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Design and synthesis of pyrazolone-based compounds as potent blockers of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry into the host cells
Karpoormath, Rajshekhar,Kehinde, Idowu,Kushwaha, Babita,Kushwaha, Narva Deshwar,Mahlalela, Mavela Cleopus,Obakachi, Vincent A.,Shinde, Suraj Raosaheb
, (2021)
SARS-CoV-2 are enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm. It relies on the fusion of their envelope with the host cell membrane to deliver their nucleocapsid into the host cell. The spike glycoprotein (S) mediates virus entry into cells via the human Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) protein located on many cell types and tissues' outer surface. This study, therefore, aimed to design and synthesize novel pyrazolone-based compounds as potential inhibitors that would interrupt the interaction between the viral spike protein and the host cell receptor to prevent SARS-CoV 2 entrance into the cell. A series of pyrazolone compounds as potential SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors were designed and synthesized. Employing computational techniques, the inhibitory potentials of the designed compounds against both spike protein and hACE2 were evaluated. Results of the binding free energy from the in-silico analysis, showed that three compounds (7i, 7k and 8f) and six compounds (7b, 7h, 7k, 8d, 8g, and 8h) showed higher and better binding high affinity to SARS-CoV-2 Sgp and hACE-2, respectively compared to the standard drugs cefoperazone (CFZ) and MLN-4760. Furthermore, the outcome of the structural analysis of the two proteins upon binding of the inhibitors showed that the two proteins (SARS-CoV-2 Sgp and hACE-2) were stable, and the structural integrity of the proteins was not compromised. This study suggests pyrazolone-based compounds might be potent blockers of the viral entry into the host cells.
Synthesis and biological evaluations of monocarbonyl curcumin inspired pyrazole analogues as potential anti-colon cancer agent
Hong, Xing,Hu, Xiamin,Min, Zhenli,Ye, Min,Yu, Zhijun,Yuan, Qiong,Zhu, Yue
, p. 2517 - 2534 (2020/07/04)
Purpose: The monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin (MCACs) have been widely studied for their promising antitumor activity. Pyrazole is a five-membered aromatic heterocyclic system with various bioactivities incorporated frequently in drugs. However, few of MCACs inspired pyrazole analogues were investigated. To search for more potent cytotoxic agents based on MCACs, a series of new 1,5-diaryl/heteroaryl-1,4-pentadien-3-ones inspired pyrazole moiety was synthesized and evaluated on their anti-colon cancer activities. Methods: Fifteen new compounds were synthesized and characterized by spectral datum, and then they were tested preliminarily by MTT assay for their cytotoxic activities against a panel of four human cancer cell lines, namely, gastric (SGC-7901), liver (HepG2), lung (A549), and colon (SW620) cancer cells. Compound 7h exhibited excellent selectivity and outstanding anti-proliferation activity against SW620 cells among these 15 compounds. Further, the mechanisms were investigated by transwell migration and invasion assay, clonogenic assay, cell apoptosis analysis, cell cycle analysis, Western blot analysis. Results: The IC50 value of 7h against SW620 cells was 12 nM, being more potent than curcumin (IC50 = 9.36 μM), adriamysin (IC50 = 3.28 μM) and oxaliplatin (IC50 = 13.33 μM). Further assays showed that 7h inhibited SW620 cell migration, invasion and colony formation obviously, which was due to its ability to induce cell cycle arrest in the G2/M and S phases and apoptosis. Western blot assay revealed that 7h decreased the protein expression of ATM gene, which may primarily contribute to its anticancer activity against SW620 cells. Conclusion: A new MCACs 7h was synthesized and found to exhibit excellent anti-proliferation activity against SW620 cells. Further studies indicated that 7h exerted its anticancer activity against SW620 cells probably via decreasing the ATM protein expression. The present study suggested that 7h was a promising candidate as an anti-colon cancer drug for future development.
Quinazolin-4-one derivatives
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A medicament having an inhibitory activity against hematopoietic prostaglandin D2 synthase, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein X represents a group represented by the formula —N═C(R5)— or the formula —NH—CH(R5)—, R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, or a hydroxy group, R5 represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group or a C6 to C10 aryl group, and R represents an amino group.
