70638-52-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Discovery of Potent and Selective 2-(Benzylthio)pyrimidine-based DCN1-UBC12 Inhibitors for Anticardiac Fibrotic Effects
He, Zhang-Xu,An, Qi,Wei, Bo,Zhou, Wen-Juan,Wei, Bing-Fei,Gong, Yun-Peng,Zhang, Xin,Gao, Ge,Dong, Guan-Jun,Huo, Jin-Ling,Zhang, Xin-Hui,Yang, Fei-Fei,Liu, Hong-Min,Ma, Li-Ying,Zhao, Wen
, p. 163 - 190 (2022/01/11)
DCN1, a co-E3 ligase, interacts with UBC12 and activates cullin-RING ligases (CRLs) by catalyzing cullin neddylation. Although DCN1 has been recognized as an important therapeutic target for human diseases, its role in the cardiovascular area remains unknown. Here, we first found that DCN1 was upregulated in isolated cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) treated by angiotensin (Ang) II and in mouse hearts after pressure overload. Then, structure-based optimizations for DCN1-UBC12 inhibitors were performed based on our previous work, yielding compound DN-2. DN-2 specifically targeted DCN1 at molecular and cellular levels as shown by molecular modeling studies, HTRF, cellular thermal shift and co-immunoprecipitation assays. Importantly, DN-2 effectively reversed Ang II-induced cardiac fibroblast activation, which was associated with the inhibition of cullin 3 neddylation. Our findings indicate a potentially unrecognized role of DCN1 inhibition for anticardiac fibrotic effects. DN-2 may be used as a lead compound for further development.
Hydrotalcites as catalyst in suitable multicomponent synthesis of uracil derivatives
Nope, Eliana,Sathicq, ángel G.,Martínez, José J.,Rojas, Hugo,Romanelli, Gustavo
, p. 126 - 135 (2021/02/05)
Uracil compounds participate in a wide range of biological activities; however, reports on their synthesis using heterogeneous catalysts are scarce. In this work, the multicomponent synthesis of uracil derivatives assisted by layered double hydroxides (LDH) was studied under green chemistry conditions. The incorporation of Ni2+ or Co2+ was successfully performed by co-precipitation method. The yields to uracil derivatives are associated with the presence of weak basic sites and a better interaction of the reagents when the reaction is carried out in solvent-free conditions. The reaction pathway involves the formation of an enone between benzaldehyde and ethyl cyanoacetate, and subsequent reaction with urea, which is assisted by the presence of a basic catalyst. The scope of this synthesis is illustrated with nine examples.
Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of 4-oxo-6-substituted phenyl-2-thioxo1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives as HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors
Wadhwa, Pankaj,Jain, Priti,Jadhav, Hemant R.
, p. 387 - 395 (2021/06/17)
Aim: To design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of 4-oxo-6-substituted phenyl-2-thioxo1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives as HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors. Background: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), a member of retroviridae family, is the primary causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Three enzymes viz: inte-grase (IN), reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease play important role in its replication cycle. HIV-1 integrase is responsible for the incorporation of viral DNA into human chromosomal DNA by cata-lyzing two independent reactions, 3′-processing (3′-P) and strand transfer (ST), which are observed as the “point of no-return” in HIV infection. Objective: To develop inhibitors against HIV integrase strand transfer step. Methods: Our previous results indicated that tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carboxamide derivatives are potent HIV-1 IN inhibitors (unpublished results from our laboratory). Taking clue from above studies and our own experience, we hypothesized 4-oxo-6-substituted phenyl-2-thioxo1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile analogues (14a to 14n) as inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase strand transfer. Prototype compound 14 can be viewed as hybrid structure having characteristics of dihy-dropyrimidine derivatives 10-12 and tyrphostin 13. Results: A total of fourteen derivatives of 4-oxo-6-substituted phenyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (14a-14n) were synthesized and evaluated using HIV-1 Integrase Assay Kit (Xpressbio Life Science Products, USA). The percentage inhibition of all compounds was investigated at 10 μM concentration and IC50 value of few highly active compounds was studied. The obtained results were validated by in silico molecular docking study using Glide (maestro version 9.3, Schr?dinger suite) in extra precision (XP) mode. Conclusion: Fourteen 4-oxo-6-substituted phenyl-2-thioxo 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile analogues were synthesized and evaluated for HIV-1 IN inhibitory activity. Three compounds 14a, 14e, and 14h exhibited significant percentage inhibition of HIV-1 IN. There was good in vitro-in silico correlation. However, none of the derivative was active against HIV-1 and HIV-2 below their cytotoxic concentration. It needs to be seen whether these compounds can be explored further for their anti-HIV or cytotoxic potential.
Design and synthesis of pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile hybrids as COX-2 inhibitors: Anti-inflammatory activity, ulcerogenic liability, histopathological and docking studies
Alfayomy, Abdallah M.,Abdel-Aziz, Salah A.,Marzouk, Adel A.,Shaykoon, Montaser Sh. A.,Narumi, Atsushi,Konno, Hiroyuki,Abou-Seri, Sahar M.,Ragab, Fatma A.F.
, (2021/01/04)
Two new series of 1,3,4-oxadiazole and coumarin derivatives based on pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile scaffold have been synthesized and evaluated for their COX-1/COX-2 inhibitory activity. Compounds 10c, 10e, 10h-j, 14e-f, 14i and 16 were found to be the most potent and selective inhibitors of COX-2 (IC50 0.041–0.081 μM, SI 139.74–321.95). Eight compounds were further investigated for their in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The most active derivatives 10c, 10j and 14e displayed superior in vivo anti-inflammatory activity (% edema inhibition 39.3–48.3, 1 h; 58.4–60.5, 2 h; 70.8–83.2, 3 h; 78.9–89.5, 4 h) to the reference drug celecoxib (% edema inhibition 38.0, 1 h; 48.8, 2 h; 58.4, 3 h; 65.4, 4 h). These derivatives were also tested for their ulcerogenic liability, compound 10j showed better safety profile with reference to celecoxib while 10c and 14e exhibited mild lesions. Molecular docking studies of 10c, 10j, and 14e in the COX-2 active site revealed similar orientation and binding interactions as selective COX-2 inhibitors with a higher liability to access the selectivity side pocket.
Design, synthesis and in silico insights of new 7,8-disubstituted-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione derivatives with potent anticancer and multi-kinase inhibitory activities
Abdel Gawad, Nagwa M.,El Kerdawy, Ahmed M.,George, Riham F.,Georgey, Hanan H.,Mohamed, Abdalla R.
, (2021/01/04)
Aiming to obtain an efficient anti-proliferative activity, structure- and ligand-based drug design approaches were expanded and utilized to design and refine a small compound library. Subsequently, thirty-two 7,8-disubstituted-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione derivatives were selected for synthesis based on the characteristic pharmacophoric features required for PI3K and B-Raf oncogenes inhibition. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity. Compounds 17 and 22c displayed an acceptable potent activity according to the DTP-NCI and were further evaluated in the NCI five doses assay. To validate our design, compounds with the highest mean growth inhibition percent were screened against the target PI3Kα and B-RafV600E to confirm their multi-kinase activity. The tested compounds showed promising multi-kinase activity. Compounds 17 and 22c anticancer effectiveness and multi-kinase activity against PI3Kα and B-RafV600E were consolidated by the inhibition of B-RafWT, EGFR and VEGFR-2 with IC50 in the sub-micromolar range. Further investigations on the most potent compounds 17 and 22c were carried out by studying their safety on normal cell line, in silico profiling and predicted ADME characteristics.
Synthesis, antibacterial activities and molecular docking study of thiouracil derivatives containing oxadiazole moiety
Cui, Peng-Lei,Zhang, Di,Guo, Xiu-Min,Ji, Shu-Jing,Jiang, Qing-Mei
supporting information, p. 1754 - 1762 (2021/04/09)
A series of novel thiouracil derivatives 9 containing an oxadiazole moiety have been synthesized by structural modification of a lead SecA inhibitor, 2. These compounds have been evaluated for their antibacterial activities against Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Among them, compounds 9g and 9n exhibited promising antibacterial activities against the tested strains. Compound 9g was also tested for its inhibitory activities against SecA ATPase, and the IC50 value of compound 9g was 19.9 μg/mL, lower than that of compound 2 (20.8 μg/mL). Molecular docking work indicates that compound 9g likely occupies the pocket formed by SecA IRA2 and NBD domain.
Structural insights of three 2,4-disubstituted dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitriles as potential dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors
Abdelbaky, Mohammed S. M.,Al-Wahaibi, Lamya H.,El-Emam, Ali A.,Elmorsy, Mohammed A.,Garcia-Granda, Santiago,Shaik, Althaf,Thamotharan, Subbiah,Thiruvenkatam, Vijay
, (2021/06/16)
In this report, we describe the structural characterization of three 2,4-disubstituted-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives, namely 2-{[(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]sulfanyl}-6-oxo-4-propyl-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 1, 4-(2-methylpropyl)-2-{[(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]sulfanyl}-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 2, and 2-[(2-ethoxyethyl)sulfanyl]-6-oxo-4-phenyl-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile monohydrate 3. An X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that these compounds were crystallized in the centrosymmetric space groups and adopt an L-shaped conformation. One of the compounds (3) crystallized with a water molecule. A cyclic motif (R22 (8)) mediated by N–H···O hydrogen bond was formed in compounds 1 and 2, whereas the corresponding motif was not favorable, due to the water molecule, in compound 3. The crystal packing of these compounds was analyzed based on energy frameworks performed at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. Various inter-contacts were characterized using the Hirshfeld surface and its associated 2D-fingerprint plots. Furthermore, a molecular docking simulation was carried out to assess the inhibitory potential of the title compounds against the human dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) enzyme.
Synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of thiouracil derivatives containing 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine
Cui, Penglei,Zhang, Di,Guo, Xiumin,Ji, Shujing,Jiang, Qingmei
, p. 555 - 560 (2021/07/25)
A series of new thiouracil compounds containing 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine were designed and synthesized. The in vitro antibacterial activities of the new compounds against Bacillus am-yloliquefaciens, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis were tested. The results showed that some of the new compounds had strong inhibitory activities against the tested bacteria. At the concentration of 50 μg/mL, the compound 12d had broad and the highest inhibitory activity with the 100% inhibition against the three tested strains, the same as norfloxacin which was used as the control.
Design, Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Novel Pyrimidine-Containing 4H-Chromen-4-One Derivatives**
Chen, Mei,He, Ming,Liu, Tingting,Peng, Feng,Su, Shijun,Tang, Xuemei,Xie, Chengwei,Xue, Wei,Zhan, Wenliang,Zhou, Qing
, (2021/07/12)
A series of pyrimidine-containing 4H-chromen-4-one derivatives were designed and synthesized by combining bioactive substructures. Preliminary biological activity results showed that most of the compounds displayed significant inhibitory activities in vit
Design, synthesis, molecular docking and antiproliferative activity of some novel benzothiazole derivatives targeting EGFR/HER2 and TS
Abdellatif, Khaled R. A.,Amin, Noha H.,Belal, Amany,El-Saadi, Mohamed T.,Hemeda, Loah R.,Said, Eman G.
, (2020/06/08)
Multi-targeted anticancer drugs are in focus as a promising research topic. A new series of benzothiazoles hybridized with pyrimidine moiety was designed and synthesized using the lead compound 4a. Various chemical modifications on the pyrimidine ring of 4a at four different positions were done in a trial to get new multi-targeted anticancer agents. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established on their elemental analyses and spectral data. All final synthesized derivatives were submitted to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA, to be screened for their in vitro anticancer activity. Further evaluation for the cytotoxic activity of the most active compounds was performed using the MTT assay method. Compounds 4d, 8d, 8h, 8i and 17 were then selected for examining their in vitro enzyme inhibitory activities against EGFR, HER2 and TS enzymes using lapatinib and 5FU as standards. Furthermore, cell cycle analysis and apoptosis induction detection were also evaluated. Finally, molecular docking studies were carried out for compounds 4d, 8d, 8h, 8i and 17 to interpret their observed enzymatic activities based on the ligand–protein interactions.
