Synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of novel [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amines

A series of novel N-anilino-5-methyl-2-(3-(5-(alkylaminomethyl)furan-2-yl-methylthio)propyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against two cancer cell lines, Bel-7402 and HT-1080. Compounds 9, 14, 19 and 23 possessed marked cytotoxicity, especially 23 (with IC(50) values of 15.0 microM and 7.8 microM against Bel-7402 and HT-1080 cell lines, respectively), which had emerged as lead compound. The activity was found to depend strongly on substitution pattern of the side chains at C-2 position, and 4-triflouromethylanilino substituent at C-7 position was an option for anticancer potency.     

Discovery of Novel Tricyclic 5H-Pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles as Potent Antitumor Agents: Design,Synthesis and Biological Evaluation

A novel series of 5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles(L-01-L-32) was synthesized and characterized by means of ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. The cytotoxicity of the target compounds against Bel-7402 and HT-1080 cell lines were evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay. Most of them exhibited moderate to excellent cytotoxicity, and six compounds(L-04, L-06, L-18, L-20, L-21 and L-23) possessed dramatically increased cytotoxicity superior to Gefitinib. Of these initial hits, compound L-21 displayed remarkable cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines with half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC₅₀) values of 4.6 and 2.1 μmol/L, respectively, which was 13.9- to 25.6-fold more potent than positive control.     

Design,synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel 2,7-disubstituted triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines

In our efforts to identify novel potent anticancer agents, we synthesized a series of 2,7-disubstituted triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines (6–16). Their antiproliferative activity against Bel-7402, HT-1080 and WI-38 cell lines was tested by MTT assay in vitro. Four of the compounds (9–11 and 16) displayed promising antiproliferative activity superior to gefitinib, especially compound 9. A preliminary SAR study of these derivatives was performed.     

Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activities of novel 5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles

A novel series of 5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles were designed and synthesized in order to find novel potent anticancer compounds.The structures were confirmed by ~1H NMR and MS.Their antiproliferative activities against two cancer cell lines were tested by the MTT method in vitro.Three of compounds (1e,1g,and 1h) exhibited potent antiproliferative activities,especially compound 1h (with IC_(50) values of 5.2μmol/L and 1.9μmol/L against Bel-7402 and HT-1080,respectively).The preliminary structure-activity relationships of 5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole derivatives were discussed.     

Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity of novel 1,4-disubstituted phthalazines

Eight novel 1,4-disubstituted phthalazines （7-14） were designed and synthesized. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR,1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Their in vitro cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines （Bel-7402 and HT- 1080） were evaluated by standard MTT assay. Among them, compounds 9 and 11 exhibited more potent cytotoxicity than cisplatin. 2007 Ping Gong. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Tricyclic Oximino Derivatives as Antitumor Agents

A series of novel alkylthio/sulfinyl-8H-thieno[2,3-b]pyrrolizin-8-oximino derivatives Ⅴ1--Ⅷ15 were designed and synthesized as antitumor agents. Their structures were confirmed using IR, ^1H NMR, elemental analysis, and MS. The antitumor activities of all the target compounds were tested by the MTT method in vitro against Bel-7402, HT-1080, SGC-7901, and A549 Cell Lines. Among them, compound Ⅵ9 displayed a promising antitumor activity superior to that of Cisplatin.     

双-β-咔啉衍生物的设计、合成及抗肿瘤活性

以去氢骆驼蓬碱为原料,经过脱甲基、烷基化等步骤,合成了一系列双-β-咔啉衍生物.目标化合物均经核磁共振谱(NMR)和质谱(MS)进行结构确证.以顺铂为阳性对照药,采用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法考察了目标化合物体外抗肿瘤(Bel-7402,786-0,BGC-823,A375,769-P和MCF7等6株细胞)活性.结果表明,化合物4g和4o与阳性对照药相比具有良好的抗肿瘤活性,其半抑制浓度(IC_(50))值均小于10μmol/L.初步构效关系研究表明,当桥链亚甲基数目为8~10,β-咔啉环上9-丁基或9-异丁基取代时,化合物的抗肿瘤活性较强.     

Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Novel 4-Morpholinothieno [3,2-d]pyrimidine Derivatives

A series of novel 2-hydrazinyl-4-morpholinothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives was designed and synthesized.All of them were screened for their cytotoxic activities against large cell lung cancer（H460）,colon cancer （HT-29） and adenocarcinomic lung cancer（A549） cell lines in vitro.The pharmacological results indicate that most of the target compounds show moderate to significant activities.Especially compound 17 exhibits the most potent antitumor activities against H460,HT-29 and A549 cell lines with IC50 values of 0.57,0.45 and 1.45 μmol/L,respectively.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 5,7-Diphenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Derivatives

A series of novel 5,7-diphenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives was designed and synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of all the target compounds against human colorectal cancer（HT-29）, human lung can- cer（H460）, human gastric cancer（MKN45） and human breast cancer（MDA-MB-231） cell lines were evaluated. The pharmacological results indicated that most of the target compounds showed moderate to excellent activities against the tested cell lines. The most promising compound 4h（0.20, 0.006, 0.08, 0.021 μmol/L） was 2.6, 5.1, 3.6 and 21.9 times more active than EPC2407（0.52, 0.031, 0.29, 0.46 μmol/L） against HT-29, H460, MKN45 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, respectively.     

Isoquino[4,5-bc]acridines: design, synthesis and evaluation of DNA binding, anti-tumor and DNA photo-damaging ability

Several novel isoquino[4,5-bc]acridine derivatives have been designed and synthesized. Their DNA-binding, anti-tumor and DNA-photo-damaging properties were investigated. A4 exhibited the highest anti-tumor activities against both A 549 (human lung cancer cell) and P388 (murine leukemia cells). All these compounds were found to be more cytotoxic against P388 than against A549. Under 365-nm light irradiation, A3 damaged plasmid DNA pBR322 at <2 microM and cleaved DNA from form I to 100% form II by 50 microM. The mechanism studies revealed that A3 damaged DNA by electron transfer mechanism and singlet oxygen species.     

双-β-咔啉衍生物的设计、合成及抗肿瘤活性

以去氢骆驼蓬碱为原料, 经过脱甲基、 烷基化等步骤, 合成了一系列双-β-咔啉衍生物. 目标化合物均经核磁共振谱(NMR)和质谱(MS)进行结构确证. 以顺铂为阳性对照药, 采用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法考察了目标化合物体外抗肿瘤(Bel-7402, 786-0, BGC-823, A375, 769-P和MCF7等6株细胞)活性. 结果表明, 化合物4g和4o与阳性对照药相比具有良好的抗肿瘤活性, 其半抑制浓度(IC₅₀)值均小于10 μmol/L. 初步构效关系研究表明, 当桥链亚甲基数目为8~10, β-咔啉环上9-丁基或9-异丁基取代时, 化合物的抗肿瘤活性较强.     

Synthesis of novel heptaplatin derivatives and evaluation of their ability to inhibit proliferation of cancer cell lines

A series of novel heptaplatin derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit growth of two cancer cell lines: human colon carcinoma cell line HCT-8 and human hepatocarcinoma cell line Bel-7402. Majority of the synthesized compounds demonstrated superior activity against cancer cell lines compared to heptaplatin. Specifically, compounds 5a and 5b (5 µg/mL) had more pronounced efficacy against the HCT-8 cell line while 6b and 6c (0.5 µg/mL) had higher efficacy against Bel-7402 cell line.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel furozan-based nitric oxide-releasing derivatives of oridonin as potential anti-tumor agents

To search for novel nitric oxide (NO) releasing anti-tumor agents, a series of novel furoxan/oridonin hybrids were designed and synthesized. Firstly, the nitrate/nitrite levels in the cell lysates were tested by a Griess assay and the results showed that these furoxan-based NO-releasing derivatives could produce high levels of NO in vitro. Then the anti-proliferative activity of these hybrids against four human cancer cell lines was also determined, among which, 9 h exhibited the most potential anti-tumor activity with IC?? values of 1.82 μM against K562, 1.81 μM against MGC-803 and 0.86 μM against Bel-7402, respectively. Preliminary structure-activity relationship was concluded based on the experimental data obtained. These results suggested that NO-donor/natural product hybrids may provide a promising approach for the discovery of novel anti-tumor agents.     

Cytotoxicity of constituents from Mexican propolis against a panel of six different cancer cell lines

The cytotoxicity of 39 compounds, including eighteen flavonoids (flavanones, 1-10; flavones, 11-17; flavanol, 18), sixteen phenolic acid derivatives (aromatic acids, 19-24; aldehyde, 25; esters, 26-34) and five glycerides (35-39), isolated from Mexican propolis, were evaluated against a panel of six different cancer cell lines; murine colon 26-L5 carcinoma, murine B16-BL6 melanoma, murine Lewis lung carcinoma, human lung A549 adenocarcinoma, human cervix HeLa adenocarcinoma and human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma. A phenylpropanoid-substituted flavanol, (2R,3S)-8-[4-phenylprop-2-en-1-one]-4',7-dihydroxy-3',5-dimethoxyflavan-3-ol (18), showed the most potent cytotoxicity against A549 cells (IC50, 6.2 microM) and HT-1080 cells (IC50, 3.9 microM), stronger than those of the clinically used anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil (IC50, 7.5 microM and 5.4 microM, respectively). Based on the observed results, the structure-activity relationships are discussed.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of 6- and 2- （ 1-acyl sulfanylalkyl）-5,8-dimethoxy- 1,4-naphthoquinones

Sixteen novel 6- and 2-（1-acylsulfanylalkyl）-5,8-dimethoxy-l,4-naphthoquinones were designed and synthesized. Their cytotoxicities were evaluated in vitro against BEL-7402, HT-29 and SPC-Al cell lines. The pharmacological results showed that most of the prepared compounds displayed the excellent selectivity for HT-29 cell line. Compound lab exhibited the most potent antitumor activity among the tested compounds.     

Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of 2-hydrazinylpyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-3(4H)-one derivatives

A series of novel 2-hydrazinylpyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-3（4H）-one derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against A549,MDA-MB-231 and HT-29 cell lines in vitro.Pharmacological data indicated that compounds 5b,5c,10a and 10g possessed marked cytotoxicity,especially 10a(with IC₅₀ values of 0.81,2.56 and 1.63μmol/L against A549,MDA-MB- 23 1 and HT29 cell lines,respectively),which had emerged as a lead compound.     

Three new phenolic glucosides from the roots of Rheum palmatum

A novel naphthalene glucoside, rheumone A (1), with an unprecedented skeleton containing a seven-membered lactone, and two new compounds, 1-O-phloroglucinyl-2-O-galloyl-6-O-cinnamoyl-β-D-glucoside (2) and chrysophanol 1-O-β-D-(6'-O-malonyl)glucoside (3), together with three known compounds (4-6) were isolated from the roots of Rheum palmatum. Their structures were elucidated mainly by spectroscopic analysis. These compounds were evaluated in vitro for their cytotoxicities towards human hepatocellular cancer cell lines Bel-7402 and Bel-7402/5Fu, and human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823. None of them showed cytotoxicity with IC(50) far beyond 50 μM.     

Platinum(II) complexes of reduced amino acid ester Schiff bases: synthesis, characterization, and antitumor activity

A series of platinum(II) complexes of reduced amino acid esters Schiff bases were synthesized as potential anticancer agents and characterized by ¹H NMR, EA, IR, and molar conductivity. These compounds were tested for their DNA interaction with salmon sperm DNA by ultraviolet spectrum and CD spectrum, and their in vitro anticancer activities have been validated against HL-60, KB, BGC-823, and Bel-7402 cell lines by MTT assay. The cytotoxicity of complexes 5d and 5f are better than cisplatin against Bel-7402 cell lines, and show a close cytotoxic effect against HL-60 cell line.     

新型钯配合物[Pd(Phen)(TsserNO)]·H_2O的合成、晶体结构和体外抗肿瘤活性(英文)

A novel palladium(Ⅱ) complex [Pd(Phen)(TsserNO)]·H2O (Phen=1,10-phenanthroline; TsserNO=4- toluenesulfonyl-L-serinate dianion) has been prepared and structurally characterized, the cytotoxicity in vitro has also been investigated by MTT and SRB assays. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21 with cell parameters a=0.618 64(14) nm, b=1.768 9(4) nm, c=0.990 2(2) nm, β=102.392(4)°, V=1.058 3(4) nm3 and Z=2. The complex had selectivity against HL-60, BGC-823, Bel-7402 and KB cells lines, its cytotoxicity is equal to that of cisplatin against BGC-823 and Bel-7402 cells lines, however it is less potent than cisplatin against HL-60 and KB cell lines.Keywordsantitumor; palladium(Ⅱ) complex; crystal structure     

新型[1,2,4]三唑[4,3-b]均四嗪类化合物的合成及其抗癌活性

以6-(3,5-二甲基吡唑-1-基)-3-肼基均四嗪和芳醛为原料,经Schiff碱缩合和环合反应合成了6个新型的6-芳基-3-(3,5-二甲基吡唑-1-基)[1,2,4]三唑[4,3-b]均四嗪类化合物(4a～4f),其结构经1HNMR,MS,IR和元素分析表征。以顺铂为对照,采用MTT法测试了体外4a～4f对人白血病细胞株,人肺癌,人乳腺癌和人子宫颈癌细胞株的抗癌活性。结果表明,4a～4f对四种癌细胞均具有较强的抑制活性。