Synthesis of fused 1,2,4-triazines as potential antimicrobial and antitumor agents

5-Benzylidene-3-(p-chlorophenyl)-2-aminothiocarbonyl-1,2,4-triazine (2) was prepared via condensation of oxazolinone (1) with thiosemicarbazide. Fused 1,2,4-triazine derivatives (3, 4 and 9) were synthesized from the reaction of compound 2 with ω-bromomethyl aryl ketones, ethyl chloroacetate, and acetic anhydride. Treatment of 4 with acetic anhydride and aromatic aldehydes yielded the corresponding acetyl, diacetyl derivatives (6 and 7) and 7-benzylidene-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-4-thioxo-3-arylidene-1,2,4-triazino [2,1-a]-1,2,4-triazine-1,8-diones (8). The electron impact mass spectra of both the above series of compounds have also been recorded and their fragmentation pattern is discussed. All synthesized fused 1,2,4-triazine derivatives were primary in vitro screened for their antimicrobial and antitumor activity.

     

Hydrogel of ketoconazole and PAMAM dendrimers: formulation and antifungal activity

Ketoconazole (KET), an imidazole derivative with well-known antifungal properties, is lipophilic and practically insoluble in water, therefore its clinical use has some practical disadvantages. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of PAMAM-NH(2) and PAMAM-OH dendrimers generation 2 and generation 3 on the solubility and antifungal activity of KET and to design and evaluate KET hydrogel with PAMAM dendrimers. It was shown that the surface charge of PAMAM dendrimers strongly affects their influence on the improvement of solubility and antifungal activity of KET. The MIC and MFC values obtained by broth dilution method indicate that PAMAM-NH(2) dendrimers significantly (up to 16-fold) increased the antifungal activity of KET against Candida strains (e.g., in culture Candida albicans 1103059/11 MIC value was 0.008 μg/mL and 0.064 μg/mL, and MFC was 2 μg/mL and 32 μg/mL for KET in 10 mg/mL solution of PAMAM-NH(2) G2 and pure KET, respectively). Antifungal activity of designed KET hydrogel with PAMAM-NH(2) dendrimers measured by the plate diffusion method was definitely higher than pure KET hydrogel and than commercial available product. It was shown that the improvement of solubility and in the consequence the higher KET release from hydrogels seems to be a very significant factor affecting antifungal activity of KET in hydrogels containing PAMAM dendrimers.     

Synthesis, spectral characterization and antihaemostatic activity of 1,2,4-triazoles incorporating 1,2,4-triazine rings

A simple and high yielding method for the integration of a 1,2,4-triazole ring with 1,2,4-triazine-5-one (4a-j) has been developed starting from 3-arylsydnones (1a-d). The structures were proved by their spectral data and screened for antihaemostatic activity.     

Synthesis and central nervous system stimulant activity of 5,8-methanoquinazolines fused with 1,2,4-triazole,tetrazoleand 1,2,4-triazine

5,8-Methanoquinazolines fused with 1,2,4-triazole 4–5 , tetrazole 6 , and 1,2,4-triazine 8 were prepared starting from 2-hydrazino-5,8-methanoquinazoline 3 . Compound 3 and 6 showed the most potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant activities.     

A comparative study of amphiphilic PAMAM dendrimers at the air-water interface with different hydrophobe attachment groups

Generation 0 through 5 polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers with three different types of groups connecting to hydrophobic C12 tails and one type of group connecting to C18 tails were synthesized and studied as monolayers at the air-water interface with a Langmuir trough. The molecular areas were significantly influenced by the size and the type of connecting group. Higher-generation (e.g., G4 and G5) amphiphilic PAMAMs with amide connecting groups were more responsive to changes in compression rate and subphase temperature and less stable than the corresponding opened epoxide- or ester-connected counterparts. Intramolecular (and possibly also intermolecular) attractive hydrogen-bond interactions between the amide connectors are proposed as the reason for this behavior.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of benzimidazolyl-1,3,5-triazine and benzimidazolylpyrimidine derivatives

Triamino-substituted 1,3,5-triazine and pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized and tested for antitumor activities using some human cancer cell lines and murine leukemia cell lines. All the compounds having benzimidazolyl and morpholino groups as substituents on the 1,3,5-triazine ring showed antitumor activity. Pyrimidine derivatives having the same groups as substituents also showed antitumor activity. Among them, the compounds having 1-benzimidazolyl, morpholino and cis-2,3-dimethylmorpholino groups as substituents on the 1,3,5-triazine ring or pyrimidine ring exhibited the most potent antitumor activity, and these compounds exhibited no or very weak aromatase inhibitory activity. In contrast, the compounds having imidazolyl group instead of benzimidazolyl group as a substituent on the 1,3,5-triazine ring showed a potent aromatase inhibitory activity.     

Functionalization of PAMAM dendrimers with nitronyl nitroxide radicals as models for the outer‐sphere relaxation in dentritic potential MRI contrast agents

PAMAM dendrimers functionalized with nitronyl nitroxide radicals were characterized. Quantitative determination of substitution with radicals was performed using EPR and electrochemical methods. The study of the ¹H NMR relaxation of the surrounding water showed how the outer‐sphere contribution to the relaxivity may be limited by the presence of the dendrimer core. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Focused microwave irradiation-assisted synthesis of N-cyclohexyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives with antitumor activity

A facile synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives under focused microwave irradiation (FMWI) is reported. Arylamidoximes 1a–i and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) were carried out in DMF under FMWI to obtain 1,2,4-oxadiazoles 2a–i in 61–81% yields. All compounds exhibited antiproliferative activities in vitro against three human cancer cell lines HCT-116, PC-3, and SNB-19.     

Synthesis of steroidal dendrimers modified by ‘click’ chemistry with PAMAM dendrons as unimolecular micelles

Novel Fréchet–PAMAM hybrid dendrimers linked by triazole units as unimolecular micelles with a hydrophobic core surrounded by a hydrophilic shell were prepared. The dendritic cores with 3 and 6 alkyne terminal groups were synthesized from 1,3,5-tribromomethyl-benzene (tBrMeB), in one case by direct coupling with 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE); in the second one the tBrMeB was reacted with bis(hydroxymethyl) phenol followed by chlorination of the hydroxyl groups and subsequent coupling to EE. With this strategy, the core can be grown by further substitutions of bis(hydroxymethyl) phenol over the halogenated terminals as Fréchet dendrimer. The hydrophilic shells used were PAMAM type dendrons of 0.5 and 1.5 generations with azide as focal point and tert-butyl ester as end groups. The unimolecular micelles were obtained by cycloaddition between an azide in the selected dendron and the alkyne terminal in the hydrophobic core to obtain a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. Once the coupling was achieved, the tert-butyl ester groups were hydrolyzed in trifluoroacetic acid and the corresponding dendrimers with carboxylic acid as end groups were completely soluble in phosphate buffer solutions of pH 7.0, 7.4, and 8.0. All hybrid dendrimers were characterized by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and FTIR.     

Reactions of 4-nitroso-1,2,4-triazine with derivatives of hydrazine

The action of hydrazine on 4-nitroso-6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine-3(2H)-thione-5-one results in the cleavage of the nitroso group. The action of phenylhydrazine results in the reduction of the double bond in the triazine ring together with the cleavage of the nitroso group. The spectral characteristics of the compounds are considered, and the reaction mechanism is proposed.Sumy State University, Sumy, 244007. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1421–1423, October, 1996. Original article submitted May 20, 1996.     

Reaction of 3-amino-5,6-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazine with electrophiles

The title compound was reacted with four types of electrophiles and the respective reaction sites were investigated. The reaction with aryl isocyanates in the conventional way yielded the corresponding ureas. In the presence of triethylamine, the 3-amino group was diacylated with acyl chlorides. On the other hand, in the cases with arylsulfonyl chlorides and p-nitrobenzaldehyde under similar conditions, the methyl group at 5-position was preferentially attacked to give arylsulfonylmethyl and p-nitrostyryl derivatives, respectively.     

A novel derivative of geldanamycin and its antitumor activity

A new derivative of geldanamycin was synthesized by introducing the 6-cinnamamido-hexyl-amino group into the 17-site of geldanamycin,a heat shock protein 90(Hsp90)inhibitor,to obtain 17-(6-cinnamamido-hexylamino)-17-demethoxygel-danamycin (CNDG).Its in vitro and in vivo anfitumor effects were evaluated by MTT assay and xenografl in nude mice.     

A new tetrazole-containing 2-amino-4,6-di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine derivative: synthesis,interaction with DNA,and antitumor activity

Russian Chemical Bulletin - ({5-[4,6-Di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino}-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)-methyl 2-(5-phenyl-2H-tetrazol-2-yl)acetate was synthesized and characterized. The...     

Polyamidoamine dendrimers surface-engineered with biomimetic phosphorylcholine as potential drug delivery carriers

Biomimetic acryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (APC) was used to react with generation 5 poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (G5) via the Michael addition reaction between primary amino group of PAMAM dendrimers and acrylic functional group of APC. FTIR and (1)H NMR confirmed the success of surface modification of G5. The primary amino and phosphorylcholine (PC) group numbers of the surface engineered PAMAM dendrimers (G5-PC) were calculated to be 56 and 50 via (1)H NMR and potentiometric titration. Cell viability and cell morphology studies indicated that biomimetic phosphorylcholine surface engineering successfully lowered the cytotoxicity of G5 PAMAM dendrimers. The hydrophobic interior of G5-PC was used to incorporate anti-cancer drug Adriamycin (ADR) and the G5-PC showed sustained releasing behavior for ADR. Cell morphology and viability tests indicated that the drug-loaded G5-PC conjugate could effectively enter the cancer cells and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Biomimetic phosphorylcholine surface engineered PAMAM dendrimers with lowered cytotoxicity and high cellular penetrating ability showed great potential for the biomedical applications as nanocarrier system.     

The excited states interaction of safranine-O with PAMAM and DAB dendrimers in methanol

The quenching of the excited singlet and triplet states of the synthetic dye safranine-O by low generation PAMAM and DAB dendrimers was investigated in methanol. The rate constants for the quenching of the excited singlet state depend on the number of primary amino groups in the dendrimer. The first-order rate constant for the decay of the triplet state presents a downward curvature as a function of the quencher concentration. This behavior was interpreted in terms of the reversible formation of an intermediate complex in the excited state. From a kinetic analysis of the quenching mechanism the equilibrium constant K_exc could be extracted. The values of K_exc may be related to the proton affinity of the quencher. The results were interpreted in terms of a reversible proton transfer quenching. This was further confirmed by the transient absorption spectra obtained by laser flash photolysis. The transient absorption immediately after the triplet state quenching could be assigned to the unprotonated form of the dye. At later times the spectrum matches the semireduced form of the dye. The overall process corresponds to a one-electron reduction of the dye mediated by the deprotonated triplet state.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 7-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine

The crystal and molecular structure of 7-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine were determined. It was shown that the amine nitrogen atom (N¹) of the triazole ring acts as a nucleophilic center in the cyclization of N-(1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)amidines with electrophilic reagents.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1386–1389, June, 1992.     

Liquid-crystalline carbosilane dendrimers of different molecular architecture with photochromic mesogenic and aliphatic terminal groups

Second-generation (G-2) liquid-crystalline carbosilane block and statistical dendrimers with aliphatic (decyl) and photochromic (azobenzene-containing) mesogenic terminal groups and a G-2 homo-dendrimer containing the same mesogenic terminal groups were synthesized for the first time. The influence of dendritic architecture on the phase behavior of the dendrimers and on photoinduced Z-E-isomerization of the azobenzene fragments in mesogenic terminal groups in dendrimer solutions are discussed. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2325–2331, December, 2007.     

Evaluation of a new radiolabeled bombesin derivative with 99mTc as potential targeted tumor imaging agent

Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) receptors are over-expressed in various human tumor including breast and prostate which can be targeted with bombesin for diagnosis and targeted therapy. High abdominal accumulation and the poor in vivo stability of radiolabeled bombesin analogues may represent a limitation for diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy. In this study a new bombesin derivative was labeled with ^99mTc via HYNIC and tricine as a coligand and investigated further. The peptide HYNIC conjugate was synthesized on a solid phase using Fmoc strategy. Labeling with ^99mTc was performed at 100 °C for 10 min and radiochemical analysis involved ITLC and HPLC methods. The stability of radiopeptide was checked in the presence of human serum at 37 °C up to 24 h. Internalization was studied with the human GRP receptor cell line PC-3. The Biodistribution was studied in mice. Labeling yield of >98 % was obtained to correspond a specific activity of ~80.9 GBq/μmol. Radioconjugate internalization into PC-3 cells was high and specific (15.6 ± 1.9 % at 4 h). A high and specific uptake in GRP-receptor-positive organs such as mouse tumor and pancreas (2.11 ± 0.18 and 1.78 ± 0.09 % ID/g after 1 h respectively) was also determined.