7‐Chloro‐4‐quinolinyl Hydrazones: A Promising and Potent Class of Antileishmanial Compounds

In this work, we report the antileishmanial evaluation of twenty 7‐chloro‐4‐quinolinyl hydrazone derivatives ( 1 – 20 ). Firstly, the compounds were tested against promastigotes of four different Leishmania species. After that, all derivatives were assayed against L. braziliensis amastigotes and murine macrophages. Furthermore, it was investigated whether the antiamastigote L. braziliensis effect of the compounds could be associated with nitric oxide production. Compounds 6 and 7 showed a strong leishmanicidal activity against intracellular parasite with IC₅₀ in nanogram levels (30 and 20 ng/mL, respectively). Appreciable activity of three compounds tested can be considered an important finding for the rational design of new leads for antileishmanial compounds.     

Synthesis and docking studies of N-(5-(alkylthio)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)methyl)benzamide analogues as potential alkaline phosphatase inhibitors

A series of N-(5-(alkylthio)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)methyl)benzamides 6a–i were synthesized as alkaline phosphatase inhibitors. The intermediate 5-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione 4 was synthesized starting with hippuric acid. Hippuric acid in the first step was converted into corresponding methyl ester 2 which upon reaction with hydrazine hydrate furnished the formation of hydrazide 3 . The hippuric acid hydrazide was then cyclized into 5-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione 4 . The intermediate 4 was then reacted with alkyl or aryl halides 5a–5i to afford the title compounds N-(5-(methylthio)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)methyl)benzamides 6a–i . The bioassay results showed that compounds 6a–i exhibited good to excellent alkaline phosphatase inhibitory activity. The most potent activity was exhibited by the compound 6i having IC₅₀ value 0.420 μM, whereas IC₅₀ value of standard (KH₂PO₄) was 2.80 μM. Molecular docking studies was performed against alkaline phosphatase enzyme (PDBID 1EW2) to check binding affinity of the synthesized compounds 6a–i against target protein. The docking results showed that three compounds 6c , 6e , and 6i have maximum binding interactions with binding energy values of −8 kcal/mol. The compound 6i displayed the interactions of oxadiazole ring nitrogen with amino acid His265 having a binding distance 2.13 Ǻ. It was concluded from our results that synthesized compounds, especially compound 6i may serve as lead structure to design more potent inhibitors of human alkaline phosphatase.     

4-(2-酰胺基-2-乙氧羰基)乙硫基-4-脱氧-4′-去甲表鬼臼毒素衍生物的合成与抗肿瘤活性

为考察4′-去甲基表鬼臼毒素4位上取代基结构变化与抗肿瘤活性的关系,设计并合成了23个标题化合物。体外L₁₂₁₀白血病细胞与KB细胞生长抑制试验的结果表明,化合物11,16和18的抗肿瘤活性超过依托泊甙,化合物8的活性与依托泊甙相当。     

Synthesis and cytotoxic properties of novel (E)-3-benzylidene-7-methoxychroman-4-one derivatives

Background and the purpose of the study

There has been increscent interest in the field of cancer chemotherapy by discovery and development of novel agents with high efficacy, low toxicity, and minimum side effects. In order to find new anticancer agents, we replaced the pyrazolone part of well-known cytotoxic agent SJ-172550 with 7-methoxychroman-4-one. Thus, a novel series of 3-benzylidene-4-chromanones were synthesized and tested in vitro against human cancer cell lines.

Methods

The title compounds were prepared by condensation of 7-methoxychroman-4-one with suitable aldehydes in appropriate alcohol in the presence of gaseous HCl. The antiproliferative activity of target compounds were evaluated against MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer), KB (nasopharyngeal epidermoid carcinoma) and SK-N-MC (human neuroblastoma) cell lines using MTT assay.

Results

Although the direct analog of SJ-172550 (compound 5d) did not show any cytotoxic activity against tested cell lines, but 2-(2-chloro-6-methoxyphenoxy)acetic acid methyl ester analog 5c showed some activity against MDA-MB-231 and SK-N-MC cells. Further modification of compound 5c resulted in the 3-chloro-4,5-dimethoxybenzylidene derivative 5b which demonstrated better cytotoxic profile against all tested cell lines (IC₅₀ values = 7.56–25.04 μg/ml).

Conclusion

The results demonstrated that the cytotoxic activity of compound 5b against MDA-MB-231 and SK-N-MC cells is more than etoposide. Therefore, compound 5b prototype could be considered as novel cytotoxic agent for further developing new anticancer chemotherapeutics.     

1-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)-(2,4-二氟苯基)-3-[N-环丙基-N-(4-取代苄基)]-2-丙醇的合成及抗真菌活性

目的：以氟康唑为先导化合物,设计合成新的三唑醇类化合物,并研究其抗真菌活性。方法：引入4位羧酸酯取代的苄基侧链结构,合成一系列目标化合物,所有化合物结构均经MS、^1H-NMR等谱确证;选择8种真菌为实验菌株,测定其体外抗真菌活性。结果：合成了15个未见文献报道的目标化合物;所有化合物对所选真菌均表现出了一定的抑菌活性,其中化合物（1）,（2）和（3）对除薰烟曲霉菌外的7种菌都表现出了较好的抑菌活性。结论：4位羧酸酯取代的苄基侧链结构的引入对目标化合物的抗菌活性有一定的影响,侧链越短．抑菌活性越好.     

Design,Synthesis, and Antimycobacterial Activity of Novel Theophylline‐7‐Acetic Acid Derivatives With Amino Acid Moieties

The theophylline‐7‐acetic acid (7‐TAA) scaffold is a promising novel lead compound for antimycobacterial activity. Here, we derive a model for antitubercular activity prediction based on 14 7‐TAA derivatives with amino acid moieties and their methyl esters. The model is applied to a combinatorial library, consisting of 40 amino acid and methyl ester derivatives of 7‐TAA. The best three predicted compounds are synthesized and tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. All of them are stable, non‐toxic against human cells and show antimycobacterial activity in the nanomolar range being 60 times more active than ethambutol.     

N9- and N7-(Chloromethyl Phenymethyl)Chloropurine Derivatives from α, α'-Dichloroxylenes: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity

A series of ortho- meta- and para-N9-[(chloromethylphenyl)methyl]chloropurines 4-12 and N7-[(chloromethylphenyl)methyl]chloropurines 13-21 were obtained by the reaction of various substituted chloropurines with α,α'-dichloroxylenes. Compounds 4-21 were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against a panel NCI-H460 (lung), MCF7 (breast) and SF-268 (CNS) cancer cell lines. The ‘active’ compounds, which reduced growth of cancer cells to ca. 32% or less, have been evaluated in a full panel of 60 human cancer cell lines over a 5-log dose range at the National Cancer Institute. Several compounds have demonstrated growth inhibitory effects (GI₅₀) in a wide range of cancer cell lines. The 2,6-dichloropurines in this series (5, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 20) exhibited significant antineoplastic activity.     

Efficient regioselective three-component domino synthesis of 3-(1,2,4-Triazol-5-yl)-1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones as potent antifungal and antituberculosis agents

In research for promising antibacterial and antifungal compounds, a series of 2‐aryl 3‐[1,2,4]triazol‐5‐yl 4‐thiazolidinones 1 were synthesized by a domino reaction of 5‐amino‐1H‐[1,2,4]triazoles 3 , aromatic aldehydes, and α‐mercaptoacids in boiling toluene in the presence of molecular sieves 4 Å. Of the twenty novel 3‐[1,2,4]triazol‐5‐yl 4‐thiazolidinone derivatives, four compounds 2‐benzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐6‐yl‐3‐[(3‐morpholin‐4‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐yl)]‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐4‐one ( 1i ), 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐methyl‐3‐[3‐(4‐methylpiperazin‐1‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐yl]‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐4‐one ( 1p ), 2‐benzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐6‐yl‐3‐[3‐(4‐methylpiperazin‐1‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐yl]‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐4‐one ( 1s ), 2‐benzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐6‐yl‐5‐methyl‐3‐[3‐(4‐methylpiperazin‐1‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐yl]‐1,3‐thiazolidin‐4‐one ( 1t ) exhibited MICs of 4 µg/mL or less versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Moreover, these compounds were screened against Candida albicans. Compounds 1p , 1s gave MICs of 1 µg/mL or less, and were fungicidal. Finally, compound 1s was evaluated against an expanded fungal panel and showed good activity against Cryptococcus neoformans. In addition, compound 1s also appeared to be fungicidal against Aspergillus arrhizus, with MIC <1 µg/mL.     

1-(1 H-1, 2, 4-三唑-1-基)-2-(2, 4-二氟苯基)-3-[N-异丙基-N-(4-取代苄基)]-2-丙醇的合成及抗真菌活性

目的研究具有异丙基结构的氮唑类化合物的抗真菌活性。方法引入4位羧酸酯取代的苄基侧链结构,合成一系列目标化合物,所有化合物结构均经MS、1H-NMR等谱确证;选择8种真菌为实验菌株,测定其体外抗真菌活性。结果合成了14个未见文献报道的目标化合物;所有化合物对所选真菌均表现出了一定的抑菌活性,其中化合物(1)和(2)对除薰烟曲霉菌外的7种菌都表现出了较好的抑菌活性。结论 4位羧酸酯取代的苄基侧链结构的引入对目标化合物的抗菌活性有一定的影响,侧链越短,抑菌活性越好。     

6-(1-Alkenoyloxyalkyl)-5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives: Synthesis and evaluation of antitumor activity

Thirty six 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives, which bear unsaturated alkyl side chain with ester bond, were synthesized and tested cytotoxic activity on L1210 cells and antitumor activity against ICR mice bearing S-180 cells. It could be recognized that the cytotoxicities of naphthoquinones with R₁ being methyl and propyl (IV1∼24) were not enhanced by replacing the alkanoyls with alkenoyls. In contrast, the introduction of the alkenoyl moieties on the compounds with R₁=hexyl (IV25∼36) resulted in the enhancement of their cytotoxicities. Replacement of alkanoyl group with an alkenoyl group generally increased the T/C value of the mice bearing S-180 cells.     

Adlumiceine methyl ester,a new alkaloid from Fumaria vaillantii

A new alkaloid, adlumiceine methyl ester (1), together with two known alkaloids, parfumine (2) and N-methylhydrastine methyl ester (3), was isolated from aerial parts of Fumaria vaillantii. The structures of compounds were determined by 1D/2D NMR and MS data. All three compounds were tested for cytotoxic activity against PC3 and MCF7 cell lines using Alamar blue assay. The tested compounds showed no significant cytotoxic activity (IC₅₀>50 μM) against PC3 and MCF7 cell lines.     

Design and Synthesis of a New Class of 4‐Aminoquinolinyl‐ and 9‐Anilinoacridinyl Schiff Base Hydrazones as Potent Antimalarial Agents

A series of novel 4‐aminoquinolinyl and 9‐anilinoacridinyl Schiff base hydrazones have been synthesized and evaluated for their antimalarial activity. All compounds were evaluated in vitro for their antimalarial activity against chloroquine‐sensitive strain 3D7 and the chloroquine‐resistant K1 strain of Plasmodium falciparum and for cytotoxicity toward Vero cells. Compounds 17 , 20 , and 21 displayed good activity against the 3D7 strain with IC₅₀ values ranging from 19.69 to 25.38 nm . Moreover, compounds 16 , 17 , 21 , 24 , 32, and 33 exhibited excellent activities (21.64–54.26 nm ) against K1 strain and several compounds displayed β‐hematin inhibitory activity, suggesting that they act on the heme crystallization process such as CQ. Compounds were also found to be non‐toxic with good selectivity index.     

双(2,6-哌嗪二酮)类抗肿瘤药物的研究:2,3-二乙酰氧基-1,4-二(3′,5′-二酮-N4′-取代哌嗪甲基)苯的合成

Seventeen compounds having the structure of 2,3-diacetoxy-1,4-bis(3′,5′- dioxo-N⁴′-substituted piperazinyl methyl)benzene were designed and synthesized based on chelation hypothesis. Their antitumor activities on P388 cells,Hep cells and SGC 7901 cells in vitro were tested. Preliminary results showed that compound 4e has potent antitumor effect against P388 cells and.Hep cells in vitro.     

Synthesis and biological activity of 5-(trifluoromethyl)- and 5-(pentafluoroethyl)pyrimidine nucleoside analogues

Various 5-substituted perfluoroalkylpyrimidine nucleoside analogues have been synthesized, and their biological activity against L1210, S-180, Vero cells, and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was evaluated. The 5-trifluoromethyl derivatives, 7 and 9, showed significant antiviral activity against HSV-1 with ED50 values of 7 and 5 microM, respectively. In addition, the unblocked nucleoside 9 was found to be about 64-fold less toxic to the host Vero cells and gave a favorable therapeutic index of 64 against HSV-1 in vitro.     

疟疾防治药物的研究——Ⅺ.2,4-二氨基-6-(N-取代-对氯苄氨基)喹唑啉衍生物的合成及其抗疟作用

合成2,4-二氨基-6-(N-取代-对氯苄氨基)喹唑啉衍生物33个,经伯氏鼠疟原虫(Plasmodium berghei)抑制性治疗筛选,剂量20mg/kg×3d,有10个化合物(1,2,5～8,14,20,21,26)抑制率在90%以上。经约氏鼠疟原虫(P.yoelii)斯氏按蚊系统的病因性预防筛选,剂量5mg/kg×3d,有26个化合物(1～12,14,20～22,24～33)使小白鼠全部得到保护;剂量下降到0.625mg/kg×3d,有14个化合物(5～12,14,20,21,26,31,33)使小白鼠全部得到保护(表1)。4个化合物(1,8,20,25,表2,3)进行了猴疟(P.cynomolgi)试验,效果不及伯喹和乙胺嘧啶。     

1-{2-[(4-取代苯基)甲氧基]-2-(取代苯基)乙基}-1H-氮唑类化合物的合成及抗真菌活性

根据氮唑类抗真菌化合物的构效关系和作用机理,设计合成了29个1-{2-[(4-取代苯基)甲氧基]-2-(取代苯基)乙基}-1H-氮唑类化合物,其中九个为首次报道。初步体外抑菌试验结果表明,大多数目标化合物对八种试验菌株都有不同程度的抗真菌活性。化合物14对白念珠菌的活性与克霉唑及益康唑相当,对其它七种试验菌株的活性明显强于克霉唑及益康唑。化合物4,12对白念珠菌活性差,对其它七种试验菌株的活性也强于克霉唑和益康唑。化合物5,6和23除对白念珠菌外,对其它七种试验菌株,也有较强活性。     

O-对甲脒苯氧烷基-N-取代酪氨酸甲酯的合成与抗血小板聚集活性

非肽类纤维蛋白原受体拮抗剂阻止血小板聚集的最后一步,即活化的血小板与纤维蛋白原之间的结合[1,2],是一类有新作用机制的抗血栓剂,为80年代末,90年代初以来国际上抗血栓药物研究的热点。通过对纤维蛋白原及ＲＧＤ肽的结构模拟,已获得一些高效化合物,且克服了肽类化合物的某些缺点,成为这类药物的研究方向[3]。前文[4,5]报道了Ｏ对甲脒苯胺基羰甲基及Ｏ对甲脒苯氧乙基Ｎ取代酪氨酸甲酯类化合物的合成及其抗血小板活性,已出现了一些有意义的苗头。为了进一步考察空间臂的极性和长度对化合物活性的影响,本文合成了一系列新的化合物ＩＶａ～ｉ…     

Synthesis of 4-(2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives

Hantzsch synthesis of 5-formyluracil (1), methyl acetoacetate (2) and methyl 3-aminocrotonate (3) gave 2,6-dimethyl-4-(2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidyl)-1, 4-dihydropyridine-3, 5-dicarboxylic acid dimethylester (4a) in 54.6% yield. As the same procedure, 1,3-dimethyl-5-formyl-uracil (6) gave 2,6-dimethyl-4-(1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidyl)-1, 4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (7a) in 52.2% yield.4a was methylated to afford7a also in 52% yield.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new 1-[(tetrazol-5-yl)methyl] indole derivatives,their 1,2,4-triazole thioglycosides and acyclic analogs

New 1-[(tetrazol-5-yl)methyl]indole derivatives, their acyclic nucleoside analogs and the corresponding glycoside derivatives were synthesized. Furthermore, the [)(1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl])-2H-tetrazole derivative as well as the corresponding thioglucoside were prepared. The synthesized compounds were tested for their antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus Niger, Penicillium sp, Candida albican, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus lacti, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas sp., and streptomyces sp. Compounds 3, 5 and 19b exhibited potent antibacterial activity and compounds 4, 5 and 10 exhibited high activities against the tested fungi compared with fusidic acid.     

Novel 1-(4-substituted benzylidene)-4-(1-(substituted methyl)-2,3-dioxoindolin-5-yl)semicarbazide derivatives for use against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and MDR-TB strain

A series of eighteen new 1-(4-substituted benzylidene)-4-(1-(substituted methyl)-2,3-dioxoindolin-5-yl)semicarbazide derivatives were designed, synthesized and characterized by spectral and elemental analyses. The derivatives were screened in vitro for antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) and MDR-TB strains. The activity was expressed as the minimum inhibitory concentration in μg/mL. Among the tested compounds 7j, 7m, 7o and 7q possesses equipotent activity as standard drug Isoniazid against MTB while 7m and 7q exhibited higher activity against MDR-TB strain when compared with both the reference drugs isoniazid and rifampicin. Basic structure activity relationships are presented.