202599-14-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel semicarbazone-selenochroman-4-ones hybrids as potent antifungal agents
Xu, Hang,Su, Xin,Liu, Xiao-qian,Zhang, Kai-peng,Hou, Zhuang,Guo, Chun
supporting information, (2019/10/19)
A series of novel 2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzoselenin-4-one (thio)semicarbazone derivatives were designed and synthesized by using molecular hybridization approach. All the target compounds were characterized by HRMS and NMR and evaluated in vitro antifungal activity against five pathogenic strains. In comparison with precursor selenochroman-4-ones, the hybrid molecules in this study showed significant improvement in antifungal activities. Notably, compound B8 showed significant antifungal activity against other strains excluding Aspergillus fumigatus (0.25 μg/mL on Candida albicans, 2 μg/mL on Cryptococcus neoformans, 8 μg/mL on Candida zeylanoides and 2 μg/mL on fluconazole-sensitive strains of Candida albicans). Moreover, compounds B8, B9 and C2 also displayed most potent activities against four fluconazole-resistance strains. Especially the MIC values of the hybrid molecule B8 against fluconazole-resistant strains were in the range of 0.5–2 μg/mL. Therefore, the molecular hybridization approach in this study provided new ideas for the development of antifungal drug.
Synthesis and evaluation in vitro of 1-[2-(10-dihydroartemisininoxy) ethyl]-3-phenylurea derivatives as potential agents against cancer
Luo, Wei,Xia, Ming-Yu,Ikejima, Takashi,Li, Li-Hua,Guo, Chun
, p. 3170 - 3176 (2013/07/19)
In order to develop potent and selective anticancer agents, a series of novel artemisinin derivatives bearing urea moiety 1a-n were facilely synthesized herein and screened for their activities in vitro against ten human tumor cell lines (HeLa, MCF-7, U937, K562, HL60, HCT116, HepG2, A549, A375-S2, and HT1080). The pharmacological results indicated that some compounds showed excellent activity against cancer cell lines and good selectivity, especially the compound 1c which proved to be the most active against the cancer cells as well as distinctive patterns of selectivity.
Synthesis and antimalarial activity of novel dihydro-artemisinin derivatives
Liu, Yang,Cui, Kunqiang,Lu, Weiqiang,Luo, Wei,Wang, Jian,Huang, Jin,Guo, Chun
experimental part, p. 4527 - 4538 (2011/08/10)
The Plasmodium falciparum cysteine protease falcipain-2, one of the most promising targets for antimalarial drug design, plays a key role in parasite survival as a major peptide hydrolase within the hemoglobin degradation pathway. In this work, a series of novel dihydroartemisinin derivatives based on (thio)semicarbazone scaffold were designed and synthesized as potential falcipain-2 inhibitors. The in vitro biological assay indicated that most of the target compounds showed excellent inhibition activity against P. falciparum falcipain-2, with IC50 values in the 0.29-10.63 μM range. Molecular docking studies were performed to investigate the binding affinities and interaction modes for the inhibitors. The preliminary SARs were summarized and could serve as a foundation for further investigation in the development of antimalarial drugs.
Design and synthesis of novel triazole antifungal derivatives by structure-based bioisosterism
Sheng, Chunquan,Che, Xiaoying,Wang, Wenya,Wang, Shengzheng,Cao, Yongbing,Miao, Zhenyuan,Yao, Jianzhong,Zhang, Wannian
experimental part, p. 5276 - 5282 (2011/12/03)
The incidence of life-threatening fungal infections is increasing dramatically. In an attempt to develop novel antifungal agents, our previously synthesized phenoxyalkylpiperazine triazole derivatives were used as lead structures for further optimization. By means of structure-based bioisosterism, triazolone was used as a new bioisostere of oxygen atom. This type of bioisosteric replacement can improve the water solubility without loss of hydrogen-bonding interaction with the target enzyme. A series of triazolone-containing triazoles were rationally designed and synthesized. As compared with fluconazole, several compounds showed higher antifungal activity with broader spectrum, suggesting their potential for further evaluations.
