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Homer JA, Koelln RA, Barrow AS, Gialelis TL, Boiarska Z, Steinohrt NS, Lee EF, Yang WH, Johnson RM, Chung T, Habowski AN, Vishwakarma DS, Bhunia D, Avanzi C, Moorhouse AD, Jackson M, Tuveson DA, Lyons SK, Lukey MJ, Fairlie WD, Haider SM, Steinmetz MO, Prota AE, Moses JE. Modular synthesis of functional libraries by accelerated SuFEx click chemistry. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3879-3892. [PMID: 38487227 PMCID: PMC10935723 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05729a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Accelerated SuFEx Click Chemistry (ASCC) is a powerful method for coupling aryl and alkyl alcohols with SuFEx-compatible functional groups. With its hallmark favorable kinetics and exceptional product yields, ASCC streamlines the synthetic workflow, simplifies the purification process, and is ideally suited for discovering functional molecules. We showcase the versatility and practicality of the ASCC reaction as a tool for the late-stage derivatization of bioactive molecules and in the array synthesis of sulfonate-linked, high-potency, microtubule targeting agents (MTAs) that exhibit nanomolar anticancer activity against multidrug-resistant cancer cell lines. These findings underscore ASCC's promise as a robust platform for drug discovery.
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- Joshua A Homer
- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne VIC 3086 Australia
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne VIC 3086 Australia
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Division of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut Villigen PSI 5232 Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Heidelberg Victoria 3084 Australia
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Heidelberg Victoria 3084 Australia
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Heidelberg Victoria 3084 Australia
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, University College London 29-39 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX UK
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Division of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut Villigen PSI 5232 Switzerland
- Biozentrum, University of Basel 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Division of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut Villigen PSI 5232 Switzerland
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Rd Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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Adarsh Krishna TP, Ajeesh Krishna TP, Edachery B, Antony Ceasar S. Guggulsterone - a potent bioactive phytosteroid: synthesis, structural modification, and its improved bioactivities. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:55-69. [PMID: 38283224 PMCID: PMC10809385 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00432e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Guggulsterone is a phytosteroid derived from the oleo-gum resin of the critically endangered plant Commiphora wightii. This molecule has attracted increasing attention due to its excellent biochemistry potential and the compound has consequently been evaluated in clinical trials. With a low concentration in natural resources but wide medicinal and therapeutic value, chemists have developed several synthetic routes for guggulsterone starting from various steroid precursors. Moreover, numerous studies have attempted to modify its structure to improve the biological properties. Nowadays, green and sustainable chemistry has also attracted more attention for advanced chemical processes and reactions in steroid chemistry. The present review aimed to summarize the literature and provide an update about the improvements in the chemical synthesis and structural modification of guggulsterone from the view of green chemistry. Moreover, this review encompasses the improved activities of structurally modified guggulsterone derivatives. We expect that the information provided here will be useful to researchers working in this field and on this molecule.
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- T P Adarsh Krishna
- R & D Division, Sreedhareeyam Farmherbs India Pvt. Ltd Kerala 686 662 India
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- Division of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Bioscience, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Kochi Kerala 683 104 India
- Division of Phytochemistry and Drug-Design, Department of Bioscience, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Kochi Kerala 683 104 India
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- R & D Division, Sreedhareeyam Farmherbs India Pvt. Ltd Kerala 686 662 India
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- Division of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Bioscience, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Kochi Kerala 683 104 India
- Division of Phytochemistry and Drug-Design, Department of Bioscience, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Kochi Kerala 683 104 India
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Majhi B, Ganguly S, Palit S, Parwez A, Saha R, Basu G, Dutta S. Sequence-Specific Dual DNA Binding Modes and Cytotoxicities of N-6-Functionalized Norcryptotackieine Alkaloids. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:1667-1676. [PMID: 37285507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Norcryptotackieine (1a) belongs to the indoloquinoline class of alkaloids isolated from Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, a plant species that has been traditionally used as an antimalarial agent. Additional structural modifications of 1a can potentially enhance its therapeutic potency. Indoloquinolines such as cryptolepine, neocryptolepine, isocryptolepine, and neoisocryptolepine show restricted clinical applications owing to their cytotoxicity deriving from interactions with DNA. Here, we examined the effect of substitutions at the N-6 position of norcryptotackieine on the cytotoxicity, as well as structure-activity relationship studies pertaining to sequence specific DNA-binding affinities. The representative compound 6d binds DNA in a nonintercalative/pseudointercalative fashion, in addition to nonspecific stacking on DNA, in a sequence selective manner. The DNA-binding studies clearly establish the mechanism of DNA binding by N-6-substituted norcryptotackieines and neocryptolepine. The synthesized norcryptotackieines 6c,d and known indoloquinolines were screened on different cell lines (HEK293, OVCAR3, SKOV3, B16F10, and HeLa) to assess their cytotoxicity. Norcryptotackieine 6d (IC50 value of 3.1 μM) showed 2-fold less potency when compared to the natural indoloquinoline cryptolepine 1c (IC50 value of 1.64 μM) in OVCAR3 (ovarian adenocarcinoma) cell lines.
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- Bhim Majhi
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Centenary Campus Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII-M, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Centenary Campus Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII-M, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Nehra B, Mathew B, A Chawla P. A medicinal chemist's perspective towards structure activity relationship of heterocycle based anti-cancer agents. Curr Top Med Chem 2022; 22:493-528. [PMID: 35021975 DOI: 10.2174/1568026622666220111142617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIM To describe structure activity relationship of heterocyclic derivatives with multi-targeted anticancer activity. OBJECTIVES With the following goals in mind, this review tries to describe significant recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of heterocycle-based compounds: (1) To shed light on recent literature focused on heterocyclic derivatives' anticancer potential; (2) To discuss recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of heterocyclic derivatives, as well as their biological implications for cancer eradication; (3) To summarise the comprehensive correlation of structure activity relationship (SAR) with pharmacological outcomes in cancer therapy. BACKGROUND Cancer remains one of the major serious health issues devastating the world today. Cancer is a complex disease in which improperly altered cells proliferate at an uncontrolled, rapid, and severe rate. Variables such as poor dietary habits, high stress, age, and smoking, can all contribute to the development of cancer. Cancer can affect almost any organ or tissue, although the brain, breast, liver, and colon are the most frequently affected organs. From several years, surgical operations and irradiation are in use along with chemotherapy as a primary treatment of cancer but still effective treatment of cancer remains a huge challenge. Chemotherapy is now one of the most effective strategies to eradicate cancer, although it has been shown to have a number of cytotoxic and unfavourable effects on normal cells. Despite all of these cancer treatments, there are several other targets for anticancer drugs. Cancer can be effectively eradicated by focusing on these targets, which include both cell-specific and receptor-specific targets such as tyrosine kinase receptors (TKIs). Heterocyclic scaffolds also have a variety of applications in drug development and are a common moiety in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and textile industries. METHODS The association between structural activity relationship data of many powerful compounds and their anticancer potential in vitro and in vivo has been studied. SAR of powerful heterocyclic compounds can also be generated using molecular docking simulations, as reported vastly in literature. CONCLUSIONS Heterocycles have a wide range of applications, from natural compounds to synthesised derivatives with powerful anticancer properties. To avoid cytotoxicity or unfavourable effects on normal mammalian cells due to a lack of selectivity towards the target site, as well as to reduce the occurrence of drug resistance, safer anticancer lead compounds with higher potency and lower cytotoxicity are needed. This review emphasizes on design and development of heterocyclic lead compounds with promising anticancer potential.
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- Bhupender Nehra
- University College of Pharmacy, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab-151302, India
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- Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Kochi-682041, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga-142001, India
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Wan MC, Qin W, Lei C, Li QH, Meng M, Fang M, Song W, Chen JH, Tay F, Niu LN. Biomaterials from the sea: Future building blocks for biomedical applications. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:4255-4285. [PMID: 33997505 PMCID: PMC8102716 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine organisms. This field is rapidly evolving. Marine biomaterials experience several periods of discovery and development ranging from coralline bone graft to polysaccharide-based biomaterials. The latter are represented by chitin and chitosan, marine-derived collagen, and composites of different organisms of marine origin. The diversity of marine natural products, their properties and applications are discussed thoroughly in the present review. These materials are easily available and possess excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability and potent bioactive characteristics. Important applications of marine biomaterials include medical applications, antimicrobial agents, drug delivery agents, anticoagulants, rehabilitation of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, bone diseases and diabetes, as well as comestible, cosmetic and industrial applications.
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- Mei-chen Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital (Former 307th Hospital of the PLA), Dongda Street, Beijing, 100071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
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- College of Graduate Studies, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, PR China
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453000, PR China
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El-Sayed A, Elsayed EA, Amr AEGE. Antiproliferative Activity of Some Newly Synthesized Substituted Pyridine Candidates Using 4-(Aaryl)-6-(naphthalen-1-yl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile as Synthon. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:7147-7156. [PMID: 33748628 PMCID: PMC7970580 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Herein, we used nicotinonitrile derivatives 4a,b as scaffolds to build novel and active antineoplastic agents. The reaction of nicotinonitrile derivatives 4a,b with POCl3/PCl5 and/or hydrazine hydrate afforded 2-chloropyridones 6a,b and 2-hydrazinyl nicotinonitrile derivatives 11a,b, respectively, as building blocks for various heterocyclic compounds. The structures of all of the synthesized heterocycles were elucidated from their spectral and elemental analyses. The cytotoxic activities of the prepared derivatives were evaluated against different cancer cell lines. Results revealed potential cytotoxic effects of the synthesized compounds against evaluated cell lines, where NCIH 460 and RKOP 27 cell lines were the most affected by the prepared compounds. Derivative 14a was the most effective against all tested cell lines in terms of the obtained IC50 values (25 ± 2.6, 16 ± 2, 127 ± 25, 422 ± 26, and 255 ± 2 nM against NCIH 460, RKOP 27, HeLa, U937, and SKMEL 28 cells, respectively).
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- Amira
A. El-Sayed
- Laboratory
of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Bioproducts
Research Department, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry
of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical
Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC),
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Applied
Organic Chemistry Department, National Research
Center, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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Ibrahim AA, Ali KA, Hafez NAA, Elsayed MA, Mohamed KMH, Hosni HM, Amr AEGE, Elsayed EA. Synthesis and Characterization of Macrocyclic Chiral Tröger's Base Phenhomazine Candidates as Anticancer Agent. Front Chem 2021; 8:633065. [PMID: 33748073 PMCID: PMC7976657 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.633065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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1,4,7,10-Tetraoxa[10](2,8)trögerophane 5 was synthesized from its corresponding precursors. Heating of 2 with p-nitrophenoxide afforded bis(p-nitrophenyl)ether 3, which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to give bis(p-aminophenyl)ether 4. Treatment of 4 with paraformaldehyde and triflouroacetic anhydride gave trögerophane 5. Reaction of 5 with trifluroacetic anhydride afforded phenhomazine derivative 6, which was treated with potassium carbonate to afford tetrahydrophenhomazine 7. Finally, reaction of 7 with phenacylchloride, bromoacetic acid, or ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of triethyl amine under reflux, afforded the corresponding macrocyclic compounds 8, 9 and 10, respectively. The synthesized trögerophane,precursors and its newly synthesized phenhomazines derivatives were screened for anticancer activity. Results revealed that 1,4,7,10-tetraoxa[10](2,8)trögerophane had a promising selectivity towards colon cancer cell line with an IC50 of 92.7 µg/ml.
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Pesticide Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Organic Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Bioproducts Research Chair, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Dihydronaphthalene Candidates as Potent Cytotoxic Agents against MCF-7 Human Cancer Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2020:8649745. [PMID: 33457417 PMCID: PMC7787731 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8649745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the present work, a new series of dihydronaphthalene derivatives were synthesized starting with 6-methoxy-1-tetralone 1, and the corresponding hydrazine derivative 2. Reaction of compound 2 with aryl isothiocyanates produced thiosemicarbazides 3a-d, which were reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to give thiazolidinone derivatives 4a-d. Pyrano thiazolecarbonitrile derivatives 5a-f were prepared by heating a mixture of compounds 4a or 4c, aryl aldehydes, and malononitrile utilizing distilled water in the presence of catalytic amount of potassium hydrogen phthalate. Also, treatment of 4a with DMF-DMA under solvent-free conditions gave enaminone derivative 6, which condensed with ethyl acetoacetate or acetylacetone or malononitrile or cyanothioacetamide to give compounds 7-10, respectively. Finally, reaction of the enaminone 6 with 2-aminoimidazol or 2-aminothiazol in the presence of glacial acetic acid produced derivatives 11 and 12, respectively. Cytotoxic evaluation of eleven compounds, against MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell lines, was estimated. Results revealed that five of the examined compounds 5a, 5d, 5e, 10, and 3d showed potent cytotoxic activities recording, IC50 values; 0.93 ± 0.02, 1.76 ± 0.04, 2.36 ± 0.06, 2.83 ± 0.07, and 3.73 ± 0.09 μM, respectively, which were more potent than the reference used (Saturosporin, IC506.08 ± 0.15 μM). The new products were also examined towards normal epithelial breast cells (MCF10A). All of them showed very good safety profile with different degrees and were safer than the reference drug used. Compound 5a was the most effective against MCF-7 cells and was less toxic than Saturosporin by about 18.45-folds towards MCF01A normal cells. All the new compounds were fully characterized by the different spectral and analytical tools. Herein, detailed syntheses, spectroscopic, and biological data are reported.
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Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SF, El-Hashash MA, Abd-Elghaffar HS, Mohamed KMH, Hosni HM, Amr AE, Elsayed EA. Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of Novel
Macrocyclic Indenedione Based on the Tröger’s Base and N,N′-Disubstituted Phenhomazine
Candidates. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363220090224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nehra B, Rulhania S, Jaswal S, Kumar B, Singh G, Monga V. Recent advancements in the development of bioactive pyrazoline derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 205:112666. [PMID: 32795767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pyrazolines remain privileged heterocycles in drug discovery. 2-Pyrazoline scaffold has been proven as a ubiquitous motif which is present in a number of pharmacologically important drug molecules such as antipyrine, ramifenazone, ibipinabant, axitinib etc. They have been widely explored by the scientific community and are reported to possess wide spectrum of biological activities. For combating unprecedented diseases and worldwide increasing drug resistance, 2-pyrazoline has been tackled as a fascinating pharmacophore to generate new molecules with improved potency and lesser toxicity along with desired pharmacokinetic profile. This review aims to summarizes various recent advancements in the medicinal chemistry of pyrazoline based compounds with the following objectives: (1) To represent inclusive data on pyrazoline based marketed drugs as well as therapeutic candidates undergoing preclinical and clinical developments; (2) To discuss recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of pyrazoline derivatives with their numerous biological significances for the eradication of various diseases; (3) Summarizes structure-activity relationships (SAR) including in silico and mechanistic studies to afford ideas for the design and development of novel compounds with desired therapeutic implications.
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- Bhupender Nehra
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, Ghal Kalan, Moga, 142001, Punjab, India.
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Anticancer Activities of Newly Synthesized Chiral Macrocyclic Heptapeptide Candidates. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25051253. [PMID: 32164321 PMCID: PMC7179445 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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As important cancer therapeutic agents, macrocyclic peptides have recently drawn great attention, mainly because they are synthetically accessible and have lower toxicity towards normal cells. In the present work, we synthesized newly macrocyclic pyridoheptapeptide derivatives. The synthesized derivatives were characterized using standard chemical and spectroscopic analytical techniques, and their anticancer activities against human breast and hepatocellular cancer cells were investigated. Results showed that compounds 1a and 1b were the most effective against hepatocellular (HepG2) and breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines, respectively.
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Chiral Pyridine-3,5-bis- (L-phenylalaninyl-L-leucinyl) Schiff Base Peptides as Potential Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, and Molecular Docking Studies Targeting Lactate Dehydrogenase-A. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25051096. [PMID: 32121469 PMCID: PMC7179198 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A series of branched tetrapeptide Schiff bases 3–6 were designed and synthesized from corresponding tetrapeptide hydrazide 2 as a starting material.In vitroevaluation of the synthesized compounds 4–6 against breast MCF-7 carcinoma cells identified their excellent anticancer potency, with IC50 ranging from 8.12 ± 0.14 to 17.55 ± 0.27 μM in comparison with the references, cisplatin and milaplatin (IC50= 13.34 ± 0.11and 18.43 ± 0.13 μM, respectively). Furthermore, all derivatives demonstrated promising activity upon evaluation of theirin vitroandin vivosuppression of p53 ubiquitination and inhibition assessment for LDHA kinase. Finally, molecular docking studies were performed to predict the possible binding features of the potent derivatives within the ATP pocket of LDHA in an attempt to get a lead for developing a more potent LDHA inhibitor with anti-proliferative potency.
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Naglah AM, Amr AEGE, Abdel-Mageid RE, Elsayed EA, Abd El-Salam OI. Synthesis of chiral 3,5-bis(l-phenylalaninyl-l-leucinyl)pyridine Schiff base and their macrocyclic carboxaimide derivatives using 3,5-bis(l-phenylalaninyl)-pyridine methyl ester. ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR NATURFORSCHUNG B 2020; 75:251-258. [DOI: 10.1515/znb-2019-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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AbstractA series of linear tetrapeptides2–7and cyclooctapeptedopyridine derivatives8and9, were synthesized usingNα-dinicotinoyl-bis[(l-phenylalaninyl-l-leucyl)hydrazide]2as starting material. Acid hydrazide2was reacted with aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes to give Schiff base derivatives3and4, respectively. Additionally, compound2was reacted with dicarboxylic acid anhydrides ortetracarboxylic diacid anhydrides to give the corresponding linear diimide carboxamides5–7, and octapeptide tetraimides8and9, respectively. The synthesized products were elucidated by using spectroscopic evidences and they were evaluated for their antibacterial activity by using streptomycin as reference antibiotic drug.
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- Ahmed M. Naglah
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Saudi Arabia
- Peptide Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division , National Research Centre , Dokki 12622 , Cairo , A.R. Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Saudi Arabia
- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division , National Research Center , Dokki 12622, Cairo , A.R. Egypt
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- Department of Photochemistry, Chemical Industries Research Division , National Research Center , Dokki 12622 , Cairo, A.R. Egypt
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- Bioproducts Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Natural and Microbial Products Department , National Research Centre , Dokki 12622, Cairo , A.R. Egypt
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Division , National Research Center , Dokki 12622, Cairo , A.R. Egypt
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Amr AEGE, Ibrahimd AA, El-Shehry MF, Hosni HM, Fayed AA, Elsayed EA. In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Breast Cancer Activities of Some Newly Synthesized 5-(thiophen-2-yl)thieno-[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one Candidates. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24122255. [PMID: 31212962 PMCID: PMC6631792 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In this study, some of new thiophenyl thienopyrimidinone derivatives 2–15 were prepared and tested as anti-cancer agents by using thiophenyl thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinone derivative 2 as a starting material, which was prepared from cyclization of ethyl ester derivative 1 with formamide. Treatment of 2 with ethyl- chloroacetate gave thienopyrimidinone N-ethylacetate 3, which was reacted with hydrazine hydrate or anthranilic acid to afford acetohydrazide 4 and benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one 5, respectively. Condensation of 4 with aromatic aldehydes or phenylisothiocyanate yielded Schiff base derivatives 6,7, and thiosemicarbazise 10, which were treated with 2-mercaptoacetic acid or chloroacetic acid to give the corresponding thiazolidinones 8, 9, and phenylimino-thiazolidinone 11, respectively. Treatment of 4 with ethylacetoacetate or acetic acid/acetic anhydride gave pyrazole 12 and acetyl acetohydrazide 13 derivatives, respectively. The latter compound 13 was reacted with ethyl cycno-acetate or malononitrile to give 14 and 15, respectively. In this work, we have studied the anti-cancer activity of the synthesized thienopyrimidinone derivatives against MCF-7 and MCF-10A cancer cells. Furthermore, in vivo experiments showed that the synthesized compounds significantly reduced tumor growth up to the 8th day of treatment in comparison to control animal models. Additionally, the synthesized derivatives showed potential inhibitory effects against pim-1 kinase activities.
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- Abd El-Galil E Amr
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
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- Pesticide Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
- Chemistry Department, Al-Zahrawy University College, Karbala 56001, Iraq.
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- Pesticide Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
- Respiratory Therapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah Munawara, 22624, Saudi Arabia.
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- Zoology Department, Bioproducts Research Chair, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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El-Naggar M, Amr AEGE, Fayed AA, Elsayed EA, Al-Omar MA, Abdalla MM. Potent Anti-Ovarian Cancer with Inhibitor Activities on both Topoisomerase II and V600EBRAF of Synthesized Substituted Estrone Candidates. Molecules 2019; 24:E2054. [PMID: 31146483 PMCID: PMC6600292 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A series of 16-(α-alkoxyalkane)-17-hydrazino-estra-1(10),2,4-trien[17,16-c]-3-ol (3a-l) and estra-1(10),2,4-trien-[17,16-c]pyrazoline-3-ol derivatives (4a-d) were synthesized from corresponding arylidines 2a,b which was prepared from estrone 1 as starting material. Condensation of 1 with aldehydes gave the corresponding arylidine derivatives 2a,b which were treated with hydrazine derivatives in alcohols to give the corresponding derivatives 3a-l, respectively. Additionally, treatment of 2a,b with methyl- or phenylhydrazine in ethanolic potassium hydroxide afforded the corresponding N-substituted pyrazoline derivatives 4a-d, respectively. All these derivatives showed potent anti-ovarian cancer both in vitro and in vivo. The mechanism of anti-ovarian cancer was suggested to process via topoisomerase II and V600EBRAF inhibition.
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- Mohamed El-Naggar
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, UAE.
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- Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, National Research Center, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
- Respiratory Therapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah Munawara 22624, Saudi Arabia.
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- Zoology Department, Bioproducts Research Chair, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt.
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- Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Cytotoxic Effects of Newly Synthesized Heterocyclic Candidates Containing Nicotinonitrile and Pyrazole Moieties on Hepatocellular and Cervical Carcinomas. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24101965. [PMID: 31121825 PMCID: PMC6572605 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24101965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In this study, a series of newly synthesized substituted pyridine 9, 11-18, naphthpyridine derivative 10 and substituted pyrazolopyridines 19-23 by using cycnopyridone 8 as a starting material. Some of the synthesized candidates are evaluated as anticancer agents against different cancer cell lines. In vitro cytotoxic activities against hepatocellular and cervical carcinoma cell lines were evaluated using standard MTT assay. Different synthesized compounds exhibited potential in vitro cytotoxic activities against both HepG2 and HeLa cell lines. Furthermore, compared to standard positive control drugs, compounds 13 and 19 showed the most potent cytotoxic effect with IC50 values of 8.78 ± 0.7, 5.16 ± 0.4 μg/mL, and 15.32 ± 1.2 and 4.26 ± 0.3 μg/mL for HepG2 and HeLa cells, respectively.
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A Novel 3D In Vitro Platform for Pre-Clinical Investigations in Drug Testing, Gene Therapy, and Immuno-oncology. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7154. [PMID: 31073193 PMCID: PMC6509120 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43613-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tumors develop within complex cell-to-cell interactions, with accessory cells playing a relevant role starting in the early phases of cancer progression. This event occurs in a three-dimensional (3D) environment, which to date, has been difficult to reproduce in vitro due to its complexity. While bi-dimensional cultures have generated substantial data, there is a progressive awareness that 3D culture strategies may rapidly increase the understanding of tumor development and be used in anti-cancer compound screening and for predicting response to new drugs utilizing personalized approaches. However, simple systems capable of rapidly rebuilding cancer tissues ex-vivo in 3D are needed and could be used for a variety of applications. Therefore, we developed a flat, handheld and versatile 3D cell culture bioreactor that can be loaded with tumor and/or normal cells in combination which can be monitored using a variety of read-outs. This biocompatible device sustained 3D growth of tumor cell lines representative of various cancers, such as pancreatic and breast adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, and glioblastoma. The cells repopulated the thin matrix which was completely separated from the outer space by two gas-permeable membranes and was monitored in real-time using both microscopy and luminometry, even after transportation. The device was tested in 3D cytotoxicity assays to investigate the anti-cancer potential of chemotherapy, biologic agents, and cell-based therapy in co-cultures. The addition of luciferase in target cancer cells is suitable for comparative studies that may also involve parallel in vivo investigations. Notably, the system was challenged using primary tumor cells harvested from lung cancer patients as an innovative predictive functional assay for cancer responsiveness to checkpoint inhibitors, such as nivolumab. This bioreactor has several novel features in the 3D-culture field of research, representing a valid tool useful for cancer investigations, drug screenings, and other toxicology approaches.
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Microwave-Assisted Stereoselective Heterocyclization to Novel Ring d-fused Arylpyrazolines in the Estrone Series. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24030569. [PMID: 30720767 PMCID: PMC6384934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24030569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Microwave-assisted syntheses of novel ring d-condensed 2-pyrazolines in the estrone series were efficiently carried out from steroidal α,β-enones and hydrazine derivatives. The ring-closure reaction of 16-benzylidene estrone 3-methyl ether with hydrazine in acetic acid resulted in a 2:1 diastereomeric mixture of two 16,17-cis fused pyrazolines, which is contrary to the former literature data for both stereoselectivity and product structure. However, the cyclization reactions of a mestranol-derived unsaturated ketone with different arylhydrazines in acidic ethanol furnished the heterocyclic products in good to excellent yields independently of the substituents present on the aromatic ring of the reagents applied. The MW conditions also permitted the ring-closure reaction with p-nitrophenylhydrazine which is unfavorable under conventional heating. Moreover, the transformations led to the heterocyclic compounds stereoselectively with a 16α,17α-cis ring junction without being susceptible to spontaneous and promoted oxidation to pyrazoles.
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24030416. [PMID: 30678347 PMCID: PMC6385123 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24030416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A series of estrone derivatives 3–8 was designed and synthesized using estrone arylmethylenes 2a,b as starting materials and their structures were confirmed by different spectral data and elemental analyses. All the newly synthesized compounds exhibited potent in vitro and in vivo cytotoxic activities against breast cancer cell lines. In addition, all compounds were subjected to in vitro and in vivo inhibition assays for EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases as well as p53 ubiquitination activity to obtain more details about their mechanism of action. Based on the promising results, a molecular docking study was investigated for the most representative compound 5a against the two targets, EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases, to assess its binding affinity, hoping to rationalize and obtain potent anticancer agents in the future.
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