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Sen A, Karati D. An insight into thymidylate synthase inhibitor as anticancer agents: an explicative review. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 397:5437-5448. [PMID: 38446215 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03020-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
Cancer, a widespread challenge to global health, remains a puzzle of intricate molecular dynamics. This review article delves into the mystery of cancer, with a keen focus on understanding the contributory role of thymidylate synthase (TS) in cancer. TS, a vital enzyme in DNA synthesis and repair, emerges as a significant player in the narrative of cancer development. The conversion of deoxyuridine monophosphate (dUMP) to deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP) is a major step in producing DNA. Numerous malignancies, including those of the breast, colon, lung, and ovary, have been linked to dysregulation of TS activity. Overexpression or mutations of TS lead to uncontrolled cell proliferation and tumorigenesis molecular interactions and signalling pathways involving TS come under scrutiny, revealing the nuanced connections that propel its involvement in cancer progression. Beyond overexpression and mutations, there emerges a subtle layer of regulation that involves microRNAs (miRNAs). These tiny particles attach to the TS messenger RNA, causing translational repression or its degradation, which in turn affects TS activity. Moving towards the therapeutic realm, thymidylate synthase inhibition acts as a promising anti-cancer strategy. Targeting TS with small-molecule inhibitors could provide a novel approach to treat various cancers. By reducing the number of available nucleotides, TS inhibition would slow down or halt cancer cell division, thus depriving the tumor of the building blocks required for its proliferation and growth. The aim is to assess the viability and effectiveness of targeting TS to halt or slow down cancer progression. There is growing evidence that, in comparison to traditional TS inhibitors, few novel antifolate TS inhibitors are effective against a wider variety of neoplasms, such as lung carcinomas. It has been discovered that TS inhibitors increase cancer tissues' sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiation, increasing their vulnerability to these treatments. This article aims to provide a comprehensive insight into TS, examining its cellular details, detailing the heterocyclic moieties and molecular foundations, and providing a promising future outlook.
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- Aratrika Sen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India.
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Tahghighi A, Azerang P. Click chemistry beyond metal-catalyzed cycloaddition as a remarkable tool for green chemical synthesis of antifungal medications. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14555. [PMID: 38862260 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14555] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Click chemistry is widely used for the efficient synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole, a well-known scaffold with widespread biological activity in the pharmaceutical sciences. In recent years, this magic ring has attracted the attention of scientists for its potential in designing and synthesizing new antifungal agents. Despite scientific and medical advances, fungal infections still account for more than 1.5 million deaths globally per year, especially in people with compromised immune function. This increasing trend is definitely related to a raise in the incidence of fungal infections and prevalence of antifungal drug resistance. In this condition, an urgent need for new alternative antifungals is undeniable. By focusing on the main aspects of reaction conditions in click chemistry, this review was conducted to classify antifungal 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole hybrids based on their chemical structures and introduce the most effective triazole antifungal derivatives. It was notable that in all reactions studied, Cu(I) catalysts generated in situ by the reduction in Cu(II) salts or used copper(I) salts directly, as well as mixed solvents of t-BuOH/H2O and DMF/H2O had most application in the synthesis of triazole ring. The most effective antifungal activity was also observed in fluconazole analogs containing 1,2,3-triazole moiety and benzo-fused five/six-membered heterocyclic conjugates with a 1,2,3-triazole ring, even with better activity than fluconazole. The findings of structure-activity relationship and molecular docking of antifungal derivatives synthesized with copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) could offer medicinal chemistry scientists valuable data on designing and synthesizing novel triazole antifungals with more potent biological activities in their future research.
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- Azar Tahghighi
- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Peter S, Sotondoshe N, Aderibigbe BA. Carvacrol and Thymol Hybrids: Potential Anticancer and Antibacterial Therapeutics. Molecules 2024; 29:2277. [PMID: 38792138 PMCID: PMC11123974 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102277] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Cancer is ranked among lethal diseases globally, and the increasing number of cancer cases and deaths results from limited access to effective therapeutics. The use of plant-based medicine has been gaining interest from several researchers. Carvacrol and its isomeric compound, thymol, are plant-based extracts that possess several biological activities, such as antimalarial, anticancer, antifungal, and antibacterial. However, their efficacy is compromised by their poor bioavailability. Thus, medicinal scientists have explored the synthesis of hybrid compounds containing their pharmacophores to enhance their therapeutic efficacy and improve their bioavailability. Hence, this review is a comprehensive report on hybrid compounds containing carvacrol and its isomer, thymol, with potent anticancer and antibacterial agents reported between 2020 and 2024. Furthermore, their structural activity relationship (SAR) and recommended future strategies to further enhance their therapeutic effects will be discussed.
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- Sijongesonke Peter
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa;
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Başaran E, Çakmak R, Sahin D, Köprü S, Türkmenoğlu B, Akkoc S. Design, spectroscopic characterization, in silico and in vitro cytotoxic activity assessment of newly synthesized thymol Schiff base derivatives. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38197804 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2301747] [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: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Cancer is a global public health problem affecting millions of people every year. New anticancer drug candidates are needed to overcome the resistance to drugs used in the treatment of various types of cancer. In this study, two new series of benzenesulfonate-based thymol derivatives (14-19 and 20-25) were synthesized for the first time as promising chemotherapeutic agents and characterized using FT-IR, 1D NMR (1H- and 13C-NMR, APT, DEPT 135), 2D NMR (HETCOR and HMBC), and elemental analysis (CHNS). Antiproliferative activity of the molecules was determined against cancer cell lines, namely, the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (A549) and the colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line (DLD-1), using MTT method for both 48 and 72 h. Compounds (14-25) showed cytotoxic activities against A549 with IC50 values ranging from 9.98 to 81.83 μM, respectively, compared to cisplatin (6.65 μM). These compounds exhibited antiproliferative activities against DLD-1 cancer cells at concentrations ranging from 4.29 to 53.62 μM, respectively, compared to cisplatin (9.91 μM). Especially, compound 16 displayed significant cytotoxicity on A549 and DLD-1 cancer cells with IC50 values of 9.98 and 10.75 μM, respectively. Finally, molecular docking studies were performed with Bcl-2, VEGFR-2, EGFR, and HER2 targets using the Schrödinger 2021-2 Maestro Glide program. The binding energy values and binding interactions of compounds 16 and 22 were determined to be the result of their interactions with these targets. Schrödinger 2021-2 Qikprop wizard drug similarity ratios and ADME prediction of all compounds 14-25 were also calculated.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Eyüp Başaran
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Batman University, Batman, Turkey
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- Medical Laboratory Techniques Program, Vocational School of Health Services, Batman University, Batman, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Institute of Health Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Technology Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nazreen S, Elbehairi SEI, Malebari AM, Alghamdi N, Alshehri RF, Shati AA, Ali NM, Alfaifi MY, Elhenawy AA, Alam MM. New Natural Eugenol Derivatives as Antiproliferative Agents: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Computational Studies. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:18811-18822. [PMID: 37273621 PMCID: PMC10233844 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00933] [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: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Semisynthetic modifications of natural products have bestowed us with many anticancer drugs. In the present work, a natural product, eugenol, has been modified synthetically to generate new anticancer agents. The final compounds were structurally confirmed by NMR, IR, and mass techniques. From the cytotoxicity results, compound 17 bearing morpholine was found to be the most active cytotoxic agent with IC50 1.71 (MCF-7), 1.84 (SKOV3), and 1.1 μM (PC-3) and a thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.81 μM. Further cellular studies showed that compound 17 could induce apoptosis and arrest the cell cycle at the S phase in PC-3 carcinoma. The docking study strongly favors compound 17 to be a TS inhibitor as it displayed a similar interaction to 5-fluorouracil. The in silico pharmacokinetics and DFT computational studies support the results obtained from docking and biological evaluation and displayed favorable pharmacokinetic profile for a drug to be orally available. Compound 17 was found to be a promising TS inhibitor which could suppress DNA synthesis and consequently DNA damage in prostate cancer cells.
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- Syed Nazreen
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha
University, Al-Baha 65799, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
- Cell
Culture Laboratory, Egyptian Organization for Biological Products
and Vaccines, VACSERA Holding Company, Giza 2311, Egypt
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha
University, Al-Baha 65799, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science and Art, Taibah University, Al Ula, Madinah 16857, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha
University, Al-Baha 65799, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar
Unuversity, 11884 Nasr
City, Cairo 11751, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha
University, Al-Baha 65799, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hjouji MY, Almehdi AM, Elmsellem H, Seqqat Y, Ouzidan Y, Tebbaa M, Lfakir NA, Kandri Rodi Y, Chahdi FO, Chraibi M, Fikri Benbrahim K, Al-Omar MA, Almehizia AA, Naglah AM, El-Mowafi SA, Elhenawy AA. Exploring Antimicrobial Features for New Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine Derivatives Based on Experimental and Theoretical Study. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073197. [PMID: 37049960 PMCID: PMC10096078 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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5-bromopyridine-2,3-diamine reacted with benzaldehyde to afford the corresponding 6-Bromo-2-phenyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (1). The reaction of the latter compound (1) with a series of halogenated derivatives under conditions of phase transfer catalysis solid–liquid (CTP) allows the isolation of the expected regioisomers compounds (2–8). The alkylation reaction of (1) gives, each time, two regioisomers, N3 and N4; in the case of ethyl bromoactate, the reaction gives, at the same time, the three N1, N3 and N4 regioisomers. The structures of synthesized compounds were elucidated on the basis of different spectral data (1H NMR, 13C NMR), X-Ray diffraction and theoretical study using the DFT method, and confirmed for each compound. Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to determine the intermolecular interactions responsible for the stabilization of the molecule. Density functional theory was used to optimize the compounds, and the HOMO-LUMO energy gap was calculated, which was used to examine the inter/intra molecular charge transfer. The molecular electrostatic potential map was calculated to investigate the reactive sites that were present in the molecule. In order to determine the potential mode of interactions with DHFR active sites, the three N1, N3 and N4 regioisomers were further subjected to molecular docking study. The results confirmed that these analogs adopted numerous important interactions, with the amino acid of the enzyme being targeted. Thus, the most docking efficient molecules, 2 and 4, were tested in vitro for their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli). Gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive to the action of these compounds compared to the Gram-negative, which were much more resistant.
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- Mohammed-yassin Hjouji
- Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology Saiss, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), Sciences Faculty, Oujda 60000, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology Saiss, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique et Biotechnologie des Biomolécules et Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan II, BP 146, Mohammedia 28800, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique et Biotechnologie des Biomolécules et Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan II, BP 146, Mohammedia 28800, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique et Biotechnologie des Biomolécules et Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan II, BP 146, Mohammedia 28800, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology Saiss, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology Saiss, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
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- Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Peptide Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Art, Albaha University, Albahah 65731, Saudi Arabia
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Abdelgawad MA, Bukhari SNA, Musa A, Elmowafy M, Nayl AA, El-Ghorab AH, Sadek Abdel-Bakky M, Omar HA, Hadal Alotaibi N, Hassan HM, Ghoneim MM, Bakr RB. Phthalazone tethered 1,2,3-triazole conjugates: In silico molecular docking studies, synthesis, in vitro antiproliferative, and kinase inhibitory activities. Bioorg Chem 2023; 133:106404. [PMID: 36812829 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
New phthalazone tethered 1,2,3-triazole derivatives 12-21 were synthesized utilizing the Cu(I)-catalyzed click reactions of alkyne-functionalized phthalazone 1 with functionalized azides 2-11. The new phthalazone-1,2,3-triazoles structures 12-21 were confirmed by different spectroscopic tools, like IR; 1H, 13C, 2D HMBC and 2D ROESY NMR; EI MS, and elemental analysis. The antiproliferative efficacy of the molecular hybrids 12-21 against four cancer cell lines was evaluated, including colorectal cancer, hepatoblastoma, prostate cancer, breast adenocarcinoma, and the normal cell line WI38. The antiproliferative assessment of derivatives 12-21 showed potent activity of compounds 16, 18, and 21 compared to the anticancer drug doxorubicin. Compound 16 showed selectivity (SI) towardthe tested cell lines ranging from 3.35 to 8.84 when compared to Dox., that showed SI ranged from 0.75 to 1.61. Derivatives 16, 18 and 21 were assessed towards VEGFR-2 inhibitory activity and result in that derivative 16 showed the potent activity (IC50 = 0.123 µM) in comparison with sorafenib (IC50 = 0.116 µM). Compound 16 caused an interference with the cell cycle distribution of MCF7 and increased the percentage of cells in S phase by 1.37-fold. In silico molecular docking of the effective derivatives 16, 18, and 21 against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) confirmed the formation of stable protein-ligand interactions within the pocket.
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- Mohamed A Abdelgawad
- Department of pharmaceutical chemistry, college of pharmacy, Jouf university, sakaka 72431, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of pharmaceutical chemistry, college of pharmacy, Jouf university, sakaka 72431, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt
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Kumar D, Aggarwal N, Deep A, Kumar H, Chopra H, Marwaha RK, Cavalu S. An Understanding of Mechanism-Based Approaches for 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Scaffolds as Cytotoxic Agents and Enzyme Inhibitors. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:254. [PMID: 37259401 PMCID: PMC9963071 DOI: 10.3390/ph16020254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
The world's health system is plagued by cancer and a worldwide effort is underway to find new drugs to treat cancer. There has been a significant improvement in understanding the pathogenesis of cancer, but it remains one of the leading causes of death. The imperative 1,3,4-oxadiazole scaffold possesses a wide variety of biological activities, particularly for cancer treatment. In the development of novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based drugs, structural modifications are important to ensure high cytotoxicity towards malignant cells. These structural modification strategies have shown promising results when combined with outstanding oxadiazole scaffolds, which selectively interact with nucleic acids, enzymes, and globular proteins. A variety of mechanisms, such as the inhibition of growth factors, enzymes, and kinases, contribute to their antiproliferative effects. The activity of different 1,3,4-oxadiazole conjugates were tested on the different cell lines of different types of cancer. It is demonstrated that 1,3,4-oxadiazole hybridization with other anticancer pharmacophores have different mechanisms of action by targeting various enzymes (thymidylate synthase, HDAC, topoisomerase II, telomerase, thymidine phosphorylase) and many of the proteins that contribute to cancer cell proliferation. The focus of this review is to highlight the anticancer potential, molecular docking, and SAR studies of 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives by inhibiting specific cancer biological targets, such as inhibiting telomerase activity, HDAC, thymidylate synthase, and the thymidine phosphorylase enzyme. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent developments and discoveries in the field of anticancer drugs using 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.
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- Davinder Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India
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- MM College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala 133207, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani 127021, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, P-ta 1 Decembrie 10, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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Effectiveness of temperature and preparation method on stability kinetic of Curcumin nanodispersion: Cytotoxicity and in vitro release assessment. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Chemical Characterization of Honey and Its Effect (Alone as well as with Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles) on Microbial Pathogens' and Human Cancer Cell Lines' Growth. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15030684. [PMID: 36771391 PMCID: PMC9919140 DOI: 10.3390/nu15030684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The antibacterial, anticancer, and wound-healing effects of honey can vary according to the type, geographical region, honey bee species, and source of the flowers. Nanotechnology is an innovative and emerging field of science with an enormous potential role in medical, cosmetics, and industrial usages globally. Metal nanoparticles that derived from silver and range between 1 nm and 100 nm in size are called silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Much advanced research AgNPs has been conducted due to their potential antibacterial and anticancer activity, chemical stability, and ease of synthesis. The purpose of the present study was to explore the physicochemical properties of honey and the potential to use forest honey to synthesize AgNPs as well as to appraise the nanoparticles' antimicrobial and anticancer effects. Here, we used three different percentages of forest honey (20%, 40%, and 80%) as biogenic mediators to synthesize AgNPs at room temperature. The development of AgNPs was confirmed by color change (to the naked eye) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy studies, respectively. The absorbance peak obtained between 464 to 4720 nm validated both the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band and the formation of AgNPs. Regarding the sugar profile, the contents of maltose and glucose were lower than the content of fructose. In addition, the results showed that the SPR band of AgNPs increased as the percentage of forest honey increased due to the elevation of the concentration of the bio-reducing agent. A bacterial growth kinetic assay indicated the strong antibacterial efficacy of honey with silver nanoparticles against each tested bacterial strain. Honey with nanotherapy was the most effective against hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and colon cancer (HCT 116) cells, with IC50s of 23.9 and 27.4 µg/mL, respectively, while being less effective against breast adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7), with an IC50 of 32.5 µg/mL.
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Alam MM, Elbehairi SEI, Shati AA, Hussien RA, Alfaifi MY, Malebari AM, Asad M, Elhenawy AA, Asiri AM, Mahzari AM, Alshehri RF, Nazreen S. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new eugenol derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole as novel inhibitors of thymidylate synthase. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj05711e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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We report the preparation and cytotoxicity of two new eugenol derivatives that contain 1,3,4-oxadiazole, as novel inhibitors of thymidylate synthase; these derivatives are shown to be promising chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Mohammad Mahboob Alam
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
- Cell Culture Laboratory, Egyptian Organization for Biological Products and Vaccines, VACSERA Holding Company, Giza 2311, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 11884 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Art, Al Ula, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Albalawi FF, El-Nassag MAA, El-Eisawy RA, Mohamed MBI, Fouda AM, Afifi TH, Elhenawy AA, Mora A, El-Agrody AM, El-Mawgoud HKA. Synthesis of 9-Hydroxy-1 H-Benzo[ f]chromene Derivatives with Effective Cytotoxic Activity on MCF7/ADR, P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Effects. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010049. [PMID: 36613493 PMCID: PMC9820082 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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β-Enaminonitriles bearing 9-hydroxy-1H-benzo[f]chromene moiety was synthesized. The targeted compounds were evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity against three human tumor cell lines, PC-3, SKOV-3 and HeLa, and the active cytotoxic compounds were further evaluated against cancer cells, MCF-7/ADR, and two normal cell lines, HFL-1 and WI-38. Few compounds were assigned to be the most potent derivatives against PC-3, SKOV-3 and HeLa cell lines in comparison with Vinblastine and Doxorubicin. Several compounds possessed a relatively good potency against MCF-7/ADR cells as compared with Doxorubicin and were tested as a P-gp inhibitor. Moreover, the halogenated substituents, 2,4-F2, 2,3-Cl2, 2,5-Cl2 and 3,4-Cl2; have good potency against P-gp-mediated MDR in MCF-7/ADR as compared with Doxorubicin. Meanwhile, Rho123 accumulation assays revealed that few compounds effectively inhibited P-pg and efflux function. In addition, certain derivatives induced apoptosis and an accumulation of the treated MCF-7/ADR cells in the G1, S and G1/S phases.
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- Fawzia F. Albalawi
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (F.F.A.); (A.M.E.-A.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Art, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha 65582, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Art, Albaha University, Albahah 65731, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Correspondence: (F.F.A.); (A.M.E.-A.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science, and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11757, Egypt
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Wang JJ, Sun W, Jia WD, Bian M, Yu LJ. Research progress on the synthesis and pharmacology of 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives: a mini review. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:2304-2319. [PMID: 36000176 PMCID: PMC9423840 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2115036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Oxadiazole is a five-membered heterocyclic compound containing two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-oxadiazole have favourable physical, chemical, and pharmacokinetic properties, which significantly increase their pharmacological activity via hydrogen bond interactions with biomacromolecules. In recent years, oxadiazole has been demonstrated to be the biologically active unit in a number of compounds. Oxadiazole derivatives exhibit antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tuberculous, anti-fungal, anti-diabetic and anticancer activities. In this paper, we report a series of compounds containing oxadiazole rings that have been published in the last three years only (2020-2022) as there was no report or their activities described in any article in 2019, which will be useful to scientists in research fields of organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology.
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- Jing-Jing Wang
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Pharmacology for Cardio-Cerebral Vascular System, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tongliao, PR China
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El-Sofany WI, El-sayed WA, Abd-Rabou AA, El-Shahat M. Synthesis of new imidazole-triazole-glycoside hybrids as anti-breast cancer candidates. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Elattar EM, Shaban M, Saad HEA, Badria FA, Galala AA. Evaluation of antimicrobial, antiquorum sensing, and cytotoxic activities of new vanillin 1,2,3-triazole derivatives. Nat Prod Res 2022:1-10. [PMID: 36194212 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2130299] [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: 10/10/2022]
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Vanillin (1), the main constituent of vanilla species, was used as a starting natural scaffold for the synthesis of five new (2-6) and one known (7) triazole derivatives via click chemistry using the copper (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition method. Vanillin and its new derivatives; 4-{1-[2-Hydroxymethyl-5-(5 methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl]-1H[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylmethoxy}-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde (2); [4-(4-Formyl-2methoxy-phenoxymethyl)-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl]-acetic acid methyl ester (3); 4-[1-(4-Acetyl-phenyl)-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylmethoxy]-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde (4); 4-[4-(1-Benzyl-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylmethoxy)-3-methoxy-phenyl]-but-3-en-2-one (5); and 4-[4-(1-Benzyl-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylmethoxy)-3-methoxy-phenyl]-4-hydroxy-butan-2-one (6), as well as the previously known derivative (7) were subjected to antimicrobial, antiquorum-sensing and cytotoxic evaluation. Compounds 4-7 possessed the most notable enhancement in the anti-bacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antifungal activity against Candida albicans. However, compounds 1 and 2 exhibited high antiquorum-sensing activity against Chromobacterium violaceum using catechin as a positive control. Compounds 4-7 demonstrated selective cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and HepG2 cancer cells compared to normal lung fibroblast cells (WI-38). These findings proved the usefulness of synthesis bioactive derivatives from vanillin through chemical modifications.
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- Eman M Elattar
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Sayyar Z, Jafarizadeh-Malmiri H, Beheshtizadeh N. A study on the anticancer and antimicrobial activity of Curcumin nanodispersion and synthesized ZnO nanoparticles. Process Biochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2022.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Alzahrani SAS, Nazreen S, Elhenawy AA, Ahmad A, Alam MM. Benzimidazole‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazole Hybrids: Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation, Docking and DFT Studies. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201559] [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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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Al-Baha University Al-Baha Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Al-Baha University Al-Baha Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University 11884 Nasr City Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Al-Baha University Al-Baha Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Alam MM. Synthesis and anticancer activity of novel Eugenol derivatives against breast cancer cells. Nat Prod Res 2022; 37:1632-1640. [PMID: 35872637 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2103809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Eugenol chemically known as 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol is a major phenolic component of Syzigium aromaticum and associated with significant biological activities. In the present work, new eugenol 1,2,3-triazole derivatives have been synthesized, characterized using NMR, mass spectrometry, IR, and elemental analysis and screened for their anticancer activity against breast cancer cells. Compound 9, namely 3-(4-((4-allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-N'-(4-methylbenzoyl) benzohydrazide was found to be the most potent candidate and better than eugenol in exhibiting cytotoxicity with IC50 6.91 and 3.15 μM, comparable to Doxorubicin with IC50 6.58 and 3.21 μM against MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells, respectively. Furthermore, compound 9 treated MCF-7 cells as observed by propidium iodide staining significantly increased cell population of S phase and G2 phase to 43.64% and 35.19%, respectively therefore arresting cell cycle at G2 and S phase. These results indicate that eugenol linked 1,2,3-triazole ring could be used as anticancer leads for the treatment of this deadly diseases.
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- Mohammad Mahboob Alam
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Maldonado J, Acevedo W, Molinari A, Oliva A, Knox M, San Feliciano A. Synthesis, in vitro evaluation and molecular docking studies of novel naphthoisoxazolequinone carboxamide hybrids as potential antitumor agents. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2095410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Javier Maldonado
- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas-Química Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, CIETUS, IBSAL, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Programa de Pós-Graduaçao em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Do Vale Do Itajaí, UNIVALI, Itajaí, SC, Brazil
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Ahmed Saleh Alzahrani S, Nazreen S, Elhenawy AA, Neamatallah T, Alam MM. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Docking of New Benzimidazole-1,2,3-Triazole Hybrids as Antibacterial and Antitumor Agents. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2069133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Synthesis, antiproliferative, docking and DFT studies of benzimidazole derivatives as EGFR inhibitors. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alghamdi MD, Nazreen S, Ali NM, Amna T. ZnO Nanocomposites of Juniperus procera and Dodonaea viscosa Extracts as Antiproliferative and Antimicrobial Agents. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12040664. [PMID: 35214995 PMCID: PMC8875860 DOI: 10.3390/nano12040664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cancer and microbial infections constitute a major burden and leading cause of death globally. The development of therapeutic compounds from natural products is considered a cornerstone in drug discovery. Therefore, in the present study, the ethanolic extract and the fractions of Dodonaea viscosa and Juniperus procera were evaluated for anticancer and antimicrobial activities. It was found that two fractions, JM and DC, exhibited promising anticancer and antimicrobial activities. The JM and DC fractions were further modified into ZnO nanocomposites, which were characterized by SEM, XRD, TGA, and EDX. It was noted that the synthesized nanocomposites displayed remarkable enhancement in cytotoxicity as well as antibacterial activity. Nanocomposite DC–ZnO NRs exhibited cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 16.4 ± 4 (HepG2) and 29.07 ± 2.7 μg/mL (HCT-116) and JM–ZnO NRs with IC50 values of 12.2 ± 10.27 (HepG2) and 24.1 ± 3.0 μg/mL (HCT-116). In addition, nanocomposites of DC (i.e., DC–ZnO NRs) and JM (i.e., JM–ZnO NRs) displayed excellent antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with MICs of 2.5 and 1.25 μg/mL, respectively. Moreover, these fractions and nanocomposites were tested for cytotoxicity against normal fibroblasts and were found to be non-toxic. GC-MS analysis of the active fractions were also carried out to discover the possible phytochemicals that are responsible for these activities.
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- Maha D. Alghamdi
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, P.O. Box 1988, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia; (M.D.A.); (N.M.A.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, P.O. Box 1988, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia; (M.D.A.); (N.M.A.)
- Correspondence: (S.N.); (T.A.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, P.O. Box 1988, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia; (M.D.A.); (N.M.A.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, P.O. Box 1988, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (S.N.); (T.A.)
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El-Mawgoud HK, Fouda AM, A.A. El-Nassag M, Elhenawy AA, Alshahrani MY, El-Agrody AM. Discovery of novel rigid analogs of 2-naphthol with potent anticancer activity through multi-target topoisomerase I & II and tyrosine kinase receptor EGFR & VEGFR-2 inhibition mechanism. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 355:109838. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Almalki ASA, Nazreen S, Elbehairi SEI, Asad M, Shati AA, Alfaifi MY, Alhadhrami A, Elhenawy AA, Alorabi AQ, Asiri AM, Alam MM. Design, synthesis, anticancer activity and molecular docking studies of new benzimidazole derivatives bearing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties as potential thymidylate synthase inhibitors. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01980a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Compounds 10 and 14 arrest the cell cycle at the G1 phase and induce apoptosis without any necrosis in MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Abdulraheem SA Almalki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
- Cell Culture Laboratory, Egyptian Organization for Biological Products and Vaccines, VACSERA Holding Company, Giza 2311, Egypt
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 11884 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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