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Design, synthesis, and evaluation of different scaffold derivatives against NS2B-NS3 protease of dengue virus
Ganji, Lata R.,Gandhi, Lekha,Musturi, Venkataramana,Kanyalkar, Meena A.
, p. 285 - 301 (2020/11/19)
The number of deaths or critical health issues is a threat in the infection caused by Dengue virus, which complicates the situation, as only symptomatic treatment is the current solution. In this regard we have targeted the dengue protease NS2B-NS3 that is responsible for the replication. The series was designed with the help of molecular modeling approach using docking protocols. The series comprised of different scaffolds viz. cinnamic acid analogs (CA1–CA11), chalcone (C1–C10) and their molecular hybrids (Lik1–Lik10), analogs of benzimidazole (BZ1-BZ5), mercaptobenzimidazole (BS1-BS4), and phenylsulfanylmethylbenzimidazole (PS1-PS4). Virtual screening of various natural phytoconstituents was employed to determine the interactions of designed analogs with the residues of catalytic triad in the active site of NS2B-NS3. We have further synthesized the selected leads. The synthesized analogs were evaluated for the cytotoxicity and NS2B-NS3 protease inhibition activity and compared with known anti-dengue natural phytoconstituent quercetin as the standard. CA2, BZ1, and BS2 were found to be more potent and efficacious than the standard quercetin as evident from the protease inhibition assay.
A combined experimental and DFT investigation of mono azo thiobarbituric acid based chalcone disperse dyes
El-Sadany, Samir K.,El-atawy, Mohamed A.,Hamed, Ezzat A.,Mahmoud, Mona N.,Omar, Alaa Z.
, (2020/10/08)
A number of monoazo dyes were synthesized by the reaction of 4-aminoacetophenone with different substituted benzaldehydes to give a new series of chalcone derivatives. The diazonium salts of these chalcones then allowed to react with thiobarbituric acid to produce the appropriate azo dye. The structures of the newly synthesized dyes were assigned by IR, NMR spectral data. IR study confirmed the existence of azo-dioxothioxo tautomer in the solid phase while 1H NMR study indicated the predominance of azoenol-oxothioxo or hydrazo-dioxothioxo tautomers. The geometries of the azo and hydrazo tautomeric forms and their electronic absorption of the dyes were optimized at B3LYP/6-311G level of theory. All the azo compounds were evaluated for their dyeing performance on polyester fibers, and PET. All the synthesized dyes gave moderate to excellent fastness properties on PET fiber. The effects of the nature of the substituents on the color and dyeing properties of these dyes have been evaluated. The mechanism of dyeing polyester fiber was discussed.
Chalcones and their B-aryl analogues as myeloperoxidase inhibitors: In silico, in vitro and ex vivo investigations
Santos, Mariana Bastos dos,Carvalho Marques, Beatriz,Miranda Ayusso, Gabriela,Rocha Garcia, Mayara Aparecida,Chiquetto Paracatu, Luana,Pauli, Ivani,Silva Bolzani, Vanderlan,Defini Andricopulo, Adriano,Farias Ximenes, Valdecir,Zeraik, Maria Luiza,Regasini, Luis Octavio
, (2021/03/22)
In the present study, a series of chalcones and their B-aryl analogues were prepared and evaluate as inhibitors of myeloperoxidase (MPO) chlorinating activity, using in vitro and ex vivo assays. Among these, B-thiophenyl chalcone (analogue 9) demonstrated inhibition of in vitro and ex vivo MPO chlorinating activity, exhibiting IC50 value of 0.53 and 19.2 μM, respectively. Potent ex vivo MPO inhibitors 5, 8 and 9 were not toxic to human neutrophils at 50 μM, as well as displayed weak 2,2-diphenyl-1-pycrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH?) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) scavenger abilities. Docking simulations indicated binding mode of MPO inhibitors, evidencing hydrogen bonds between the amino group at 4′position (ring A) of chalcones with Gln91, Asp94, and Hys95 MPO residues. In this regard, the efficacy and low toxicity promoted aminochalcones and arylic analogues to the rank of hit compounds in the search for new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds.
Synthesis, Antiproliferative and Cytotoxic Activities, DNA Binding Features and Molecular Docking Study of Novel Enamine Derivatives
Burcu Gürdere, Meliha,Aydin, Ali,Yencilek, Belk?z,Ertürk, Fatih,?zbek, O?uz,Erkan, Sultan,Budak, Yakup,Ceylan, Mustafa
, (2020/07/06)
Novel enamine derivatives were synthesized from the reaction of lactone and chalcones and their antiproliferative and cytotoxic activities against six cancer cell lines (e. g., HeLa, HT29, A549, MCF7, PC3 and Hep3B) and one normal cell lines (e. g., FL) were investigated along with their mode of interactions with CT-DNA. Most of the enamine derivatives with IC50 values of 86–168 μM demonstrated much stronger antiproliferative activity than the starting molecules against the cancer cells. While, among the enamine derivatives, four compounds displayed higher cytotoxic potency than the control drugs (5-fluorouracil and cisplatin) against the Hep3B cell lines, these compounds did not exhibit any significant toxicity against normal cells, FL. The UV/VIS spectral data suggest that eight compounds cause hypochromism with a slight bathochromic shift (～6 nm), indicating that they bind to the DNA by way of an intercalative or minor groove binding mode. The binding constants of the compounds are in the range of 0.1×103 M?1–2.3×104 M?1. The antiproliferative activity of studied enamine derivatives could possibly be due to their DNA binding as well as their cytotoxic properties. In addition to these assays, the chalcones and enamine derivatives were investigated by molecular docking to calculate the synergistic effect of antiproliferative activities against six human cancer cell lines.
Structure-aided drug development of potential neuraminidase inhibitors against pandemic H1N1 exploring alternate binding mechanism
Malbari, Khushboo D.,Chintakrindi, Anand S.,Ganji, Lata R.,Gohil, Devanshi J.,Kothari, Sweta T.,Joshi, Mamata V.,Kanyalkar, Meena A.
, p. 927 - 951 (2019/02/07)
Abstract: The rate of mutability of pathogenic H1N1 influenza virus is a threat. The emergence of drug resistance to the current competitive inhibitors of neuraminidase, such as oseltamivir and zanamivir, attributes to a need for an alternative approach. The design and synthesis of new analogues with alternate approach are particularly important to identify the potential neuraminidase inhibitors which may not only have better anti-influenza activity but also can withstand challenge of resistance. Five series of scaffolds, namely aurones (1a–1e), pyrimidine analogues (2a–2b), cinnamic acid analogues (3a–3k), chalcones (4a–4h) and cinnamic acid linkages (5a–5c), were designed based on virtual screening against pandemic H1N1 virus. Molecular modelling studies revealed that the designed analogues occupied 430-loop cavity of neuraminidase. Docking of sialic acid in the active site preoccupied with the docked analogues, i.e. in 430-loop cavity, resulted in displacement of sialic acid from its native pose in the catalytic cavity. The favourable analogues were synthesized and evaluated for the cytotoxicity and cytopathic effect inhibition by pandemic H1N1 virus. All the designed analogues resulting in displacement of sialic acid suggested alternate binding mechanism. Overall results indicated that aurones can be measured best among all as potential neuraminidase inhibitor against pandemic H1N1 virus. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
1,3,4-oxadiazole/chalcone hybrids: Design, synthesis, and inhibition of leukemia cell growth and EGFR, Src, IL-6 and STAT3 activities
Fathi, Marwa Ali A.,Abd El-Hafeez, Amer Ali,Abdelhamid, Dalia,Abbas, Samar H.,Montano, Monica M.,Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed
, p. 150 - 163 (2018/12/11)
A new series of 1,3,4-oxadiazole/chalcone hybrids was designed, synthesized, identified with different spectroscopic techniques and biologically evaluated as inhibitors of EGFR, Src, and IL-6. The synthesized compounds showed promising anticancer activity, particularly against leukemia, with 8v being the most potent. The synthesized compounds exhibited strong to moderate cytotoxic activities against K-562, KG-1a, and Jurkat leukemia cell lines in MTT assays. Compound 8v showed the strongest cytotoxic activity with IC50 of 1.95 μM, 2.36 μM and 3.45 μM against K-562, Jurkat and KG-1a leukemia cell lines, respectively. Moreover; the synthesized compounds inhibited EGFR, Src, and IL-6. Compound 8v was most effective at inhibiting EGFR (IC50 = 0.24 μM), Src (IC50 = 0.96 μM), and IL-6 (% of control = 20%). Additionally, most of the compounds decreased STAT3 activation.
EGFR inhibitors and apoptotic inducers: Design, synthesis, anticancer activity and docking studies of novel xanthine derivatives carrying chalcone moiety as hybrid molecules
Abou-Zied, Hesham A.,Youssif, Bahaa G.M.,Mohamed, Mamdouh F.A.,Hayallah, Alaa M.,Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed
, (2019/05/29)
One of the helpful ways to improve the effectiveness of anticancer agents and weaken drug resistance is to use hybrid molecules. therefore, the current study intended to introduce 20 novel xanthine/chalcone hybrids 9–28 of promising anticancer activity. Compounds 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20 and 23 exhibited potent inhibition of cancer cells growth with IC50 ranging from 1.0 ± 0.1 to 3.5 ± 0.4 μM compared to doxorubicin with IC50 ranging from 0.90 ± 0.62 to 1.41 ± 0.58 μM and that compounds 11 and 16 were the best. To verify the mechanism of their anticancer activity, compounds 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20 and 23 were evaluated for their EGFR inhibitory effect. The study results revealed that compound 11 showed IC50 = 0.3 μM on the target enzyme which is more potent than staurosporine reference drug (IC50 = 0.4 μM). Accordingly, the apoptotic effect of the most potent compounds 11 was extensively investigated and showed a marked increase in Bax level up to 29 folds, and down-regulation in Bcl2 to 0.28 fold, in comparison to the control. Furthermore, the effect of compound 11 on Caspases 3 and 8 was evaluated and was found to increase their levels by 8 and 14 folds, respectively. Also, the effect of compound 11 on the cell cycle and its cytotoxic effect were examined. Moreover, a molecular docking study was adopted to confirm mechanism of action.
Gold nanodots self-assembled polyelectrolyte film as reusable catalyst for reduction of nitroaromatics
Viswanathan, Perumal,Ramaraj, Ramasamy
, (2018/02/09)
Separation of homogeneous catalyst from the reaction mixture is a crucial and difficult process in any catalytic process. To address this issue, a new class of multifunctional catalyst in the form of film was developed using a facile approach to enjoy the advantages of homogeneous catalyst with the versatility of heterogeneous catalyst. To achieve the same, methionine-capped gold nanodots (AuNDs) were self-assembled on a cationic polyelectrolyte modified glass plate for the catalytic reduction of nitro functional groups in the presence of olefinic double bond at mild conditions. Separation of this reusable catalytic film from the reaction mixture is very simple and advantageous when compared to the currently available and conventional catalytic systems. Kinetics of nitro reduction was monitored using absorption spectroscopy and the product formation was confirmed by 1H and 13CNMR analyses. Prepared AuNDs catalyst was characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), cyclic voltammetry and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. Graphical Abstract: SYNOPSIS?Colloidal gold nanoparticles are efficient catalysts for organic reactions. But the removal of homogeneous gold colloids from the reaction mixture is very difficult. To address this issue, gold nanodots were synthesized and self-assembled over polyelectrolyte film to form catalytic plates. Removal of these reusable catalytic plates from the reaction mixture is facile.[Figure not available: see fulltext.].
New 1,2,4-triazole-Chalcone hybrids induce Caspase-3 dependent apoptosis in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells
Ahmed, Fatma F.,Abd El-Hafeez, Amer Ali,Abbas, Samar H.,Abdelhamid, Dalia,Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed
, p. 705 - 722 (2018/04/17)
A series of novel 1, 2, 4-triazole/chalcone hybrids was prepared and identified with different spectroscopic techniques. The prepared compounds showed remarkable cytotoxic activity against different cancer cell lines. Compounds 24, 25, 27, 41 and 47 had shown the highest cytotoxicity among the tested compounds against human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells with IC50 ranging from 4.4 to 16.04 μM compared to cisplatin with IC50 of 15.3 μM. Flow cytometric analysis of the tested compounds showed an increase in the number of apoptotic cells in a dose-dependent manner. The further mechanistic study demonstrated that 1, 2, 4-triazole-chalcone hybrids induced apoptosis via increased level of proapoptotic protein Bax, release of cytochrome c from mitochondria and activation of caspase-3/8/9 proteins. However, general caspase inhibition by the pan-caspase inhibitor, z-VAD-fmk, significantly decreased the apoptosis induced by the tested hybrids, suggesting dependency of apoptosis on activation of the caspase-3 pathway.
3-Aminomethyl pyridine chalcone derivatives: Design, synthesis, DNA binding and cytotoxic studies
Durgapal, Sunil Dutt,Soni, Rina,Umar, Shweta,Suresh, Balakrishnan,Soman, Shubhangi S.
, p. 1279 - 1287 (2018/06/29)
Herein we report design, synthesis, and anticancer activity of compounds 6a–h and 11a–j. Compounds 6a–f were designed based on 3-aminomethyl pyridine attached to different acetamide derivatives and in compounds 6g–h it was attached to coumarin moiety. Coumarin containing compounds 6g–h showed very poor anticancer activity against both A549 (Lungs cancer cell line), and MCF-7 (Breast cancer cell line) cell lines in MTT assay. Compounds 11a–j were designed as derivatives of 3-aminomethyl pyridine and 4-amino chalcones. A series of chalcone derivatives of 3-aminomethyl pyridine 11a–j have been synthesized and screened for their in vitro anticancer activity and DNA binding affinity. Most of the compounds showed very good antimitotic activity against A549 cell line as compared to fluorouracil. Compounds 11g and 11i were selected for DNA-binding studies as they showed excellent activity against cancer cell lines in MTT assay. CT-DNA binding affinity of compounds 11g and 11i have been investigated by UV based DNA titration and fluorescence emission study against DNA-EtBr complex. Interestingly, compound 11i has displayed excellent antiproliferative activity, with IC50 0.0067?±?0.0002?μm, against MCF-7 cell line. Compound 11i has been studied for its cytotoxicity using MTT, LDH, as well as EtBr/AO assay and was found to induce apoptosis in the cancerous cell line.
