Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of novel 2-phenyl-quinoline analogs derivatized at position 4 with aromatically substituted 4H-1,2,4-triazoles

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A set of novel quinolone–triazole conjugates (12–31) were synthesized in three steps in good yields starting from 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid. All the intermediates, as well as the final 1,2,4-triazolyl quinolines were fully characterized by their detailed spectral analysis utilizing different techniques such as IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and finally mass spectrometry. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro for their potential antibacterial activity and their preliminary safety profile was assessed through cytotoxicity assay. Additionally, six selected conjugates were evaluated for their antioxidative properties on the basis of density functional theory calculations, using radical scavenging assay (DPPH) and cellular antioxidant assay. The reported results encourage further investigation of selected compounds and are shading light on their potential pharmacological use.

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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of
novel 2-phenyl-quinoline analogs derivatized at position 4 with
aromatically substituted 4H-1,2,4-triazoles
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Donatella Verbanac , Ritu Malik , Mahesh Chand , Khushbu Kushwaha , Monika Vashist , Mario Matijasic ,
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Visnja Stepanic , Mihaela Peric , Hana Cipcic Paljetak , Luciano Saso , and Subhash C. Jain
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Abstract
Keywords
A set of novel quinolone–triazole conjugates (12–31) were synthesized in three steps in good
yields starting from 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid. All the intermediates, as well as the
final 1,2,4-triazolyl quinolines were fully characterized by their detailed spectral analysis utilizing
different techniques such as IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and finally mass spectrometry. All the
synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro for their potential antibacterial activity and
their preliminary safety profile was assessed through cytotoxicity assay. Additionally, six
selected conjugates were evaluated for their antioxidative properties on the basis of density
functional theory calculations, using radical scavenging assay (DPPH) and cellular antioxidant
assay. The reported results encourage further investigation of selected compounds and are
shading light on their potential pharmacological use.
Cytotoxicity assays, DFT calculations using
DPPH and CAA, 1,2,4-triazole–quinoline
conjugates
History
Received 17 April 2016
Revised 7 May 2016
Accepted 8 May 2016
Published online 9 June 2016
Introduction
On the other hand, quinoline derivatives are known to possess
diverse pharmacological properties such as antioxidant18,19
,
The development of resistance to currently used antibacterial
therapy has obliged the scientists, chemists, and biologists, to
further search for more effective agents with less or no side
effects. This is even more relevant to the present day scenario as
the primary and opportunistic bacterial and/or fungal infections
still continue to escalate with the increased number of immune
compromised patients (mostly due to the diseases such as AIDS,
cancer, and also as a consequence of long-term therapy after
transplants)1. This is the reason why extensive research is going
on around the world, to discover novel molecules to fight such
infections.
Despite plenty of research on different heterocyclic molecules,
the azole ring still remains interesting chemical fragment for the
development of novel molecules especially in the antibacterial
and antifungal therapeutic area. This is due to the fact that most of
the existing azole derivatives possessed both bacterial and fungal
static action and can be orally applied owing to favorable
bioavailability. They possess broad spectrum of activities against
most of the yeasts and filamentous fungi2.
antibiotic20,21, cardiovascular22, anti-TB23, antiplatelet24, antic-
ancer25,26, receptor antagonists27, NK3 receptor antagonists-II28,
anti-inflammatory29, antimicrobial30,31, selective estrogen recep-
tor modulators (SERMs)32 and protein kinase inhibitor33.
Keeping above in mind, we decided to synthesize conjugates of
the above-mentioned moieties to study the biological profile of the
resulting product. Genesis of our chemistry is derived from the fact
that few earlier conjugates of 1,2,4-triazole and quinoline, where
these molecules are linked via oxygen- or amide-containing linkers
in a single frame, are known to possess biological activities like
antimalarial34, antimicrobial35, anti tubercular36, antitumor37,38
and antiviral39. However, the literature data about molecules that
contain both of these bioactive ligands directly linked/bonded to
each other in a single molecular frame are unknown.
As a result of our research programs involving the synthesis of
new bioactive molecules40–47, we report herein for the first time
synthesis of a new set of directly coupled quinolone–triazole
conjugates. We also assessed biological activity profiles of these
conjugates, with particular emphasis on their antioxidative
properties.
Among azoles, 1H-1,2,4-triazole derivatives are considered to
be more interesting as they possess important pharmacological
activities such as antifungal3,4, antiviral5, antioxidant6–8, anti-
asthmatic9, anticonvulsant10, antidepressant11, antithyroid12, anti-
Methods
HIV13, anti-inflammatory14 and anticancer15–17
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Chemistry
All chemicals were purchased from commercial suppliers (Merck,
SD Fine, and Spectrochem) and used as such. Solvents used in
extraction and purification were distilled prior to use. Products
Address for correspondence: Subhash C. Jain. E-mail: jainsc48@
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were purified by column chromatography using silica gel as an stirring. The solid that separated out on cooling was filtered and
adsorbent. Melting points were determined on an electronic crystallized to give their corresponding carbohydrazide 9–11.
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apparatus and are uncorrected. H and 13C NMR spectra were
2-Phenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide (9). White crystalline
:
recorded at 400 MHz on a JEOL spectrometer (Tokyo, Japan) and solid. Yield: 4.46 g, 94%, m.p. 214–216 ꢁC. IR (KBr) ꢁmax
at 300 MHz on a Bruker spectrometer (Billerica, MA) using 3385, 2917, 2366, 1701, 1606, 1483, 1449, 1360, 1287, 1246,
CDCl3/DMSO-d6 as solvent and tetramethylsilane (TMS) as 1229, 1149, 1039, 932, 889, 830, 754 cmꢀ1. 1H NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-
1
internal standard. TMS was used as a reference for both H and d6, 400 MHz): 10.03 (s, 1H, –NH), 8.31 (d, 1H, J ¼ 7.8 Hz), 8.25–
13C NMR spectra. In H NMR abbreviations s, d, dd, t, q, and m 8.23 (m, 2H), 8.14 (m, 1H), 8.03 (m, 1H), 7.78–7.74 (m, 2H),
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represents singlet, doublet, double doublet, triplet, quartet, and 7.60–7.48 (m, 3H), 4.52 (brs, 2H, –NH2). 13C NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-
multiplet respectively. Coupling constants J values are given in d6, 100 MHz): 166.35, 155.71, 147.92, 140.76, 138.24, 129.55,
hertz and the chemical shifts are given in ꢀ. Elemental analyses 129.47, 129.43, 128.36, 127.02, 126.69, 125.05, 123.36, 116.84.
were performed on a PerkinElmer Series II, CHNS/O Analyzer Mass Spectral data, TOF MS ES+ m/z (%): 264 (M++1). Anal.
2400 (Waltham, MA). Mass spectra were recorded on JEOL-JMS- Calcd for C16H13N3O: C, 72.99; H, 4.98; N, 15.96. Found: C,
DX303 mass spectrometer (Tokyo, Japan).
73.04; H, 5.01; N, 15.97.
General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 12–26
General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 3–5
The synthesized carbohydrazides 9–11 (200 mg) and substituted
benzaldehyde (92 mg) were dissolved in 10 mL of glacial acetic
acid in a round bottom flask. To the mixture, ammonium acetate
(84 mg) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a period
of 6–8 h at room temperature. The progress of the reaction was
monitored by TLC. After completion, the reaction mixture was
poured into ice-cold water and neutralized with ammonia. The
precipitated product was filtered, washed with water, and
crystallized from chloroform/methanol to give the desired
product.
Indol-2,3-dione/5-fluoro-indol-2,3-dione/5-methyl-indol-2,3-dione
(10g) and NaOH (8.16 g) were stirred together in water (80 mL) in
a round bottom flask. To the reaction mixture, acetophenone
(8.16g) was added and contents refluxed. Reaction was monitored
on thin layer chromatography (TLC) and after its completion the
reaction mixture was cooled and acidified with conc. HCl solution.
The precipitate obtained was collected, washed, and dried to
afford 3–5.
2-Phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid (3). White solid. Yield:
14.72 g, 87%, m.p. 208–210 ꢁC. IR (KBr) ꢁmax: 3442, 2465, 1953,
1705, 1601, 1550, 1448, 1354, 1259, 1204, 1082, 894, 781, 760,
2-Phenyl-4-[5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-[1,2,4]-triazol-3-
yl]quinoline (13). Cream-colored solid. Yield: 254 mg, 92%, m.p.
270–272 ꢁC. IR (KBr) ꢁmax: 3257, 2925, 1654, 1606, 1585, 1545,
1
732, 699 cmꢀ1. H NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 11.38 (brs,
1H, –COOH), 8.79 (d, 1H, J ¼ 8.80 Hz), 8.47 (s, 1H), 8.29–8.27
(m, 2H), 8.19 (d, 1H, J ¼ 8.80 Hz), 7.85–7.66 (m, 2H), 7.59–7.52
(m, 3H). 13C NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-d6, 100 MHz): 167.50, 155.73,
148.50, 138.01, 137.03, 129.64, 129.56, 128.64, 127.28, 126.97,
125.39, 123.61, 119.28. Mass Spectral data, TOF MS ES+ m/z
(%): 250 (M++1). Anal. Calcd for C16H11NO2: C, 77.10; H, 4.45;
N, 5.62. Found: C, 77.14; H, 4.42; N, 5.60.
1513, 1365, 1267, 1235, 1166, 845, 766 cmꢀ1
.
1H NMR
(ꢀ, DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 12.08 (s, 1H,4NH, D2O exchangeable),
10.06 (s, 1H, –OH, D2O exchangeable), 8.36–8.33 (m, 2H), 8.27–
8.25 (m, 2H), 8.20–8.16 (m, 3H), 7.85 (m, 1H), 7.67 (d, 2H,
J ¼ 7.1 Hz), 7.57 (d, 2H, J ¼ 7.5 Hz), 6.88 (d, 2H, J ¼ 7.8 Hz). 13C
NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-d6, 100 MHz): 162.56, 159.71, 155.77, 149.14,
147.89, 145.17, 143.53, 141.46, 138.05, 130.34, 129.96, 129.60,
128.91, 127.15, 125.13, 123.47, 117.14, 115.79. Mass spectral
data, TOF MS ES+ m/z (%): 365 (M++1). Anal. Calcd for
C23H16N4O: C, 75.81; H, 4.43; N, 15.38. Found: C, 75.94; H,
4.48; N, 15.39.
General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 6–8
Prepared compound 3/4/5 (10 g) was added to abs. ethanol
(150 mL) in a flask, followed by conc. H2SO4 (5 mL). The
resulting reaction mixture was refluxed and completion of
reaction was monitored by TLC. The reaction mixture was
cooled and poured over crushed ice in a beaker. The resulting
contents were rendered alkaline by adding sufficient amount of
ammonia solution. The mixture was then extracted thrice with
diethyl ether. The combined ethereal solution was dried over
anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent was removed by
distillation to get the desired compounds 6/7/8.
General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 27–31
The synthesized carbohydrazides 9–11 (200 mg) and heterocyclic
aldehyde (78 mg) were dissolved in 10 mL of glacial acetic acid in
a round bottom flask. To the mixture, ammonium acetate (84 mg)
was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a period of 6–8 h
at room temperature. The progress of the reaction was monitored
by TLC. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture
was poured into ice-cold water and neutralized with ammonia.
The precipitated product was filtered, washed with water, and
crystallized from chloroform/methanol to give the desired
product.
Ethyl 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylate (6). Yellow color oil.
Yield: 9.90 g, 89%. IR (film) ꢁmax: 2983, 1724, 1623, 1594, 1513,
1
1338, 1248, 1230, 1193, 1143, 1119, 1037, 827, 749 cmꢀ1. H
NMR (ꢀ, CDCl3, 400 MHz): 8.73 (d, 1H, J ¼ 8.72 Hz), 8.38 (s,
1H), 8.23–8.19 (m, 3H), 7.76 (t, 1H, J ¼ 7.32 Hz), 7.62 (t, 1H,
J ¼ 7.32 Hz), 7.56–7.52 (m, 3H), 4.53 (q, 2H, –COOCH2CH3),
1.50 (t, 3H, –COOCH2CH3). 13C NMR (ꢀ, CDCl3, 100 MHz):
166.45, 156.72, 149.22, 138.84, 136.07, 130.28, 129.85, 129.68,
128.91, 127.71, 127.46, 125.38, 123.98, 120.19, 61.90, 14.32.
Mass Spectral data, TOF MS ES+ m/z (%): 278 (M++1). Anal.
Calcd for C18H15NO2: C, 77.96; H, 5.45; N, 5.05. Found: C,
78.02; H, 5.48; N, 5.02.
2-Phenyl-4-[5-(furan-2-yl)-4H-[1,2,4]-triazol-3-yl]quinoline
(27). White solid. Yield: 230 mg, 88%, m.p. 198–200 ꢁC. IR
(KBr) ꢁmax: 3182, 3052, 2925, 1655, 1623, 1591, 1544, 1349,
1284, 1270, 1158, 938, 765 cmꢀ1 1H NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-d6,
.
400 MHz): 12.16 (s, 1H, 4NH, D2O exchangeable), 8.34–8.30
(m, 2H), 8.25–8.22 (m, 2H), 8.15 (m, 1H), 7.85–7.82 (m, 2H),
7.67 (m, 1H), 7.56–7.52 (m, 3H), 6.97 (m, 1H), 6.56 (m, 1H).
13C NMR (ꢀ, DMSO-d6, 100 MHz): 162.94, 155.65, 148.96,
147.98, 144.48, 140.65, 138.37, 129.77, 129.45, 128.48, 126.88,
126.77, 123.67, 123.26, 124.87, 119.21, 116.87. Mass spectral
data, TOF MS ES+ m/z (%): 339 (M++1). Anal. Calcd for
C21H14N4O: C, 74.54; H, 4.17; N, 16.56. Found: C, 74.60; H,
4.20; N, 16.58.
General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 9–11
A mixture of compounds 6–8 (5 g) and hydrazine hydrate
(1.31 mL) was heated at 50–60 ꢁC temperature with constant

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In vitro biological screening
measurements. The EC50 value, compound concentration to reduce
50% of the DPPH, was calculated using GraphPad Prism software.
Antibacterial activity assay
Bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus (American Type Culture Cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay
Collection (Manassas, VA; ATCC), 29213), Streptococcus
OxiSelect Cellular Antioxidant Assay Kit (Cell Biolabs Inc., San
pneumoniae (ATCC, 49619), Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC,
700294), Haemophilus influenzae (ATCC, 49247), and
Escherichia coli (ATCC, 25922), were purchased from ATCC
and utilized to evaluate antibacterial activity of compounds.
Antibacterial activity was determined by the standard broth
microdilution method with azithromycin as comparator.
Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were established
according to guidelines of the Clinical Laboratory Standards
Institute48 with the exception that lysed blood was substituted by
5% horse serum for Streptococcus medium. Double dilutions of
tested compounds were prepared in 128–0.5 mg/mL concentration
range within microplate wells. Bacteria were grown on appropri-
ate agar plates (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ). Inocula
were prepared by direct colony suspension method and micro-
plates were inoculated with 5 ꢂ 104 CFU/well. Results were
determined by visual inspection after 20-h incubation at 37 ꢁC.
Diego, CA; STA-349) was used to assess antioxidant activity of
the compounds within a cell in a standard cell culture environ-
ment. The assay employs cell-permeable fluorogenic probe 20,70-
dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA), which is
diffused into cells, deacetylated by cellular esterases and oxidized
by free radicals to fluorescent 20,70-dichloro-dihydrofluorescein
(DCF), with the fluorescence intensity being proportional to the
reactive oxygen species levels within the cell cytosol51. The assay
was performed according to manufacturer’s instructions. In brief,
HepG2 cells were seeded at 5 ꢂ 104 per well in 96-well black
microplates and incubated overnight at 37 ꢁC in 5% CO2
atmosphere. The medium was removed and wells washed with
sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Double dilutions of
compounds were prepared in 500–8 mM concentration range in
cell medium (50 mL) and DCFH-DA probe was added to wells
(50 mL). The cells were incubated 1 h at 37 ꢁC in 5% CO2
atmosphere. After the medium was removed and cells washed
with sterile PBS, free radical initiator solution was added to all
wells (100 mL) and fluorescence read using a fluorescence
microplate reader (Victor 2 Wallac, PerkinElmer Life and
Analytical Sciences, Turku, Finland) (excitation 480 nm/emission
530 nm). The readouts were saved in increments of 15 min for a
total of 180 min. Results were analyzed in GraphPad Prism
software and quantified as IC50 values.
Cytotoxicity assays
A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (ATCC, CCL-185),
HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (ATCC, HB-
8065), MDA-MB-231 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
(ATCC, HTB-26), PC-3 human prostate adenocarcinoma cell line
(ATCC, CRL-1435), and THP-1 human acute monocytic leuke-
mia cell line (ATCC, TIB-202) were purchased from ATCC. Cell
lines were maintained in complete DMEM/F12 medium (Sigma-
Aldrich Chemie GmbH, Taufkirchen, Germany; D8437), or
complete RPMI1640 (Sigma, R7388) for THP-1 cells, supple-
mented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (Sigma, F7524) at 37 ꢁC in
5% CO2 atmosphere.
Cytotoxicity assay was performed using MTS Cell Titer 96
AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay (Promega
Corporation, Madison, WI; G3580)49. Double dilutions of tested
compounds were prepared in 100–0.2 mM concentration range
within microplate wells. 5 ꢂ 104 cells were added per well and
incubated overnight at 37 ꢁC in 5% CO2 atmosphere. 15 mL of MTS
reagent was dispensed per well and plates incubated for 1–4 h at
37 ꢁC in 5% CO2 atmosphere. The absorbance was recorded at
490 nm using Wallac Victor2 microplate reader (PerkinElmer Life
and Analytical Sciences, Turku, Finland). Results were analyzed in
GraphPad Prism software (GraphPad Software, Inc., La Jolla, CA).
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations
The reaction enthalpies BDE, IP, PA, and ETE and corresponding
free energies (Table 2 in Supplementary Material) were calculated
by a known method52. These reaction parameters were calculated
by applying the DFT model (U)B3LYP/6-31 + G(d, p) as
implemented in software Gaussian 03 (Gaussian, Inc.,
Wallingford, CT)53. Calculations were performed for the gas
and aqueous phases. Equilibrium geometries in unionized and
anionic closed-shell ground electronic states as well as of
corresponding radical and radical cation open-shell doublet
ground electronic states were fully optimized in the gas phase.
The minima were confirmed by no imaginary vibrational
frequencies at temperature of 298.15 K and pressure of 1 atm.
The free energies of solvation DG*hyd for all studied molecular
species at 1 M standard state in water were determined at the gas
phase equilibrium geometries by using integral equation formal-
ism of polarizable continuum model (IEFPCM) of solvation with
Bondi radii and tight SCF convergence criterion54. The free
energies (Table 2 in Supplementary Material) were calculated by
employing corresponding thermodynamic cycles55. Lipophilicity
values logP were calculated by OpenBabel56.
DPPH-free radical scavenging assay
The DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-1,2-picryl hydrazyl) (Sigma-Aldrich
Chemie GmbH, Taufkirchen, Germany) method was used to
determine the free radical scavenging activity of compounds50.
Dilutions of tested compounds and ascorbic acid as a standard
antioxidant comparator were prepared in 1000–1 mg/mL con-
centration range. 1 mL of compound solution was added to
1 mL of freshly prepared DPPH solution (3.9 mg/50 mL
ethanol) and the reaction mixture incubated in the dark at
room temperature for 20 min. Absorbance (A) was measured at
517 nm using Analytik Jena UV Winaspect Specrod PC
250 spectrophotometer (Analytic Jena AG, Jena, Germany).
Inhibition of the DPPH radical by the compounds was
calculated according to the following formula:
Results and discussion
Chemistry
The synthetic route employed for the preparation of a set of novel
quinoline-triazole conjugates (12–31) is shown in Scheme 1.
2-Phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid (3) was converted into its
ethyl ester 6 by using absolute ethanol in the presence of
concentrated sulfuric acid. The ester was purified and characterized
by its IR spectrum which showed characteristic absorption band at
1724 cmꢀ1 for ester group. Its 1H NMR spectrum displayed signals
at ꢀ 1.50 (t, 3H) for –COOCH2CH3 and at ꢀ 4.53 (q, 2H) for
–COOCH2CH3. Compound 6 on treatment with hydrazine hydrate
gave 2-phenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide (9), which exhibited
DPPH scavenging activity ð%Þ ¼ ½ðA0 ꢀ A1Þ=A0ꢃ ꢂ 100
Where A0 is the absorbance of the control and A1 is the
absorbance of the sample. The results are averages of three

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characteristic absorption band at 3385 cmꢀ1 for NHNH2 stretching of the above-described reactions were repeated with substituted
1
in its IR spectrum. Further its H NMR did not show any signal aryl and hetero aromatic ring aldehydes to obtain corresponding
corresponding to the ester group indicating thereby complete desired compounds.
conversion. Final confirmation of structure of compound 9 came
from its mass spectrum, which showed M++1 signal at m/z 264. The
Biological activity
hydrazide obtained was cyclocondensed with 4-hydroxybenzalde-
All final products (12–31) have been profiled in vitro, in terms of
their antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity. The cytotoxicity of a
compound is closely associated with potential adverse effects on
particular cells, tissues, or organs of drugs intended for human use.
The antibacterial activity was determined against five different
bacterial species: two gram-negative (E. coli, H. influenzae) and
three gram-positive (S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes).
However, neither of the compounds showed substantial and
significant antibacterial activity (Supplementary Table S1).
Although molecules containing quinoline and 4H-1,2,4-triazole
fragments are often recognized in vitro as potent antibacterials57
this has not to be general case58. In our case for 2-phenyl 4H-
1,2,4-triazole substituted quinolines, no antibacterial activity has
been detected. This may be either due to the specific unfavorable
structural factors such as site of substitution57 or unfavorable
physicochemical properties59.
hyde in the presence of ammonium acetate in glacial acetic acid at
room temperature to finally give a cream-colored solid compound
characterized as 13 (Scheme 1). Its 1H NMR spectrum showed two
characteristic D2O exchangeable broad signals at ꢀ 12.08 and ꢀ
10.06 integrating for one proton each, indicating the presence4NH
and –OH protons, respectively. In IR spectrum, absorption band at
1654 cmꢀ1 indicated the presence of imido bond (C¼N) which was
1
further supported by the absence of –CH¼N-proton in H NMR
spectrumthusconfirmingthatcyclizationhastakenplace. Theother
protons of the phenyl group and quinoline skeletonwere observed at
ꢀ 8.36–8.33 (m, 2H), 8.27–8.25 (m, 2H), 8.20–8.16 (m, 3H), 7.85
(m, 1H), 7.67 (d, 2H, J ¼ 7.1 Hz), 7.57 (d, 2H, J ¼ 7.5 Hz), 6.88 (d,
2H, J ¼ 7.8 Hz). The 13C NMR spectrum showed all expected
characteristic signals. On the basis of above analysis, and mass
spectrum compound 13 was characterized as 2-phenyl-4-[5-(4-
hydroxyphenyl)-4H-[1,2,4]-triazol-3-yl]quinoline. Similar set
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Scheme 1. Synthesis of quinolone–triazole conjugates (12nju). Reagents and conditions: ai ¼ NaOH, H2O, ref lux, 4–6 h; b–¼ abs. C2H5OH, conc.
H2SO4, ref lux, 18–20 h; c8 ¼ N2H4 H2O, heat, 50–60 ꢁC, 4–6 h; d–¼ aldehyde, glc. CH3COOH, CH3COONH4, 6–8 h at room temperature.

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The antibacterials are generally hydrophilic molecules, while effect on THP-1 cell line. Derivatives 25 as well as 27–30 showed
these derivatives are very lipophilic with clogP values around 5 or weak cytotoxic effect on THP-1 cells. Only compounds 17 and 26
higher. Absence or very weak of antibacterial activity generally were additionally cytotoxic for HepG2 cell line. With respect to
indicates the potential of specific compounds for their long-term these data, all the other compounds could be considered suitable
use, for example as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of for further in vitro profiling in cellular assays.
chronic disease, without potential risks to induce resistance.
The cytotoxicity of the active compounds toward the most
The cytotoxic effect of compounds was evaluated on five sensitive THP-1 cell-line is determined by substituents at position
different human cell lines (A549, HepG2, MDA-MB-231, PC-3, 5 of the triazole ring. The observed cytotoxic activity may be
and THP-1) using MTS test (Table 1). The test quantifies attributed to the presence of hydrogen-bond accepting centers at
metabolic activity of cells by measuring their metabolism through specific positions in these substituents, the chemical feature that is
the released NADH levels, thus indicating whether a compound absent in the inactive analogs.
impairs any of the key cellular metabolic pathways.
In addition, 5-aryl 4H-1,2,4-triazolyl derivatives which mod-
The cytotoxicity of a compound is closely associated with its erately inhibited metabolic activity in the most sensitive cell line
potential adverse drug effects. In addition, MTS test is very often (THP-1) are (poly)phenolic compounds. It is also well known that
used for the estimation of antiproliferative capacity of a many polyphenols possess antioxidant features since they can
compound when followed through longer period of time. The directly scavenge-free radicals by donating H-atom and/or
results of compound cytotoxicity screening, here performed modulate activities of various proteins included directly or
during 24 h, are shown in Table 1. 5-Aryl 4H-1,2,4-triazolyl indirectly in free radical production60. Therefore, some of the 5-
compounds 13, 17, 21, and 26 displayed significant cytotoxic aryl 4H-1,2,4-triazolyl derivatives have been tested for their
antioxidant activity.
At first, assuming that free hydroxyl (OH) group of the active
compounds (Table 2) can donate hydrogen atom to a free radical,
the radical scavenging activity of these derivatives was estimated
in silico by using common approach52. Derivatives 12, 16, and 20
Table 1. The results of compound cytotoxicity screening expressed as
IC50 values in mM.
Compounds
HepG2
THP-1
A549
MDA-MB-231
PC-3
containing guaiacyl-like group were also included in computa-
tions. Values of the calculated parameters gas-phase bond
dissociation enthalpy (BDEg) and aqueous bond dissociation
free energy (BDFEaq) were used for comparing radical scaven-
ging capacities of our polyphenolic derivatives mutually as well
as with corresponding natural polyphenols (Table 2). As expected,
compounds 24, 25, and 26 with catechol fragment have stronger
radical scavenging ability than compounds 13, 17, and 21 with
para-phenyl substituent and compounds 12, 16, and 20 with
guaiacyl-like moiety52. Compounds within each of these three
subgroups have mutually similar radical scavenging capacities.
Additionally, the order of radical scavenger capacities of the three
subgroups corresponds to the order of the natural polyphenols
quercetin, apigenin, and tamarixetin containing analogous poly-
phenolic fragments (Table 2). The obtained density functional
theory (DFT) results indicate that for our compounds, the radical
scavenging activities of (poly)phenolic fragments are quite
independent on the rest of their structures.
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
95
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
55
4100
37
4100
4100
4100
37
4100
4100
4100
45
4100
4100
4100
78
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
4100
4100
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
4100
4100
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
/
/
/
4100
4100
4100
39
87
95
76
4100
4100
4100
4100
4100
3,18
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
28
29
30
31
70
4100
0,2
The DPPH assay provides an easy and rapid in vitro method
commonly used to evaluate antioxidant activity of natural plant
Staurosporine
Table 2. Comparison of calculated gas-phase (g) bond dissociation enthalpies (BDE) and corresponding aqueous
(aq) free energies (all given in kJ/mol) as well as estimated lipophilicity values logP of the 5-aryl-4H-1,2,4-triazolyl
derivatives and natural polyphenols. Experimentally determined radical scavenging (DPPH assay) and cellular
antioxidant (CAA) activities are also presented.
Compounds
BDEg
BDFEaq
logP
IC50(DPPH) (mg/mL)
IC50(CAA) (mmol/mL)
12
16 (F)
20 (Me)
13
17 (F)
21 (Me)
24a
25 (F)
26 (Me)
Tamarixetin
Apigenin
Quercetin
Ascorbic acid
342.7
343.6
340.6
342.2
343.2
341.6
305.9
306.8
305.4
346.9
349.3
310.3
335.8
334.8
341.0
324.0
323.7
322.9
306.9
307.8
306.6
332.8
327.7
294.4
5.07
5.21
5.38
5.06
5.20
5.37
4.77
4.90
5.07
2.29
2.58
1.99
198.1
77.68
9.35
NA
NA
NA
5.61
3.57
6.00
4500
4500
4500
NA
NA
NA
114.4
100.9
405.4
31
9.67
aFor compounds with the catechol moiety, the calculated data for more active para-OH group are listed.

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extracts and chemical compounds which act as free radical
This work was supported by the research grants received from
scavengers. The activity of six selected compounds assessed using the University of Delhi, India (number DRCH/R&D/2010-13) and
the DPPH assay demonstrates considerable radical scavenging from the Croatian Science Foundation, Croatia (number 5467).
activity (Table 2). Ascorbic acid was used as a comparator in this
assay, yielding IC50 value of 9.67 mg/mL. Four compounds
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