Fragment-type 4-azolylcoumarin derivatives with anticancer properties

Autor: Irina Besu, Gordana Tasic, Milos Petkovic, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Predrag Jovanović, Milos Jovanovic, Vladimir Savic, Zeljko Zizak, Ivana Aleksic, Milena Simic
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Archiv der Pharmazie
ISSN: 1521-4184
Popis: Several coumarin derivatives with a directly attached azole substituent at C‐4 were synthesized and biologically studied for their anticancer properties. The cell lines used for this investigation (HeLa, K‐562, MDA‐MB‐53, and MCF‐7) demonstrated different sensitivities. The best response in the MTT (3‐(4,5‐dimethyl‐2‐thiazolyl)‐ 2,5‐diphenyl‐2H‐tetrazolium bromide) assay was shown by K‐562 cells, with compounds displaying activity (3c, IC50 3.06 μM; 4a, IC50 5.24 μM; 4c, IC50 4.7 μM) similar to that of cisplatin (IC50 ~6 μM), which was used as the standard. The studied azole‐substituted coumarins demonstrated weaker activity toward other cell lines, except for compound 4c, which was equally potent in the case of MCF‐7 cells. Additional biological evaluations supported interference with the cell cycle as a potential mechanism of action and confirmed the absence of toxicity in zebrafish embryos. On the basis of these initial results, 4‐azole coumarins should be explored further. Although their activity would need additional optimization, the fact that these compounds are fragment‐like structures with MW
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