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Benzofuran hydrazones as potential scaffold in the development of multifunctional drugs: Synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant, photoprotective and antiproliferative activity
Baldisserotto, Anna,Demurtas, Monica,Lampronti, Ilaria,Moi, Davide,Balboni, Gianfranco,Vertuani, Silvia,Manfredini, Stefano,Onnis, Valentina
, p. 118 - 125 (2018)
New benzofuranhydrazones 3–12 were easily prepared and assayed for their radical-scavenging ability. Hydrazones 3–12 showed different extent antioxidant activity in DPPH, FRAP and ORAC assays. Good antioxidant activity is related to the number and positio
P(MeNCH2CH2)3N: An efficient catalyst for the synthesis of substituted ethyl benzofuran-2-carboxylates
D'Sa, Bosco A.,Kisanga, Philip,Verkade, John G.
, p. 670 - 672 (2001)
A superior method for the synthesis of substituted ethyl benzofuran-2-carboxylates in 80-99% yields from substituted 2-formylphenoxy ethylcarboxylates using 0.4 equiv of commercially available P(MeNCH2CH2)3N at 70 °C for 3 hours is described.
Microwave induced thermal gradients in solventless reaction systems
Bogdal, Dariusz,Bednarz, Szczepan,Lukasiewicz, Marcin
, p. 9440 - 9445 (2006)
Development of thermal heterogeneity under microwave irradiation for solventless solid-liquid phase-transfer catalytic (PTC) reactions has been studied by means of a thermovision camera and fiber-optics thermometer.
Investigation of the effect of different linker chemotypes on the inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs)
Linciano, Pasquale,Benedetti, Rosaria,Pinzi, Luca,Russo, Fabiana,Chianese, Ugo,Sorbi, Claudia,Altucci, Lucia,Rastelli, Giulio,Brasili, Livio,Franchini, Silvia
, (2020/11/24)
Histone Deacetylases (HDACs) are among the most attractive and interesting targets in anticancer drug discovery. The clinical relevance of HDAC inhibitors (HDACIs) is testified by four FDA-approved drugs for cancer treatment. However, one of the main drawbacks of these drugs resides in the lack of selectivity against the different HDAC isoforms, resulting in severe side effects. Thus, the identification of selective HDACIs represents an exciting challenge for medicinal chemists. HDACIs are composed of a cap group, a linker region, and a metal-binding group interacting with the catalytic zinc ion. While the cap group has been extensively investigated, less information is available about the effect of the linker on isoform selectivity. To this aim, in this work, we explored novel linker chemotypes to direct isoform selectivity. A small library of 25 hydroxamic acids with hitherto unexplored linker chemotypes was prepared. In vitro tests demonstrated that, depending on the linker type, some candidates selectively inhibit HDAC1 over HDAC6 isoform or vice versa. Docking calculations were performed to rationalize the effect of the novel linker chemotypes on biologic activity. Moreover, four compounds were able to increase the levels of acetylation of histone H3 or tubulin. These compounds were also assayed in breast cancer MCF7 cells to test their antiproliferative effect. Three compounds showed a significant reduction of cancer proliferation, representing valuable starting points for further optimization.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel shikonin-benzo[b]furan derivatives as tubulin polymerization inhibitors targeting the colchicine binding site
Kong, Ling-Yi,Leng, Jia-Fu,Lian, Bao-Ping,Shao, Yu-Ying,Xia, Yuan-Zheng,Yin, Yong
, (2020/02/11)
A novel series of shikonin-benzo[b]furan derivatives were designed and synthesized as tubulin polymerization inhibitors, and their biological activities were evaluated. Most compounds revealed the comparable anti-proliferation activities against the cancer cell lines to that of shikonin and simultaneously low cytotoxicity to non-cancer cells. Among them, compound 6c displayed powerful anti-cancer activity with the IC50 value of 0.18 μM against HT29 cells, which was significantly better than that of the reference drugs shikonin and CA-4. What's more, 6c could inhibit tubulin polymerization and compete with [3H] colchicine in binding to tubulin. Further biological studies depicted that 6c can induce cell apoptosis and cell mitochondria depolarize, regulate the expression of apoptosis related proteins in HT29 cells. Besides, 6c actuated the HT29 cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase, and influenced the expression of the cell-cycle related protein. Moreover, 6c displayed potent inhibition on cell migration and tube formation that contributes to the antiangiogenesis. These results prompt us to consider 6c as a potential tubulin polymerization inhibitor and is worthy for further study.
