Total synthesis and anticancer activity studies of the stereoisomers of asperphenamate and patriscabratine

All stereoisomers of asperphenamate 1a and patriscabratine 2a were achieved with a high yield,and total synthesis of 2a is firstly described here.The absolute configuration of patriscabratine was determined as(S,S).The compounds 1a-d and 2a-d have been tested by MTT assay in T47D,MDA-MB231,HL60,Hela and SGC-7901 cell lines in vitro.Among them,the(R,S) stereoisomer shows the strongest anticancer effects,while the(S,R) shows the weakest one.

Design and Synthesis of New Compounds Derived from Phenyl Hydrazine and Different Aldehydes as Anticancer Agents

In this work we synthesized new derivatives from Phenyl Hydrazine and series of different Aldehydes (derivatives of benzylidenes). The synthesized compounds contain different aromatic Aldehydes which attached by Benzene ring via Hydrazine moiety in glacial acetic acid. These derivatives were characterized by TLC, melting points, Infrared Red, Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Carbon Thirteen Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectroscopy. Finally, these synthesized derivatives were tested for antiproliferative activity against multiple normal and cancerous cell lines, HepG2 (Liver cancer) and MCF-7 (Breast cancer) cell lines were used for cytotoxic assay.

Design and Synthesis of Some New Oxadiazole Derivatives as Anticancer Agents

In this work, some new oxadiazole derivatives have been prepared, by reacting phenyl hydrazine and acetic anhydride together, which furnished 2,4-dimethyl-4-phenyloxadiazole. This product was reacted with a series of aromatic aldehydes, to obtain a series of oxadiazole derivatives. These derivatives were characterized by TLC, melting points, infrared red, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, carbon thirteen nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy. Finally, these synthetized derivatives were tested for antiproliferative activity by two different cell lines. MCF-7 (Breast cancer cell line) and HepG2 (Liver cancer cell line) were used to assess the antiproliferative activity of the prepared compounds.

STUDIES ON THE SYNTHESIS OF D-GLUCURONIC ACID DERIVATIVES OF 2-BUTOXY-5-FLUORO-3H-4-PYRIMIDONE AND THEIR ANTICANCER ACTIVITIES

2-Butoxy-5-fluoro-3H-4-pyrimidone derivatives of D-glucuronic acid having 0-glycosidic linkage or N-glycosidic linkage were synthesized and their anticancer activity tested.Their structures were confirmed by elementary analysis,IR spectra and ~1HNMR.

Synthesis and anticancer activities of porphyrin induced anticancer drugs

In view of the property of porphyrin＇s accumulation selectively in tumor, the ftorafur was modified by binding a porphyrin block to improve its tumor targeting and reduce its side effects. These novel porphyrin derivatives and metal compounds were synthesized under mild conditions with satisfactory yield, and the constructions of all these new compounds were characterized by UV, IR, MS, ^1H NMR spectra and elementary analysis. Their anticancer activities were evaluated by MTT assay; the results indicated that the anticancer activities of compounds 4a-e were twice as high as that of ftorafur.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Anticancer Property of (Z)-N-(4-Bromo-5-ethoxy-3,5-dimethyl-furan-2(5H)-ylidene)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide

The novel title compound（Z）-N-（4-bromo-5-ethoxy-3,5-dimethylfuran-2（5H）-yli-dene）-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide 1（C15H18BrNO4S） has been unexpectedly synthesized by the aminohalogenation reaction of ethyl 2-methylpenta-2,3-dienoate with TsNBr2,and characterized by mp,IR,1H NMR,EIMS,ESIHRMS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.It crystallizes in mono-clinic,space group P21/c with a = 11.714（5）,b = 14.106（5）,c = 10.402（4） ,β = 97.298（8）°,V = 1704.9（12） 3,Mr = 388.27,Z = 4,Dc = 1.513 g/cm3,μ（MoKα） = 2.549 mm-1,F（000） = 792,the final R = 0.033 and wR = 0.062 for 3098 observed reflections（Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））.

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 4b-Triazolepodophyllotoxin Glycosides

A series of novel 4b-triazole-podophyllotoxin glycosides were synthesized by utilizing the Click reaction.Evaluation of cytotoxicity against a panel of five human cancer cell lines(HL-60,SMMC-7721,A-549,MCF-7,SW480)using MTT assay shows that most of these compounds show weak cytotoxicity.It was observed that compound 16 shows the highest activity with IC50 values ranging from 2.85 to 7.28 lM,which is more potent than the control drugs etoposide and cisplatin against four of five cancer cell lines tested.Compound 16 is characterized with an a-D-galactosyl residue directly linked to the triazole ring and a 40-OH group on the E ring of the podophyllotoxin scaffold.HPLC investigation of representative compound indicates that incorporation of a sugar moiety seems to improve the chemical stability of the podophyllotoxin scaffold.

Anticancer Activities of Substituted Cinnamic Acid Phenethyl Esters on Human Cancer Cell Lines

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) and sixteen substituted cinnamic acid phenethyl esters were prepared via conventional procedures in order to test their in vitro anticancer activities by either MTT assay or SRB assay on six different human cancer cell lines. The results indicated that in the concentration of 10 μmol·L -1 the lead compound CAPE possessed anticancer activities against human HL 60, Bel 7402, and Hela cell lines, and two other compounds possessed potent anticancer activities against Bel 7402 and Hela cell lines.

Novel process for large scale synthesis of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide

A method to synthesize anticancer drug N-（ 4- hydroxyphenyl） retinamide （4-HPR）on a large scale is described. It consists of the preferred steps of reacting all-trans retinoic acid with thionyl chloride to form retinoyl chloride and then reacting with triethylamine to generate retinoyl ammonium salt which in turn is reacted with p-aminophenol to eventually produce 4-HPR. This process can overcome many scale-up challenges that exist in the methods reported in the literature and provide an easy, mild and high yield route for large scale synthesis of 4-HPR. Moreover, the effects of the molar ratios of the reagents on the yield are examined. The best molar ratios are a 2.0 molar equivalence of thionyl chloride and a 3.0 molar equivalence of paminophenol to retinoic acid, and the total yield is 80. 7%.

Syntheses,Structures and Vitro Anticancer Activities ofμ_2-O-andμ_2-Dimethylglyoximato-bridgedμ_3-O-Tris[di(m-fluorobenzyl)tin]Bis(dimethylglyoximate)

μ_2-O-and μ_2-dimethylglyoximato-bridged μ_3-O-tris[di（m-fluorobenzyl）tin] bis（dimethylglyoximate）（1） has been synthesized by the reaction of di（m-fluorobenzyl）tin dichloride with dimethylglyoxime. Complex 1 was characterized by means of IR,~1H NMR,elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in orthorhombic system,space group Pna21 with a = 2.22172（12）,b = 1.05566（6）,c = 2.15577（12） nm,V = 5.0561（5） nm^3,Z = 4,C_（50）H_（50）F_6N_4O_6Sn_3,Mr = 1273.01,Dc = 1. 6721 g/cm3,μ_（MoΚα） = 15.44 cm^（-1）,F（000） = 2520,R = 0.0281 and wR = 0.0683. The stabilities,orbital energies and composition characteristics of some frontier molecular orbitals of 1 have been investigated with the quantum chemistry calculation. The properties of thermogravimetric and vitro anticancer activities of the compound have been discussed.

Design and synthesis of 1-substituted-β-carboline derivatives as potential anticancer agents

In the present study, we designed and synthesized a series of 1-substituted-β-carboline derivatives through modification of position-l, 2 and 9 of β-carboline nucleus in order to discover novel leading compounds with better antitumor activities and less toxicity. Their structures were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS, IR and elemental analyses. All the target compounds were tested for cytotoxic activity against six cancer cell lines, including Bel-7402, HepG2, A549, A375, 786-0 and HT-29 by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium （MTT） method. Studies of structure-activity relationships indicated that the effects of substituents in position- 1 on cytotoxic activities were in an order as follows： 2-thienyl 〉2-chlorophenyl 〉4-chlorophenyl 〉benzyl group.

20(S)-20-O-Camptothecin β-Aminopropionate: Novel Synthesis and Antitumor Activity in vitro

To improve the biological anticancer activity of 20 （S）-camptothecin, a novel class of 20 （S）-20-O-camptotheein β-aminopropionates were designed and synthesized with eamptothecins as the starting materials, through acylation with acryloyl chloride followed by Michael＇s addition. Twelve esters, 1a-1d, 4a-4d and 5a-5d, were synthesized and evaluated by using MTT assay method. The results demonstrate that all these compounds show a potential eytotoxicity on KB, HT-29, HCT-8, and Bel7402 tumor cell lines. Some compounds, 1d, 4c, 5b, 5c and 5d, show a higher cytoto-xicity on KB and HCT-8 compared with eamptotheein.

Studies of the Total Synthesis of Epothilone B and D: A Facile Synthesis of C7-C14 and C15-C21 Fragments

A mild and highly efficient synthesis of C7-C14 and C15-C21 fragments of epothilone B and D is described in which racemic C7-C14 fragment is prepared from nerol through four steps, and C15-C21 fragment is obtained from 1, 3-dichloroacetone, thioacetamide and propionaldehyde.

Rational design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel C6-modified geldanamycin derivatives as potent Hsp90 inhibitors and anti-tumor agents

Heat shock protein 90(Hsp90) is an appealing anticancer drug target that provoked a tremendous wave of investigations. Geldanamycin(GA) is the first identified Hsp90 inhibitor that exhibited potent anticancer activity, but the off-target toxicity associated with the benzoquinone moiety hampered its clinical application. Until now, structure optimization of GA is still in need to fully exploit the therapeutic value of Hsp90. Due to the structural complexity and synthetic challenge of this compound family, conventional optimization is bound to be costly but high efficiency is expected to be reachable by combining the art of rational design and total synthesis. Described in this paper is our first attempt at this approach aiming at rational modification of the C6-position of GA. The binding affinities towards Hsp90 of compound 1(C6-ethyl) and 2(C6-methyl) were designed and predicted by using Discovery Studio. These compounds were synthesized and further subjected to a thorough in vitro biological evaluation. We found that compounds1 and 2 bind to Hsp90 protein with the IC_(50) of 34.26 nmol/L and 163.7 nmol/L, respectively. Both compounds showed broad-spectrum antitumor effects. Replacing by ethyl, compound 1 exhibited more potent bioactivity than positive control GA, such as in G2/M cell cycle arrest, cell apoptosis and client proteins degradations. The results firstly indicated that the docking study is able to provide a precise prediction of Hsp90 affinities of GA analogues, and the C6 substituent of GA is not erasable without affecting its biological activity.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 12-N-p-chlorobenzyl sophoridinol derivatives as a novel family of anticancer agents

Taking 12-N-p-chlorobenzyl sophoridinol 2 as a lead, a series of novel sophoridinic derivatives with various 30-substituents at the 11–side chain were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity from sophoridine(1), a natural antitumor medicine. Among them, the sophoridinic ketones 5a–b, alkenes 7a–b and sophoridinic amines 14a–b displayed reasonable antiproliferative activity with IC50 values ranging from 3.8 to 5.4 μmol/L. Especially, compounds 5a and 7b exhibited an equipotency in both adriamycin(AMD)-susceptible and resistant MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells,indicating a different mechanism from AMD. The primary mechanism of action of 5a was to arrest the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase, consistent with that of parent compound 1. Thus, we consider 12-chlorobenzyl sophoridinic derivatives with a tricyclic scaffold to be a new class of promising antitumor agents with an advantage of inhibiting drug-resistant cancer cells.

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 2,3,4-Trimethoxyacetophenoxime Ester Containing Benzothiazole Moiety

A series of 2,3,4-trimethoxyacetophenoxime esters containing benzothiazole moiety were synthesized by the reaction of oxime with acyl chloride in alkaline medium. Their structures were established by elemental analysis, IR, and ^1H NMR spectra. The bioassay tests showed that these title compounds exhibit moderate anticancer activity in vitro by MTT method and compounds 6c and 6d could inhibit ERK phosphorylation in NIH 3T3 cell induced by PDGF.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Anticancer Activities of Tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]dihydropyrimidine-2-thiones

A new series of tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]dihydropyrimidine-2-thiones （3a-3x） were designed and synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by 1H NMR, IR, MS and elemental analysis, and the conformation of compound 3j was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Preliminary bioassays indicated that most of the target compounds presented good antiproliferative activities against leukemic K562 cells, ovarian cancer HO-8910 cells and liver cancer SMMC-7721 cells in vitro. Among them the compounds 3i and 3m afford the best activity, the IC50 of them were 3.22 and 3.65 μg/mL against leukemic K562 cells, respectively, which were lower than the anticancer drug of clini- cal practice 5-FU （IC50 = 8.56μg/mL）. Preliminary mechanism of action studies revealed that compound 3i caused DNA fragmentation and activated caspase-3/7 in leukemic K562 cells.

Synthesis and anticancer activity of(+)-nopinone-based 2-amino-3-cyanopyridines

Twelve(+)-nopinone-based 2-amino-3-cyanopyridines 4a-1 were synthesized from(–)-β-pinene.The structures of these compounds were characterized by FT-IR,1H NMR,and ESI-MS.All the compounds were tested for their anticancer activity against lung cancer cell line A549,gastric cancer cell line MKN45 and breast cancer cell line MCF7 by MTT method,respectively.The results showed that compounds 4f,4j and 4k had promising anticancer activity against these cancer cell lines,in particular,compound 4f exhibited broad-spectrum and highly efficient anticancer activity against cell lines A549,MKN45 and MCF7 with IC50 of 23.78,67.61 and 53.87μmol·L^(-1),respectively.The preliminary analysis of the structure activity relationship implied that the Br or Cl substituted group of the benzene ring in these derivatives significantly contributed to the anticancer activity.

Synthesis and anticancer activity containing benzyl piperidone study of curcumin-related compounds

Sixteen curcumin-related compounds containing benzyl piperidone were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity by the MTT assay towards cultured prostate cancer （PC-3）, pancreatic cancer （BxPC-3）, colon cancer （HT-29）, and lung cancer （H1299） cells. Compounds A1 and B3 exhibited potent growth inhibitory effects against these cells in culture. The IC50 values of these compounds were lower than 1 μM in all four cell lines.

Efficient synthesis of ethyl 4-[N-methyl-N-(2,3-aziridinyl)amino]benzoate and diethyl N-{4-[N-methyl-N-(2,3-aziridinyl)amino]benzoyl}-L-glutamate

Aziridine and its N-substituted derivatives could undergo nucleophilic ring opening reaction with biological molecules, leading to their alkylation and the loss of their biological activities. For this purpose, ethyl 4-[N-methyl-N-（2,3-aziridinyl）amino] benzoate and diethyl N-{4-[N-methyl-N-（2,3-aziridinyl）amino]benzoyl}-L-glutamate, as the key intermediates in the synthesis of new anticancer agents, were designed and synthesized via four steps of reactions in good yields.