Synthesis,Biological Evaluation,DNA Binding,and Molecular Docking of Hybrid 4,6-Dihydrazone Pyrimidine Derivatives as Antitumor Agents

In the present paper, on the basis of molecular hybridization, a series of 4,6-dihydrazone pyrimidine derivatives containing the pyridine moiety were synthesized, structurally characterized, and evaluated in vitro for their antitumor activity. According to the results, all the tested compounds demonstrated broad-spectrum antitumor activity against selected tumor cell lines (MCF-7, BGC-823, A549, and BEL-7402) and no obvious toxicity toward normal cells HL-7702. In particular, compounds 10a and 10f were found to be the most promising antitumor agents among the tested compounds against BGC-823 cells (IC₅₀ = 9.00 μM and 7.89 μM) and BEL-7402 cells (IC₅₀ = 6.70 μM and 7.66 μM), respectively. Compounds 10a and 10f exhibited higher potency against BGC-823 and BEL-7402 than the positive control 5-FU (IC₅₀ = 15.18 μM and 15.81 μM). Further mechanism investigations demonstrated that compounds 10a and 10f could significantly increase the level of cellular ROS and induce early apoptosis of BGC-823 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the DNA binding results from UV/Vis, CD spectroscopy, and molecular docking studies indicated that 10a and 10f bind with DNA via groove binding and partial intercalation. These results demonstrated that 10a and 10f may serve as novel lead compounds for the discovery of more dihydrazone pyrimidine derivatives with improved antitumor potency and selectivity.     

Regioselective Synthesis and Molecular Docking Studies of 1,5-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives of Pyrimidine Nucleobases

1,2,3-triazoles are versatile building blocks with growing interest in medicinal chemistry. For this reason, organic chemistry focuses on the development of new synthetic pathways to obtain 1,2,3-triazole derivatives, especially with pyridine moieties. In this work, a novel series of 1,5-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles functionalized with pyrimidine nucleobases were prepared via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction in a regioselective manner for the first time. The N1-propargyl nucleobases, used as an alkyne intermediate, were obtained in high yields (87–92%) with a new two-step procedure that selectively led to the monoalkylated compounds. Then, FeCl₃ was employed as an efficient Lewis acid catalyst for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between different aryl and benzyl azides and the N1-propargyl nucleobases previously synthesized. This new protocol allows the synthesis of a series of new 1,2,3-triazole derivatives with good to excellent yields (82–92%). The ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion) analysis showed good pharmacokinetic properties and no violations of Lipinsky’s rules, suggesting an appropriate drug likeness for these new compounds. Molecular docking simulations, conducted on different targets, revealed that two of these new hybrids could be potential ligands for viral and bacterial protein receptors such as human norovirus capsid protein, SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 helicase, and metallo-β-lactamase.     

取代嘧啶化合物的合成和生物活性研究

合成了14个新型取代嘧啶类化合物,结构经质谱、红外光谱、氢核磁共振光谱和元素分析确证.杀虫、杀菌和除草活性测定结果表明,部分化合物具有良好的杀菌活性.在嘧啶环的2-位上导入二甲氨基时表现出杀菌活性,但在嘧啶环的5-位上有甲基取代基时,杀菌活性下降.在嘧啶的4-位导入苯氧基时,显示出良好的杀菌活性,如化合物3b,3c和3e,苯环上的最优取代基是2-硝基-4-三氟甲基.     

Synthesis, Biological Activity Evaluation and Molecular Modeling Study on the New Isoconessimine Derivatives as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

New isoconessimine derivatives were synthesized from conessine （1） and evaluated as acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） inhibitors. The derivatives were prepared via two reaction steps, N-demethylation and nuc]eophilic substi- tution. All of the synthesized derivatives exhibited more potential anti-acetylcholinesterase activities than conessine （1） （IC50=16μmol·L^-1） and isoconessimine （2） （IC50〉300 μmol·L ^-1）. Compound 7b （3fl-[methyl-[2-（4-nitro- phenoxy）ethyl]amino]con-5-enine） showed the most potent inhibitory activity with an IC50 of 110 μmol/L which is close to that of reference compound huperzine A （IC50= 70 μmol/L）. The mode of AChE inhibition by 7h was re- versible and non-competitive. In addition, molecular modeling was performed to explore the binding mode of in- hibitor 7b at the active site of AChE and the results showed that 7b could be docked into the acetylcholinesterase active site and compound 7h had hydrophobic interactions with Trp279 and Leu282.     

Promising Antidiabetic and Antimicrobial Agents Based on Fused Pyrimidine Derivatives: Molecular Modeling and Biological Evaluation with Histopathological Effect

Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder in both developing and non-developing countries, and a well-recognized global health problem. The WHO anticipates an increase in cases from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million by 2030. In the present study, we focus on the preparation of pyrimidine derivatives as potential antidiabetic and antimicrobial agents. Thein vivoeffect on total serum glucose concentration, cholesterol and antioxidant activity was assessed in adult male albino Wister rats and compared to the reference drug glimperide. Promising results were observed for compound 5. The histopathological study confirms that compound 5 results in significant activity with liver maintenance. The antimicrobial activities were evaluated against several bacterial strains such as Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 25566, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli NRRN 3008, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538and fungi such as Rhizopus oligosporus, Mucor miehei and Asperillus niger. Compounds 4 and 5 showed a good inhibition of the bacterial zone compared to the reference drug cephradine. Finally, we suggest protein targets for these drugs based on computational analysis, and infer their activities from their predicted modes of binding using molecular modeling. The molecular modeling for compounds 4 and 5 resulted in improved docking scores and hydrogen bonding. The docking studies are in good agreement with the in vitro and in vivo studies.     

4, 6-二芳基-2-氨基嘧啶类衍生物的合成与生物活性

合成并表征了5种4,6-二芳基-2-氨基嘧啶类化合物。 测试了它们对大肠肝菌甲硫酰胺肽酶(EcMetAP)的抑制作用及对CXCR4受体的拮抗作用。 发现5种化合物均对EcMetAP酶活有抑制作用,除化合物2外均对CXCR4受体有拮抗作用。 利用FieldTemplater和FieldAlign软件对化合物1～5的上述活性构效关系进行了分析,初步认为化合物的嘧啶环3位N原子及4位取代苯环上若引入给电子基团,可增强这类化合物的EcMetAP酶抑制活性;在嘧啶环2位引入负电性较强的基团取代,改造2个苯环和嘧啶环的4、5、6位Ｃ原子的结构可增强其CXCR4受体拮抗活性。     

含取代噁唑结构的新型吡唑肟衍生物的合成与生物活性

为了发现具有良好生物活性的吡唑肟化合物,以唑螨酯为先导化合物,在吡唑肟中引入取代噁唑结构,设计并制备了20个未见文献报道的新型吡唑肟衍生物,利用1H NMR,13C NMR和元素分析确证了目标产物的结构.生物活性测试结果显示,部分目标化合物在500和100μg/mL浓度下对粘虫或蚜虫表现出优良的杀虫活性,其中5-(3-氟苯氧基)-1,3-二甲基-1H-吡唑-4-甲酰基-O-{[5-(4-氯苯基)噁唑-2-基]甲基}肟(9j)、5-(4-氟苯氧基)-1,3-二甲基-1H-吡唑-4-甲酰基-O-{[5-(4-氯苯基)噁唑-2-基]甲基}肟(9k)、5-(4-叔丁基苯氧基)-1,3-二甲基-1H-吡唑-4-甲酰基-O-{[5-(4-氯苯基)噁唑-2-基]甲基}肟(9r)和5-(4-甲氧基苯氧基)-1,3-二甲基-1H-吡唑-4-甲酰基-O-{[5-(4-氯苯基)噁唑-2-基]甲基}肟(9s)在浓度为100μg/mL时对粘虫的防治效果均达100%,5-(4-溴苯氧基)-1,3-二甲基-1H-吡唑-4-甲酰基-O-{[5-(4-氟苯基)噁唑-2-基]甲基}肟(9g)和9s在浓度为100μg/mL时对蚜虫的杀灭活性均为100%.此外,化合物9s在500μg/mL时对朱砂叶螨的防治效果为70%.     

新型含吡啶环取代的吡唑肟醚类化合物的合成及生物活性研究

为了寻找新型高效低毒的农药先导化合物,通过N-吡啶基吡唑肟与2-氯-5-氯甲基吡啶的缩合反应,合成了一系列含吡啶环取代的吡唑肟醚类化合物.目标化合物的结构均经1H NMR,13C NMR和元素分析确证.初步生物活性试验结果表明,部分化合物具有一定的杀菌、杀虫和植物生长调节活性.如化合物5e在浓度为50 μtg/mL时对番茄早疫的抑制率为61.4％;化合物5j在浓度为50 μg/mL时对花生褐斑的抑制率为60.2％;化合物5i在浓度为500 μg/mL时对蚜虫表现出50.3％的杀死率;化合物5f在浓度为10 μg/mL时对黄瓜子叶生根表现出71.0％的促进生长作用.     

New Quinoxaline-Based Derivatives as PARP-1 Inhibitors: Design,Synthesis, Antiproliferative,and Computational Studies

Herein, 2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline was used as a bio-isosteric scaffold to the phthalazinone motif of the standard drug Olaparib to design and synthesize new derivatives of potential PARP-1 inhibitory activity using the 6-sulfonohydrazide analog 3 as the key intermediate. Although the new compounds represented the PARP-1 suppression impact of IC₅₀ values in the nanomolar range, compounds 8a, 5 were the most promising suppressors, producing IC₅₀ values of 2.31 and 3.05 nM compared to Olaparib with IC₅₀ of 4.40 nM. Compounds 4, 10b, and 11b showed a mild decrease in the potency of the IC₅₀ range of 6.35–8.73 nM. Furthermore, compounds 4, 5, 8a, 10b, and 11b were evaluated as in vitro antiproliferative agents against the mutant BRCA1 (MDA-MB-436, breast cancer) compared to Olaparib as a positive control. Compound 5 exhibited the most significant potency of IC₅₀; 2.57 µM, whereas the IC₅₀ value of Olaparib was 8.90 µM. In addition, the examined derivatives displayed a promising safety profile against the normal WI-38 cell line. Cell cycle, apoptosis, and autophagy analyses were carried out in the MDA-MB-436 cell line for compound 5, which exhibited cell growth arrest at the G2/M phase, in addition to induction of programmed apoptosis and an increase in the autophagic process. Molecular docking of the compounds 4, 5, 8a, 10b, and 11b into the active site of PARP-1 was carried out to determine their modes of interaction. In addition, an in silico ADMET study was performed. The results evidenced that compound 5 could serve as a new framework for discovering new potent anticancer agents targeting the PARP-1 enzyme.     

3-芳亚甲基联氨羰基-5-(对位取代苯基)-吡唑衍生物的 合成、结构和生物活性

以4-取代苯乙酮及草酸二乙酯为起始原料, 设计合成了20个新的3-芳亚甲基联氨羰基-5-(对位取代苯基)-吡唑衍生物, 产率较高. 所合成的化合物经元素分析, IR, 1H NMR对其结构进行了表征, 化合物4b, 4h还通过X-ray单晶衍射进一步确证了其结构. 初步生物活性实验结果表明, 所合成的化合物对绿豆发芽过程有着较好的生长调节作用.     

Novel 4-Azapregnene Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents: Synthesis,Antiproliferative Activity and Molecular Docking Studies

A series of novel 21E-arylidene-4-azapregn-5-ene steroids has been successfully designed, synthesized and structurally characterized, and their antiproliferative activity was evaluated in four different cell lines. Within this group, the 21E-(pyridin-3-yl)methylidene derivative exhibited significant cytotoxic activity in hormone-dependent cells LNCaP (IC₅₀ = 10.20 µM) and T47-D cells (IC₅₀ = 1.33 µM). In PC-3 androgen-independent cells, the steroid 21E-p-nitrophenylidene-4-azapregn-5-ene was the most potent of this series (IC₅₀ = 3.29 µM). Considering these results, the 21E-(pyridin-3-yl)methylidene derivative was chosen for further biological studies on T47-D and LNCaP cells, and it was shown that this azasteroid seems to lead T47-D cells to apoptotic death. Finally, molecular docking studies were performed to explore the affinity of these 4-azapregnene derivatives to several steroid targets, namely 5α-reductase type 2, estrogen receptor α, androgen receptor and CYP17A1. In general, compounds presented higher affinity to 5α-reductase type 2 and estrogen receptor α.     

Quinazoline Derivatives Designed as Efflux Pump Inhibitors: Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopic Studies

Multidrug resistance of bacteria is a worrying concern in the therapeutic field and an alternative method to combat it is designing new efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs). This article presents a molecular study of two quinazoline derivatives, labelled BG1189 and BG1190, proposed as EPIs. In silico approach investigates the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic profile of BG1189 and BG1190 quinazolines. Molecular docking and predicted ADMET features suggest that BG1189 and BG1190 may represent attractive candidates as antimicrobial drugs. UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy was employed to study the time stability of quinazoline solutions in water or in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), in constant environmental conditions, and to determine the influence of usual storage temperature, normal room lighting and laser radiation (photostability) on samples stability. The effects of irradiation on BG1189 and BG1190 molecules were also assessed through Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. FTIR spectra showed that laser radiation breaks some chemical bonds affecting the substituents and the quinazoline radical of the compounds.     

Design,Synthesis, Biological Evaluation,and Molecular Modeling of 2-Difluoromethylbenzimidazole Derivatives as Potential PI3Kα Inhibitors

PI3Kα is one of the potential targets for novel anticancer drugs. In this study, a series of 2-difluoromethylbenzimidazole derivatives were studied based on the combination of molecular modeling techniques 3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics. The results showed that the best comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) model had q² = 0.797 and r² = 0.996 and the best comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) model had q² = 0.567 and r² = 0.960. It was indicated that these 3D-QSAR models have good verification and excellent prediction capabilities. The binding mode of the compound 29 and 4YKN was explored using molecular docking and a molecular dynamics simulation. Ultimately, five new PI3Kα inhibitors were designed and screened by these models. Then, two of them (86, 87) were selected to be synthesized and biologically evaluated, with a satisfying result (22.8 nM for 86 and 33.6 nM for 87).     

Synthesis,Biological Evaluation,and In Silico Studies of New Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Based on Quinoxaline Scaffold

A quinoxaline scaffold exhibits various bioactivities in pharmacotherapeutic interests. In this research, twelve quinoxaline derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as new acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. We found all compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) with IC₅₀ values of 0.077 to 50.080 µM, along with promising predicted drug-likeness and blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeation. In addition, potent butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory activity with IC₅₀ values of 14.91 to 60.95 µM was observed in some compounds. Enzyme kinetic study revealed the most potent compound (6c) as a mixed-type AChE inhibitor. No cytotoxicity from the quinoxaline derivatives was noticed in the human neuroblastoma cell line (SHSY5Y). In silico study suggested the compounds preferred the peripheral anionic site (PAS) to the catalytic anionic site (CAS), which was different from AChE inhibitors (tacrine and galanthamine). We had proposed the molecular design guided for quinoxaline derivatives targeting the PAS site. Therefore, the quinoxaline derivatives could offer the lead for the newly developed candidate as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.     

含吲哚的吡唑并[3,4-d]嘧啶衍生物的设计合成及其生物活性研究

利用药物设计中的生物活性基团拼接原理,设计合成了13个含吲哚的吡唑并[3,4-d]嘧啶衍生物.目标化合物均经核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)、核磁共振碳谱(13C NMR)和高分辨质谱仪(HRMS)进行了结构确证.对4株肿瘤细胞(HeLa、MGC-803、MCF-7、BEL-7404)的体外抗增殖活性实验结果表明,目标化合物均表现出一定的抗肿瘤活性,MCF-7、MGC-803肿瘤细胞株敏感度高于HeLa和BEL-7404.其中, 6-[(6-甲氧羰基吲哚-3-基)硫基]-1-苯基-吡唑并[3,4-d]嘧啶-4-酮(5m)表现出较好的体外肿瘤抑制活性,对MCF-7、MGC-80和HeLa细胞的IC50均小于30μmol·L^-1,对MCF-7的IC50值为(4.02±0.92)μmol·L^-1,优于对照药物依托泊苷(10.1±0.62μmol·L^-1)和羟喜树碱(5.93±0.56μmol·L^-1).拓扑异构酶抑制实验结果表明,此类化合物对TopoII有选择性抑制活性,所有化合物对TopoⅡ表现出不同程度抑制活性,对Topo Ⅰ未表现出抑制活性.     

吲哚并喹啉衍生物与G-四链体相互作用的分子模拟研究

G-四链体是富含鸟嘌呤碱基的DNA序列通过氢键相互作用形成的四链螺旋结构. 通过小分子化合物诱导与稳定端粒G-四链体从而抑制端粒酶活性是一种新的抗癌策略. 为了研究一系列吲哚并喹啉衍生物与端粒G-四链体的相互作用, 探究其相互作用模式, 从而为实现基于G-四链体结构的药物合理设计提供依据, 使用分子对接的方法构建了吲哚并喹啉衍生物与G-四链体复合物结构, 在此基础上进行分子动力学模拟, 并使用线性相互作用能(LIE)方法计算了化合物与G-四链体的结合自由能. 结果表明: 化合物与G-四链体的主要相互作用方式由氢键、静电与π-π堆积作用构成, 侧链末端基团类型和侧链的长短是影响相互作用强弱的重要因素. 通过LIE方法计算的结合自由能与实验结果基本吻合, 相关度达到r²＝0.79. 并且, 基于预测的结合模式, 总结了拥有更高活性的新型吲哚并喹啉衍生物应具有的几个结构特征.     

A Sub-Micromolar MraYAA Inhibitor with an Aminoribosyl Uridine Structure and a (S,S)-Tartaric Diamide: Synthesis,Biological Evaluation and Molecular Modeling

New inhibitors of the bacterial tranferase MraY are described. Their structure is based on an aminoribosyl uridine scaffold, which is known to be important for the biological activity of natural MraY inhibitors. A decyl alkyl chain was introduced onto this scaffold through various linkers. The synthesized compounds were tested against the MraY_AA transferase activity, and the most active compound with an original (S,S)-tartaric diamide linker inhibits MraY activity with an IC₅₀ equal to 0.37 µM. Their antibacterial activity was also evaluated on a panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains; however, the compounds showed no antibacterial activity. Docking and molecular dynamics studies revealed that this new linker established two stabilizing key interactions with N190 and H325, as observed for the highly potent inhibitors carbacaprazamycin, muraymycin D2 and tunicamycin.     

One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of Methoxybenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile Derivatives; Anti-Chagas,X-ray,and In Silico ADME/Tox Profiling Studies

Several methoxybenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile analogs were designed and synthesized in a repositioning approach to developing compounds with anti-prostate cancer and anti-Chagas disease properties. The compounds were synthesized through a sequential multicomponent reaction of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile, and 1-tetralone in the presence of ammonium acetate and acetic acid (catalytic). The effect of the one-pot method on the generation of the target product has been studied. The compounds were in vitro screened against bloodstream trypomastigotes of T. cruzi (NINOA and INC-5 strains) and were most effective at showing a better activity profile than nifurtimox and benznidazole (reference drugs). A study in silico on absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADME/Tox) profiling to help describe the molecular properties related to the pharmacokinetic aspects in the human body of these compounds was reported. In addition, X-ray data for the compound 2-Amino-5,6-dihydro-4-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-8-methoxybenzo[h]quinoline-3-carbonitrile 6 was being reported. Spectral (IR, NMR, and elemental analyses) data on all final compounds were consistent with the proposed structures.