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N-substituted benzimidazole acrylonitriles as in vitro tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Synthesis, biological activity and computational analysis
Perin,Hok,Be?,Persoons,Vanstreels,Daelemans,Vianello,Hranjec
, (2020/12/02)
We present the design, synthesis and biological activity of novel N-substituted benzimidazole based acrylonitriles as potential tubulin polymerization inhibitors. Their synthesis was achieved using classical linear organic and microwave assisted techniques, starting from aromatic aldehydes and N-substituted-2-cyanomethylbenzimidazoles. All newly prepared compounds were tested for their antiproliferative activity in vitro on eight human cancer cell lines and one reference non-cancerous assay. N,N-dimethylamino substituted acrylonitriles 30 and 41, bearing N-isobutyl and cyano substituents placed on the benzimidazole nuclei, showed strong and selective antiproliferative activity in the submicromolar range of inhibitory concentrations (IC50 0.2–0.6 μM), while being significantly less toxic than reference systems docetaxel and staurosporine, thus promoting them as lead compounds. Mechanism of action studies demonstrated that two most active compounds inhibited tubulin polymerization. Computational analysis confirmed the suitability of the employed benzimidazole-acrylonitrile skeleton for the binding within the colchicine binding site in tubulin, thus rationalizing the observed antitumor activities, and demonstrated that E-isomers are active substances. It also provided structural determinants affecting both the binding position and the matching affinities, identifying the attached NMe2 group as the most dominant in promoting the binding, which allows ligands to optimize favourable cation???π and hydrogen bonding interactions with Lys352.
4-(Benzimidazol-2-yl)-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-ylamine derivatives: Potent and selective p70S6 kinase inhibitors
Bandarage, Upul,Hare, Brian,Parsons, Jonathan,Pham, Ly,Marhefka, Craig,Bemis, Guy,Tang, Qing,Moody, Cameron Stuver,Rodems, Steve,Shah, Sundeep,Adams, Chris,Bravo, Jose,Charonnet, Emmanuelle,Savic, Vladimir,Come, Jon H.,Green, Jeremy
scheme or table, p. 5191 - 5194 (2010/03/24)
We report herein the design and synthesis of 4-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-amine derivatives as inhibitors of p70S6 kinase. Screening hits containing the 4-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-ylamine scaffold were optimized for p70S6K potency and selectivity against related kinases. Structure-based design employing an active site homology model derived from PKA led to the preparation of benzimidazole 5-substituted compounds 26 and 27 as highly potent inhibitors (Ki 100-fold selectivity against PKA, ROCK and GSK3.
Model Systems for Flavoenzyme Activity: Relationships between Cofactor Structure, Binding and Redox Properties
Legrand, Yves-Marie,Gray, Mark,Cooke, Graeme,Rotello, Vincent M.
, p. 15789 - 15795 (2007/10/03)
A series of flavins were synthesized bearing electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents. The electrochemical properties of these flavins in a nonpolar solvent were determined. The recognition of these flavins by a diamidopyridine (DAP) receptor and the effect this receptor has on flavin redox potential was also quantified. It was found that the DAP-flavin binding affinity and the reduction potentials (E1/2) for both the DAP-bound and unbound flavins correlated well with functions derived from linear free energy relationships (LFERs). These results provide insight and predictive capability for the interplay of electronics and redox state-specific interactions for both abiotic and enzymatic systems.
