Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding

The novel 1,2,3-triazolyl-appended <i>N</i>- and <i>O</i>-heterocycles containing amidine <b>4</b>–<b>11</b> and amidoxime <b>12</b>–<b>22</b> moiety were prepared and evaluated for their antiproliferative activities in vitro. A...

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Autores principales: Silvija Maračić, Petra Grbčić, Suresh Shammugam, Marijana Radić Stojković, Krešimir Pavelić, Mirela Sedić, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, Silvana Raić-Malić
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8cb32eaeb4324ad7a8d052bd4effcb962021-11-25T18:29:31ZAmidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding10.3390/molecules262270601420-3049https://doaj.org/article/8cb32eaeb4324ad7a8d052bd4effcb962021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/22/7060https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049The novel 1,2,3-triazolyl-appended <i>N</i>- and <i>O</i>-heterocycles containing amidine <b>4</b>–<b>11</b> and amidoxime <b>12</b>–<b>22</b> moiety were prepared and evaluated for their antiproliferative activities in vitro. Among the series of amidine-substituted heterocycles, aromatic diamidine <b>5</b> and coumarine amidine <b>11</b> had the most potent growth-inhibitory effect on cervical carcinoma (HeLa), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (SW620), with IC<sub>50</sub> values in the nM range. Although compound <b>5</b> was toxic to non-tumor HFF cells, compound <b>11</b> showed certain selectivity. From the amidoxime series, quinoline amidoximes <b>18</b> and <b>20</b> showed antiproliferative effects on lung adenocarcinoma (A549), HeLa and SW620 cells emphasizing compound <b>20</b> that exhibited no cytostatic effect on normal HFF fibroblasts. Results of CD titrations and thermal melting experiments indicated that compounds <b>5</b> and <b>10</b> most likely bind inside the minor groove of AT-DNA and intercalate into AU-RNA. Compounds <b>6</b>, <b>9</b> and <b>11</b> bind to AT-DNA with mixed binding mode, most probably minor groove binding accompanied with aggregate binding along the DNA backbone.Silvija MaračićPetra GrbčićSuresh ShammugamMarijana Radić StojkovićKrešimir PavelićMirela SedićSandra Kraljević PavelićSilvana Raić-MalićMDPI AGarticleamidineamidoximeantiproliferative activityDNA bindingfluorescenceCD spectroscopyOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 7060, p 7060 (2021)
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topic amidine
amidoxime
antiproliferative activity
DNA binding
fluorescence
CD spectroscopy
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle amidine
amidoxime
antiproliferative activity
DNA binding
fluorescence
CD spectroscopy
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Silvija Maračić
Petra Grbčić
Suresh Shammugam
Marijana Radić Stojković
Krešimir Pavelić
Mirela Sedić
Sandra Kraljević Pavelić
Silvana Raić-Malić
Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
description The novel 1,2,3-triazolyl-appended <i>N</i>- and <i>O</i>-heterocycles containing amidine <b>4</b>–<b>11</b> and amidoxime <b>12</b>–<b>22</b> moiety were prepared and evaluated for their antiproliferative activities in vitro. Among the series of amidine-substituted heterocycles, aromatic diamidine <b>5</b> and coumarine amidine <b>11</b> had the most potent growth-inhibitory effect on cervical carcinoma (HeLa), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (SW620), with IC<sub>50</sub> values in the nM range. Although compound <b>5</b> was toxic to non-tumor HFF cells, compound <b>11</b> showed certain selectivity. From the amidoxime series, quinoline amidoximes <b>18</b> and <b>20</b> showed antiproliferative effects on lung adenocarcinoma (A549), HeLa and SW620 cells emphasizing compound <b>20</b> that exhibited no cytostatic effect on normal HFF fibroblasts. Results of CD titrations and thermal melting experiments indicated that compounds <b>5</b> and <b>10</b> most likely bind inside the minor groove of AT-DNA and intercalate into AU-RNA. Compounds <b>6</b>, <b>9</b> and <b>11</b> bind to AT-DNA with mixed binding mode, most probably minor groove binding accompanied with aggregate binding along the DNA backbone.
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author Silvija Maračić
Petra Grbčić
Suresh Shammugam
Marijana Radić Stojković
Krešimir Pavelić
Mirela Sedić
Sandra Kraljević Pavelić
Silvana Raić-Malić
author_facet Silvija Maračić
Petra Grbčić
Suresh Shammugam
Marijana Radić Stojković
Krešimir Pavelić
Mirela Sedić
Sandra Kraljević Pavelić
Silvana Raić-Malić
author_sort Silvija Maračić
title Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
title_short Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
title_full Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
title_fullStr Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
title_full_unstemmed Amidine- and Amidoxime-Substituted Heterocycles: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Evaluations and DNA Binding
title_sort amidine- and amidoxime-substituted heterocycles: synthesis, antiproliferative evaluations and dna binding
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8cb32eaeb4324ad7a8d052bd4effcb96
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