcone derivatives on an experimental model of cerebral malaria (CM). CM-induced mice were tested behaviorally (elevated plus maze, rota rod test, and hanging wire test), biochemically (nitric oxide estimation, cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70, TNF, IFN-y), histopathologically and immunohistochemically, and finally ultrastructural changes were examined using a transmission electron microscope. All three chalcones treated groups showed a significant (p < 0.001) decrease in percentage parasitemia at the 10th day post-infection. Mild anxiolytic activity of chalcones as compared to standard treatment with quinine has been observed during behavior tests. No pigment deposition was observed in the QNN-T group and other chalcone derivative treated groups. Rosette formation was seen in the derivative 1 treated group. The present derivatives may be pioneered by various research and science groups to design such a scaffold that will be a future antimalarial with therapeutic potential or, because of its immunomodulatory properties, it could be used as an adjunct therapy. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-023-03676-y.
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- Shweta Sinha
- Department of Medical Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
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Ali A, Shah MIA, Fu C, Hussain Z, Qureshi MN, Farman S, Parveen Z, Zada A, Nayab S, Fazil P, Ateeq M, Rehman G, Naeem M, Ibrahim M, Khan M, Khan W. Dihydropyrazole Derivatives Act as Potent α-Amylase Inhibitors and Free Radical Scavengers: Synthesis, Bioactivity Evaluation, Structure-Activity Relationship, ADMET, and Molecular Docking Studies. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:20412-20422. [PMID: 37332823 PMCID: PMC10268634 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Dihydropyrazole (1-22) derivatives were synthesized from already synthesized chalcones. The structures of all of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis and various spectroscopic techniques. Furthermore, the synthesized compounds were screened against α amylase as well as investigated for antioxidant activities. The synthesized compounds demonstrate good to excellent antioxidant activities with IC50 values ranging between 30.03 and 913.58 μM. Among the 22 evaluated compounds, 11 compounds exhibit excellent activity relative to the standard ascorbic acid IC50 = 287.30 μM. Interestingly, all of the evaluated compounds show good to excellent α amylase activity with IC50 values lying in the range between 0.5509 and 810.73 μM as compared to the standard acarbose IC50 = 73.12 μM. Among the investigated compounds, five compounds demonstrate better activity compared to the standard. In order to investigate the binding interactions of the evaluated compounds with amylase protein, molecular docking studies were conducted, which show an excellent docking score as compared to the standard. Furthermore, the physiochemical properties, drug likeness, and ADMET were investigated, and it was found that none of the compounds violate Lipiniski's rule of five, which shows that this class of compounds has enough potential to be used as a drug candidate in the near future.
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- Arif Ali
- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- National
Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faisalabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal 18050, Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Zoology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Mezgebe K, Melaku Y, Mulugeta E. Synthesis and Pharmacological Activities of Chalcone and Its Derivatives Bearing N-Heterocyclic Scaffolds: A Review. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:19194-19211. [PMID: 37305270 PMCID: PMC10249103 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The incorporation of heterocyclic moieties into the standard chemical structure with a biologically active scaffold has become of crucial practice for the construction of pharmacologically potent candidates in the drug arena. Currently, numerous kinds of chalcones and their derivatives have been synthesized using the incorporation of heterocyclic scaffolds, especially chalcones bearing heterocyclic moieties that display improved efficiency and potential for drug production in pharmaceutical sectors. The current Review focuses on recent advances in the synthetic approaches and pharmacological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antitubercular, antioxidant, antimalarial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antigiardial, and antifilarial activities of chalcone derivatives incorporating N-heterocyclic moieties at either the A-ring or B-ring.
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Bešlo D, Golubić N, Rastija V, Agić D, Karnaš M, Šubarić D, Lučić B. Antioxidant Activity, Metabolism, and Bioavailability of Polyphenols in the Diet of Animals. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1141. [PMCID: PMC10294820 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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As the world’s population grows, so does the need for more and more animal feed. In 2006, the EU banned the use of antibiotics and other chemicals in order to reduce chemical residues in food consumed by humans. It is well known that oxidative stress and inflammatory processes must be combated to achieve higher productivity. The adverse effects of the use of pharmaceuticals and other synthetic compounds on animal health and product quality and safety have increased interest in phytocompounds. With the use of plant polyphenols in animal nutrition, they are gaining more attention as a supplement to animal feed. Livestock feeding based on a sustainable, environmentally friendly approach (clean, safe, and green agriculture) would also be a win–win for farmers and society. There is an increasing interest in producing healthier products of animal origin with a higher ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to saturated fatty acids by modulating animal nutrition. Secondary plant metabolites (polyphenols) are essential chemical compounds for plant physiology as they are involved in various functions such as growth, pigmentation, and resistance to pathogenic organisms. Polyphenols are exogenous antioxidants that act as one of the first lines of cell defense. Therefore, the discoveries on the intracellular antioxidant activity of polyphenols as a plant supplement have contributed significantly to the improvement of antioxidant activity, as polyphenols prevent oxidative stress damage and eliminate excessively produced free radicals. To achieve animal welfare, reduce stress and the need for medicines, and increase the quality of food of animal origin, the addition of polyphenols to research and breeding can be practised in part with a free-choice approach to animal nutrition.
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- Drago Bešlo
- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (N.G.); (V.R.); (D.A.); (M.K.); (D.Š.)
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- NMR Center, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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Polimera SR, Ilangovan A, Subbaiah MAM. Examining the Scope of Deriving β-Aryl Enones from Enol Silanes as Ketone Equivalents via Pd(II)-Mediated Sequential Dehydrosilylation and Arylation. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37192466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Silyl enol ethers were examined as a masked source of saturated ketones to derive β-aryl enones and their derivatives by dehydrosilylation to generate enones in situ and subsequent oxidative arylation with arylboronic acids as transmetallation coupling partners using relayed Pd(II) catalysis in one pot under base-free conditions. Oxygen was found to be an efficient and green oxidant to enable both dehydrosilylation of enol silanes and arylation. Additionally, arylation conditions can be custom-designed to take advantage of aryl halides as an alternative source of arylating agents. The preparative scope was investigated with 35 examples (up to 95% yield), and mechanistic studies implied a cationic Pd(II)-based catalytic system.
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- Subba Rao Polimera
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb R&D Centre, Biocon Park, Bommasandra IV Phase, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore 560099, Karnataka, India
- Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur, Thiruchirapalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur, Thiruchirapalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb R&D Centre, Biocon Park, Bommasandra IV Phase, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore 560099, Karnataka, India
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Kenari F, Molnár S, Borges ID, Napolitano HB, Perjési P. ( E)-2-Benzylidenecyclanones: Part XVIII Study the Possible Link between Glutathione Reactivity and Cancer Cell Cytotoxic Effects of Some Cyclic Chalcone Analogs A Comparison of the Reactivity of the Open-Chain and the Seven-Membered Homologs. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108557. [PMID: 37239911 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Non-enzymatic thiol addition into the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system is associated with several biological effects. In vivo, the reactions can form small-molecule thiol (e.g., glutathione) or protein thiol adducts. The reaction of two synthetic (4'-methyl- and 4'-methoxy substituted) cyclic chalcone analogs with reduced glutathione (GSH) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was studied by (high-pressure liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectroscopy) HPLC-UV method. The selected compounds displayed in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity (IC50) of different orders of magnitude. The structure of the formed adducts was confirmed by (high-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) HPLC-MS. The incubations were performed under three different pH conditions (pH 3.2/3.7, 6.3/6.8, and 8.0/7.4). The chalcones intrinsically reacted with both thiols under all incubation conditions. The initial rates and compositions of the final mixtures depended on the substitution and the pH. The frontier molecular orbitals and the Fukui function were carried out to investigate the effects on open-chain and seven-membered cyclic analogs. Furthermore, machine learning protocols were used to provide more insights into physicochemical properties and to support the different thiol-reactivity. HPLC analysis indicated diastereoselectivity of the reactions. The observed reactivities do not directly relate to the different in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity of the compounds.
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- Fatemeh Kenari
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
- Research Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, University of Pécs, H-7634 Pécs, Hungary
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75070-290, GO, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75070-290, GO, Brazil
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis 75070-290, GO, Brazil
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Dos Santos ATL, de Araújo-Neto JB, Costa da Silva MM, Paulino da Silva ME, Carneiro JNP, Fonseca VJA, Coutinho HDM, Bandeira PN, Dos Santos HS, da Silva Mendes FR, Sales DL, Morais-Braga MFB. Synthesis of chalcones and their antimicrobial and drug potentiating activities. Microb Pathog 2023; 180:106129. [PMID: 37119940 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The increased resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs makes it necessary to search for new active compounds, such as chalcones. Their simple chemical structure makes them molecules easy to synthesize. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and potentiating activity of antibiotics and antifungals by synthetic chalcones against strains of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. The synthesis of chalcones was carried out by Claisen-Schimidt aldol condensation. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Gas Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) were also performed. Microbiological tests were performed by the broth microdilution method, using gentamicin, norfloxacin and penicillin as standard drugs for the antibacterial assay, and fluconazole for the antifungal assay. Three chalcones were obtained (1E,4E)-1,5-diphenylpenta-1,4-dien-3-one (DB-Acetone), (1E,3E,6E,8E)-1,9-diphenylnone-1,3,6,8-tetraen-5-one (DB-CNM), (1E,4E)-1,5-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) penta-1,4-dien-3-one (DB-Anisal). The compound DB-Acetone was able to inhibit P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027 at a concentration of 1.4 × 102 μM (32 μg/mL), while DB-CNM and DB-Anisal inhibited the growth of S. aureus ATCC 25923 at 17.88 × 102 μM and 2.71 × 101 μM (512 μg/mL and 8 μg/mL) respectively. In the combined activity, DB-Anisal was able to potentiate the effect of the three antibacterial drugs tested against E. coli 06, norfloxacin (128 for 4 μg/mL ±1) against P. aeruginosa 24 and penicillin (1,024 for 16 μg/mL ±1) against S. aureus 10. In antifungal assays, chalcones were not able to inhibit the growth of fungal strains tested. However, both showed potentiating activity with fluconazole, ranging from 8.17 x 10-1 μM (0.4909 μg/mL) to 2.35 μM (13.96 μg/mL). It is concluded that synthetic chalcones have antimicrobial potential, demonstrating good intrinsic activity against fungi and bacteria, in addition to potentiating the antibiotics and antifungal tested. Further studies are needed addressing the mechanisms of action responsible for the results found in this work.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Ceara, Brazil
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Estrogenic flavonoids and their molecular mechanisms of action. J Nutr Biochem 2023; 114:109250. [PMID: 36509337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Flavonoids are a major group of phytoestrogens associated with physiological effects, and ecological and social impacts. Although the estrogenic activity of flavonoids was reported by researchers in the fields of medical, environmental and food studies, their molecular mechanisms of action have not been comprehensively reviewed. The estrogenic activity of the respective classes of flavonoids, anthocyanidins/anthocyanins, 2-arylbenzofurans/3-arylcoumarins/α-methyldeoxybenzoins, aurones/chalcones/dihydrochalcones, coumaronochromones, coumestans, flavans/flavan-3-ols/flavan-4-ols, flavanones/dihydroflavonols, flavones/flavonols, homoisoflavonoids, isoflavans, isoflavanones, isoflavenes, isoflavones, neoflavonoids, oligoflavonoids, pterocarpans/pterocarpenes, and rotenone/rotenoids, was summarized through a comprehensive literature search, and their structure-activity relationship, biological activities, signaling pathways, and applications were discussed. Although the respective classes of flavonoids contained at least one chemical mimicking estrogen, the mechanisms varied, such as those with estrogenic, anti-estrogenic, non-estrogenic, and biphasic activities, and additional activities through crosstalk/bypassing, which exert biological activities through cell signaling pathways. Such mechanistic variations of estrogen action are not limited to flavonoids and are observed among other broad categories of chemicals, thus this group of chemicals can be termed as the "estrogenome". This review article focuses on the connection of estrogen action mainly between the outer and the inner environments, which represent variations of chemicals and biological activities/signaling pathways, respectively, and form the basis to understand their applications. The applications of chemicals will markedly progress due to emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence for precision medicine, which is also true of the study of the estrogenome including estrogenic flavonoids.
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Shalaby MA, Fahim AM, Rizk SA. Microwave-assisted synthesis, antioxidant activity, docking simulation, and DFT analysis of different heterocyclic compounds. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4999. [PMID: 36973332 PMCID: PMC10042854 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31995-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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In this investigation, pressure microwave irradiation was used to clarify the activity of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (3) towards several active methylene derivatives utilized the pressurized microwave irradiation as green energy resource . Chalcone 3 was allowed to react with ethyl cyanoacetate, acetylacetone, and thioglycolic acid; respectively, at 70 °C with pressure under microwave reaction condition to afford the corresponding 2-hydroxyphenylcyanopyridone, 2-hydroxyphenyl acetylcyclohexanone, and thieno[2,3-c]chromen-4-one derivatives respectively. Moreover, the reaction of chalcone 3 with hydrogen peroxide with stirring affords the corresponding chromen-4-one derivative. All the synthesized compounds were confirmed through spectral tools such as FT-IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and mass spectrum. Furthermore, the synthesized heterocycles were exhibited excellent antioxidant activity and comparable with vitamin C, where the presence of the OH group increases the scavenger radical inhibition. Furthermore, the biological activity of compound 12 was demonstrated through molecular docking stimulation using two proteins, PDBID: 1DH2 and PDBID: 3RP8, which showed that compound 12 possesses greater binding energy and a shorter bond length comparable with ascorbic acid. Also, the compounds were optimized through DFT/B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) basis set and identification of their physical descriptors, whereas the compound 12 was confirmed through X-Ray single structure with Hirsh field analysis of the compound to know the hydrogen electrostatic bond interaction, and correlated with the optimized structure by comparing their bond length, bond angle, FT-IR, and NMR, which gave excellent correlation.
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- Mona A Shalaby
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, P.O. 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Green Chemistry Department, National Research Centre Dokki, P.O. Box 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, P.O. 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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Michalkova R, Kello M, Cizmarikova M, Bardelcikova A, Mirossay L, Mojzis J. Chalcones and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Experimental Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065964. [PMID: 36983038 PMCID: PMC10059739 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Colorectal (CRC) and gastric cancers (GC) are the most common digestive tract cancers with a high incidence rate worldwide. The current treatment including surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy has several limitations such as drug toxicity, cancer recurrence or drug resistance and thus it is a great challenge to discover an effective and safe therapy for CRC and GC. In the last decade, numerous phytochemicals and their synthetic analogs have attracted attention due to their anticancer effect and low organ toxicity. Chalcones, plant-derived polyphenols, received marked attention due to their biological activities as well as for relatively easy structural manipulation and synthesis of new chalcone derivatives. In this study, we discuss the mechanisms by which chalcones in both in vitro and in vivo conditions suppress cancer cell proliferation or cancer formation.
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- Radka Michalkova
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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Sharma P, Singh M. An ongoing journey of chalcone analogues as single and multi-target ligands in the field of Alzheimer's disease: A review with structural aspects. Life Sci 2023; 320:121568. [PMID: 36925061 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with progressive dementia and cognitive impairment. AD poses severe health challenge in elderly people and become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It possesses complex pathophysiology with several hypotheses (cholinergic hypothesis, amyloid hypothesis, tau hypothesis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction etc.). Several attempts have been made for the management of multifactorial AD. Acetylcholinesterase is the only target has been widely explored in the management of AD to the date. The current review set forth the chalcone based natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic compounds in the search of potential anti-Alzheimer's agents. The main highlights of current review emphasizes on chalcone target different enzymes and pathways like Acetylcholinesterase, β-secretase (BACE1), tau proteins, MAO, free radicals, Advanced glycation end Products (AGEs) etc. and their structure activity relationships contributing in the inhibition of above mentioned various targets of AD.
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- Pratibha Sharma
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.
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Aboukhatwa SM, Sidhom PA, Angeli A, Supuran CT, Tawfik HO. Terminators or Guardians? Design, Synthesis, and Cytotoxicity Profiling of Chalcone-Sulfonamide Hybrids. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:7666-7683. [PMID: 36872984 PMCID: PMC9979347 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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With a "less is more" philosophy, a series of 15 chalcone-sulfonamide hybrids were designed anticipating synergistic anticancer activity. The aromatic sulfonamide moiety was included as a known direct inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase IX activity through its zinc chelating property. The chalcone moiety was incorporated as an electrophilic stressor to indirectly inhibit carbonic anhydrase IX cellular activity. Screening by the Developmental Therapeutics Program of the National Cancer Institute, NCI-60, revealed that 12 derivatives were potent inhibitors of cancer cell growth in multiple cell lines and were promoted to the five-dose screen. The cancer cell growth inhibition profile indicated sub- to two-digit micromolar potency (GI50 down to 0.3 μM and LC50 as low as 4 μM) against colorectal carcinoma cells, in particular. Unexpectedly, most compounds demonstrated low to moderate potency as direct inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase catalytic activity in vitro, with 4d being the most potent, having an average Ki value of 4 μM. Compound 4j showed ca. six-fold selectivity to carbonic anhydrase IX over the other tested isoforms in vitro. Cytotoxicity of both 4d and 4j in live HCT116, U251, and LOX IMVI cells under hypoxic conditions confirmed their targeting of carbonic anhydrase activity. Elevation of oxidative cellular stress was stipulated from the increase in Nrf2 and ROS levels in 4j-treated colorectal carcinoma, HCT116, cells compared to the control. Compound 4j arrested the cell cycle of HCT116 cells at the G1/S phase. In addition, both 4d and 4j showed up to 50-fold cancer cell selectivity compared to the non-cancerous HEK293T cells. Accordingly, this study presents 4d and 4j being new, synthetically accessible, simplistically designed derivatives as potential candidates to be further developed as anticancer therapeutics.
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- Shaimaa M. Aboukhatwa
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department
of Neurofarba, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department
of Neurofarba, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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Amin MM, Abuo-Rahma GEDA, Shaykoon MSA, Marzouk AA, Abourehab MAS, Saraya RE, Badr M, Sayed AM, Beshr EAM. Design, synthesis, cytotoxic activities, and molecular docking of chalcone hybrids bearing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety with dual tubulin/EGFR kinase inhibition. Bioorg Chem 2023; 134:106444. [PMID: 36893547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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The present study established thirteen novel 8-hydroxyquinoline/chalcone hybrids3a-mof hopeful anticancer activity. According to NCI screening and MTT assay results, compounds3d-3f, 3i,3k,and3ldisplayed potent growth inhibition on HCT116 and MCF7 cells compared to Staurosporine. Among these compounds,3eand3fshowed outstanding superior activity against HCT116 and MCF7 cells and better safety toward normal WI-38 cells than Staurosporine. The enzymatic assay revealed that3e,3d, and3ihad goodtubulin polymerization inhibition (IC50 = 5.3, 8.6, and 8.05 µM, respectively) compared to the reference Combretastatin A4 (IC50 = 2.15 µM). Moreover,3e,3l, and3fexhibited EGFR inhibition (IC50 = 0.097, 0.154, and 0.334 µM, respectively) compared to Erlotinib (IC50 = 0.056 µM). Compounds3eand3fwere investigated for their effects on the cell cycle, apoptosis induction, andwnt1/β-cateningene suppression. The apoptosis markers Bax, Bcl2, Casp3, Casp9, PARP1, and β-actin were detected by Western blot. In-silico molecular docking, physicochemical, and pharmacokinetic studies were implemented for the validation of dual mechanisms and other bioavailability standards. Hence, Compounds3eand3fare promising antiproliferative leads with tubulin polymerization and EGFR kinase inhibition.
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- Mohammed M Amin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt; National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said 42515, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, 62513 Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
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Francisco KR, Monti L, Yang W, Park H, Liu LJ, Watkins K, Amarasinghe DK, Nalli M, Roberto Polaquini C, Regasini LO, Eduardo Miller Crotti A, Silvestri R, Guidi Magalhães L, Caffrey CR. Structure-activity relationship of dibenzylideneacetone analogs against the neglected disease pathogen, Trypanosoma brucei. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2023; 81:129123. [PMID: 36608774 PMCID: PMC10072319 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Trypanosoma brucei is a protozoan parasite that causes Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that is endemic in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Only a handful drugs are available for treatment, and these have limitations, including toxicity and drug resistance. Using the natural product, curcumin, as a starting point, several curcuminoids and related analogs were evaluated against bloodstream forms of T. b. brucei. A particular subset of dibenzylideneacetone (DBA) compounds exhibited potent in vitro antitrypanosomal activity with sub-micromolar EC50 values. A structure-activity relationship study including 26 DBA analogs was initiated, and several compounds exhibited EC50 values as low as 200 nM. Cytotoxicity counter screens in HEK293 cells identified several compounds having selectivity indices above 10. These data suggest that DBAs offer starting points for a new small molecule therapy of HAT.
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- Karol R Francisco
- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory Affiliated with the Institute Pasteur Italy - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Research Group on Natural Products, Center for Research in Sciences and Technology, University of Franca, Franca, SP 14404-600, Brazil
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Flavonoid Derivatives as New Potent Inhibitors of Cysteine Proteases: An Important Step toward the Design of New Compounds for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11010225. [PMID: 36677517 PMCID: PMC9866541 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010225] [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: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease, affecting more than 350 million people globally. However, there is currently no vaccine available against human leishmaniasis, and current treatment is hampered by high cost, side-effects, and painful administration routes. It has become a United Nations goal to end leishmaniasis epidemics by 2030, and multitarget drug strategy emerges as a promising alternative. Among the multitarget compounds, flavonoids are a renowned class of natural products, and a structurally diverse library can be prepared through organic synthesis, which can be tested for biological effectiveness. In this study, we synthesised 17 flavonoid analogues using a scalable, easy-to-reproduce, and inexpensive method. All synthesised compounds presented an impressive inhibition capacity against rCPB2.8, rCPB3, and rH84Y enzymes, which are highly expressed in the amastigote stage, the target form of the parasite. Compounds 3c, f12a, and f12b were found to be effective against all isoforms. Furthermore, their intermolecular interactions were also investigated through a molecular modelling study. These compounds were highly potent against the parasite and demonstrated low cytotoxic action against mammalian cells. These results are pioneering, representing an advance in the investigation of the mechanisms behind the antileishmanial action of flavonoid derivatives. Moreover, compounds have been shown to be promising leads for the design of other cysteine protease inhibitors for the treatment of leishmaniasis diseases.
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Hu C, Wen L, Yan J, Su P, Li F, Zheng K, Zhang N. Use of BOPYOs as a protection strategy for Pyrrole-based Chalcones: Removal of BF2, optical properties and AIE effect. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Synthetic benzofuran-linked chalcones with dual actions: a potential therapeutic approach to manage diabetes mellitus. Future Med Chem 2023; 15:167-187. [PMID: 36799245 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2022-0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Background: Identification of molecules having dual capabilities to reduce postprandial hyperglycemia and oxidative stress is one of the therapeutic approaches to treat diabetes mellitus. In this connection, a library of benzofuran-linked chalcone derivatives were evaluated for their dual action. Methods: A series of substituted benzofuran-linked chalcones (2-33) were synthesized and tested for α-amylase inhibitory as well as 2,2-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activities. Results: All compounds showed α-amylase inhibitory activity ranging from IC50 = 12.81 ± 0.03 to 87.17 ± 0.15 μM, compared with the standard acarbose (IC50 = 13.98 ± 0.03 μM). Compounds also demonstrated radical scavenging potential against DPPH and ABTS radicals. Conclusion: The identified compounds may serve as potential leads for further advanced research.
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Thamarai A, Raja M, Sakthivel S, Kumaran S, Muthu S, Narayana B, Ramesh P, Sevvanthi S, Javed S, Naick BN, Irfan A. The chemical reactivity and antimalarial investigation of crystal structure (2E)-3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and hydroxyphenyl, nitrophenyl substituted chalcone derivative molecules. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Baheran SS, Alany RG, Schwikkard S, Muen W, Salman LN, Freestone N, Al-Kinani AA. Pharmacological treatment strategies of pterygium: Drugs, biologics, and novel natural products. Drug Discov Today 2023; 28:103416. [PMID: 36280041 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.103416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pterygium is a fibrovascular tissue growth invading the cornea. Adjunctive treatment post-surgery includes conventional immunosuppressants as well as antiviral drugs. The use of large- and small-molecule antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents remains an integral part of pterygium treatment as well as other neovascular conditions of the eye. Naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds have favorable characteristics for treating neovascular and inflammatory eye conditions, including good efficacy, stability, cost-effectiveness, and the versatility of their chemical synthesis. In this review, we discuss pharmacological treatments of pterygium. Natural products, such curcumin, ellagic acid, and chalcones, are reviewed, with emphasis on their potential as future pterygium treatments.
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- Sanaz Sadig Baheran
- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
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- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK; School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
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- Royal Eye Unit, Kingston NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7BE, UK
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- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
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- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK
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- Drug Discovery, Delivery and Patient Care Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK.
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Hidayati AR, Melinda, Ilmi H, Sakura T, Sakaguchi M, Ohmori J, Hartuti ED, Tumewu L, Inaoka DK, Tanjung M, Yoshida E, Tokumasu F, Kita K, Mori M, Dobashi K, Nozaki T, Syafruddin D, Hafid AF, Waluyo D, Widyawaruyanti A. Effect of geranylated dihydrochalcone from Artocarpus altilis leaves extract on Plasmodium falciparum ultrastructural changes and mitochondrial malate: Quinone oxidoreductase. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist 2022; 21:40-50. [PMID: 36565667 PMCID: PMC9798170 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of being infected by Plasmodium falciparum, the pathogen of malaria. Increasing resistance to common antimalarial drugs has encouraged investigations to find compounds with different scaffolds. Extracts of Artocarpus altilis leaves have previously been reported to exhibit in vitro antimalarial activity against P. falciparum and in vivo activity against P. berghei. Despite these initial promising results, the active compound from A. altilis is yet to be identified. Here, we have identified 2-geranyl-2', 4', 3, 4-tetrahydroxy-dihydrochalcone (1) from A. altilis leaves as the active constituent of its antimalarial activity. Since natural chalcones have been reported to inhibit food vacuole and mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), the morphological changes in food vacuole and biochemical inhibition of ETC enzymes of (1) were investigated. In the presence of (1), intraerythrocytic asexual development was impaired, and according to the TEM analysis, this clearly affected the ultrastructure of food vacuoles. Amongst the ETC enzymes, (1) inhibited the mitochondrial malate: quinone oxidoreductase (PfMQO), and no inhibition could be observed on dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) as well as bc1 complex activities. Our study suggests that (1) has a dual mechanism of action affecting the food vacuole and inhibition of PfMQO-related pathways in mitochondria.
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- Agriana Rosmalina Hidayati
- Doctoral Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, Indonesia
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- Center of Natural Product Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Infection Dynamics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan,School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Central Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, Indonesia,Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Center of Natural Product Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Infection Dynamics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan,School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Infection Dynamics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Architecture Studies, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan,Department of Host-Defense Biochemistry, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Kitasato Institute for Life Science, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kitasato Institute for Life Science, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanudin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Center of Natural Product Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, Indonesia
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- Center of Natural Product Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia,Corresponding author. Center of Natural Product Medicine Research and Development, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Kaptan Y, Güvenilir Y. Enzymatic PCL-grafting to NH 2-end grouped silica and development of microspheres for pH-stimulated release of a hydrophobic model drug. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2022; 181:60-78. [PMID: 36347484 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2022.11.001] [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: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
This study set out to evaluate novel PCL-based silica containing nanohybrids as the polymer matrix in a hydrophobic drug-loaded microsphere system. Nanohybrids were synthesized by PCL-grafting to NH2-end grouped silica by in situ enzymatic ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Molecular weight and monomer conversion, PCL grafting percentage, thermal properties and crystallinity of the nanohybrids were determined by 1H NMR, TGA, DSC and XRD. Synthesized nanohybrids had low crystallinity percentage (32 and 39 %) and molecular weight (4800 and 8700 g/mol), promising for controlled drug release applications. The nanohybrids were used for fabrication of trans-chalcone-loaded microspheres by O/W single emulsion solvent evaporation. Mean particle diameter of the microspheres were between 15 and 30 µm. The result of release studies showed that optimum microsphere formulations (AP4 and A2, respectively) had 61 and 64 % encapsulation efficiency. One of the more significant findings to emerge from this investigation is that TC release was extended to 16 and 37 days, in a controlled manner. TC release was significantly enhanced in acidic pH media (pH 3.6 and 5.6) indicating pH-dependent release from nanohybrid microspheres; releasing 80-100 % of the loaded drug in 4-14 days. Drug/polymer interactions and molecular structures were investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy and DSC analysis. According to the results obtained, enzymatically synthesized nanohybrids have potential for pH-dependent release of the model drug, trans-chalcone.
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- Yasemin Kaptan
- Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak-Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak-Istanbul, Turkey
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Phenolic compounds classification and their distribution in winemaking by-products. Eur Food Res Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-022-04163-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Biodereplication of Antiplasmodial Extracts: Application of the Amazonian Medicinal Plant Piper coruscans Kunth. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27217638. [DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Improved methodological tools to hasten antimalarial drug discovery remain of interest, especially when considering natural products as a source of drug candidates. We propose a biodereplication method combining the classical dereplication approach with the early detection of potential antiplasmodial compounds in crude extracts. Heme binding is used as a surrogate of the antiplasmodial activity and is monitored by mass spectrometry in a biomimetic assay. Molecular networking and automated annotation of targeted mass through data mining were followed by mass-guided compound isolation by taking advantage of the versatility and finely tunable selectivity offered by centrifugal partition chromatography. This biodereplication workflow was applied to an ethanolic extract of the Amazonian medicinal plant Piper coruscans Kunth (Piperaceae) showing an IC50 of 1.36 µg/mL on the 3D7 Plasmodium falciparum strain. It resulted in the isolation of twelve compounds designated as potential antiplasmodial compounds by the biodereplication workflow. Two chalcones, aurentiacin (1) and cardamonin (3), with IC50 values of 2.25 and 5.5 µM, respectively, can be considered to bear the antiplasmodial activity of the extract, with the latter not relying on a heme-binding mechanism. This biodereplication method constitutes a rapid, efficient, and robust technique to identify potential antimalarial compounds in complex extracts such as plant extracts.
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Kumar R, Kumar D, Upadhyay RK, Deswal N, Takkar P, Kareem A, Kumar V, Kumar LS. Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial Screening and Docking Studies of Newer 1,4‐Dihydropyridine tethered Chalcone Hybrids. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202928] [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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- Rakesh Kumar
- Department of Chemistry Bio-organic Laboratory University of Delhi Delhi 110007
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- IndiaDepartment of Chemistry Bio-organic Laboratory Kirori Mal College University of Delhi Delhi 110 007 India
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- Department of Chemistry Bio-organic Laboratory University of Delhi Delhi 110007
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- Department of Chemistry Bio-organic Laboratory University of Delhi Delhi 110007
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- Department of Microbiology University of Delhi, South Campus Benito Juarez Marg Delhi 110021 India
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Sroor FM, Elwahy AHM, Abdelhamid IA, Mohamed MF, Elsayed SE, Mahrous KF, Mageed L, Hanafy MK, Ibrahim SA. Synthesis and Anticancer Activities of Novel Bis-chalcones Incorporating
the 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole Moiety: In Silico and In Vitro Studies. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180819666220301151631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Abstract:
A new series of bis-chalcones 5-10 has been prepared by the condensation reaction of one
equivalent of bis(acetophenones) 3a-f with two equivalents of 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde
4. The newly prepared compounds 5-10 have been fully characterized and evaluated as in vitro anticancer
agents against a panel of human cancer cell lines A431, A549, PC3, and a normal human skin
fibroblast BJ1.
Aims:
The current work is designed to explore the anti-cancer activity of novel bis-chalcones incorporating
a 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole moiety.
Background:
Chalcones represent one of the most important organic compounds that have been attracting
the interest of many researchers in drug discovery.
Objective:
The present study was carried out to explore anti-cancer activity of novel bis-chalcones incorporating
a 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole moiety as in vitro and in silico studies.
Materials and Methods:
We used the condensation reaction to prepare bis-chalcones incorporating 1,3-
diphenyl-1H-pyrazole moiety. The MTT Assay, Anti-cancer activity, Gene expression, DNA Fragmentation,
DNA Damage, and Molecular docking were investigated.
Results:
Compounds 5 and 9 were found to be the most promising compounds in the prepared series with
IC50 (50.3 and 50.1 μg/ml, respectively) against epidermoid cancer cell line A431 compared to doxorubicin
as a reference drug.
Conclusion:
All of these results showed that chalcones 5 and 9 have promising anti-cancer properties
without cytotoxic effect, which could make them a promising active component for further studies.
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- Farid M. Sroor
- Department of Organometallic and Organometalloid
Chemistry, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza
12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza
12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Research
Centre, 12622-Dokki, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
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