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Upstream product

• 19063-55-9 6-bromo-2H-chromen-2-one 
• 1311484-45-3 C₁₁H₁₁BN₂O₆ 
• 1761-61-1 5-bromosalicyclaldehyde 
• 13331-27-6 m-nitrobenzene boronic acid 
• 127-19-5 N,N-dimethyl acetamide 
• 893743-12-9 4-hydroxy-3'-nitro-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-carbaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 1318165-50-2 ethyl 2-amino-4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-6-(3-nitrophenyl)-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate 
• 1397245-49-6 6-(3-aminophenyl)-2H-chromen-2-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of ethyl 2-amino-6-(3,5- dimethoxyphenyl)-4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate (CXL017) and the potential of the lead against multidrug resistance in cancer treatment

Multidrug resistance (MDR) against standard therapies poses a serious challenge in cancer treatment, and there is a clinical need for new anticancer agents that would selectively target MDR malignancies. Our previous studies have identified a 4H-chromene system, CXL017 (4) as an example, that can preferentially kill MDR cancer cells. To further improve its potency, we have performed detailed structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies at the 3, 4, and 6 positions of the 4H-chromene system. The results reveal that the 3 and 4 positions prefer rigid and hydrophobic functional groups while the 6 position prefers a meta or para-substituted aryl functional group and the substituent should be small and hydrophilic. We have also identified and characterized nine MDR cancer cells that acquire MDR through different mechanisms and demonstrated the scope of our new lead, 9g, to selectively target different MDR cancers, which holds promise to help manage MDR in cancer treatment.

Structure-activity relationship and molecular mechanisms of ethyl 2-amino-6-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4H -chromene-3- carboxylate (CXL017) and its analogues

Multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer is a phenomenon in which administration of a single chemotherapeutic agent causes cross-resistance of cancer cells to a variety of therapies even with different mechanisms of action. Development of MDR against standard therapies is a major challenge in the treatment of cancer. Previously we have demonstrated a unique ability of CXL017 (5) to selectively target MDR cancer cells and synergize with mitoxantrone (MX) in HL60/MX2 MDR cells. Here we expand its scope and demonstrate that 5 can synergize with both vincristine and paclitaxel in three different MDR cell lines (HL60/DNR, K562/HHT300, and CCRF-CEM/VLB100). We also demonstrate that 5 has potent cytotoxicity in the NCI-60 panel of cell lines with an average IC 50 of 1.04 μM. In addition, 5 has a unique mechanism of action in comparison with standard agents in the NCI database based on COMPARE analysis. Further structure-activity relationship study led to the development of a more potent analogue, compound 7d, with an IC50 of 640 nM in HL60/MX2. Additionally, one enantiomer of 5 is 13-fold more active than the less active enantiomer. Taken together, our study has led to the discovery of a series of analogues that selectively target drug-resistant cancer cells with the potential for the treatment of drug-resistant cancers.