Synthesis, fluorescence properties and the promising cytotoxicity of pyrene–derived aminophosphonates

Autor: Jarosław Lewkowski, Maria Rodriguez Moya, Anna Wrona-Piotrowicz, Janusz Zakrzewski, Renata Kontek, Gabriela Gajek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1229-1235 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.117
Popis: A large series of variously substituted amino(pyren-1-yl)methylphosphonic acid derivatives was synthesized using a modified aza-Pudovik reaction in 20–97% yields. The fluorescence properties of the obtained compounds were investigated revealing that N-alkylamino(pyren-1-yl)methylphosphonic derivatives are stronger emissive compounds than the corresponding N-aryl derivatives. N-Benzylamino(pyren-1-yl)methylphosphonic acid displayed strong fluorescence (ΦF = 0.68) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The influence of a series of derivatives on two colon cancer cell lines HT29 and HCT116 was also investigated. The most promising results were obtained for N-(4-methoxyphenyl)amino(pyren-1-yl)methylphosphonate, which was found to be cytotoxic for the HCT116 cancer cell line (IC50 = 20.8 μM), simultaneously showing weak toxicity towards normal lymphocytes (IC50 = 230.8 µM).
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