Design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico evaluation of a new series of oxadiazole-based anticancer agents as potential Akt and FAK inhibitors

2018 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 905-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehlika Dilek Altıntop ◽  
Belgin Sever ◽  
Gülşen Akalın Çiftçi ◽  
Gülhan Turan-Zitouni ◽  
Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Design Synthesis

Design, Synthesis, In Vitro and In Silico Studies of Some Novel Triazoles as Anticancer Agents for Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 131198
Author(s):  
Derya Osmaniye ◽  
Begum Nurpelin Saglik ◽  
Serkan Levent ◽  
Sinem Ilgın ◽  
Yusuf Ozkay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
In Silico Studies

Design, Synthesis, In vitro and In silico Evaluation of New Hydrazonebased Antitumor Agents as Potent Akt Inhibitors

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1380-1392
Author(s):  
Emine Merve Güngör ◽  
Mehlika Dilek Altıntop ◽  
Belgin Sever ◽  
Gülşen Akalın Çiftçi
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Antitumor Agents ◽  
Colorimetric Assay ◽  
Fibroblast Cell ◽  
Lipinski’S Rule ◽  
In Silico Docking ◽  
Embryonic Fibroblast

Background: Akt is overexpressed or activated in a variety of human cancers, including gliomas, lung, breast, ovarian, gastric and pancreatic carcinomas. Akt inhibition leads to the induction of apoptosis and inhibition of tumor growth and therefore extensive efforts have been devoted to the discovery of potent antitumor drugs targeting Akt. Objectives: The objective of this work was to identify potent anticancer agents targeting Akt. Methods: New hydrazone derivatives were synthesized and investigated for their cytotoxic effects on 5RP7 H-ras oncogene transformed rat embryonic fibroblast and L929 mouse embryonic fibroblast cell lines. Besides, the apoptotic effects of the most active compounds on 5RP7 cell line were evaluated using flow cytometry. Their Akt inhibitory effects were also investigated using a colorimetric assay. In silico docking and Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion (ADME) studies were also performed using Schrödinger’s Maestro molecular modeling package. Results and Discussion: Compounds 3a, 3d, 3g and 3j were found to be effective on 5RP7 cells (with IC50 values of <0.97, <0.97, 1.13±0.06 and <0.97 μg/mL, respectively) when compared with cisplatin (IC50= 1.87±0.15 μg/mL). It was determined that these four compounds significantly induced apoptosis in 5RP7 cell line. Among them, N'-benzylidene-2-[(4-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin- 2-yl)thio]acetohydrazide (3g) significantly inhibited Akt (IC50= 0.5±0.08 μg/mL) when compared with GSK690693 (IC50= 0.6±0.05 μg/mL). Docking studies suggested that compound 3g showed good affinity to the active site of Akt (PDB code: 2JDO). According to in silico ADME studies, the compound also complies with Lipinski's rule of five and Jorgensen's rule of three. Conclusion: Compound 3g stands out as a potential orally bioavailable cytotoxic agent and apoptosis inducer targeting Akt.

Novel Spiro/non-Spiro Pyranopyrazoles: Eco-Friendly Synthesis, In-vitro Anticancer Activity, DNA Binding, and In-silico Docking Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paritosh Shukla ◽  
Ashok Sharma ◽  
Leena Fageria ◽  
Rajdeep Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Microwave Assisted Synthesis ◽  
Binding Affinities ◽  
In Silico Docking

Background: Cancer being a deadly disease, many reports of new chemical entities are available. Pyranopyrazole (PPZ) compounds have also been disclosed as bioactive molecules but mainly as antimicrobial agents. Based on one previous report and our interest in anticancer drug design, we decided to explore PPZs as anticancer agents. To the best of our knowledge, we found that a comprehensive study, involving synthesis, in-vitro biological activity determination, exploration of the mechanism of inhibition and finally in-silico docking studies, was missing in earlier reports. This is what the present study intends to accomplish. Methods: Ten spiro and eleven non-spiro PPZ molecules were synthesized by environment-friendly multicomponent reaction (MCR) strategy. After subjecting each of the newly synthesized molecules to Hep3b hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines assay, we selectively measured the Optical Density (OD) of the most active ones. Then, the compound exhibiting the best activity was docked against human CHK- 1 protein to get an insight into the binding affinities and a quick structure activity relationship (SAR) of the PPZs. Results: The two series of spiro and non-spiro PPZs were easily synthesized in high yields using microwave assisted synthesis and other methods. Among the synthesized compounds, most compounds showed moderate to good anticancer activity against the MTT assay. After performing the absorbance studies we found that the non-spiro molecules showed better apoptosis results and appeared to bind to DNA causing disruption in their structures. Finally, the docking results of compound 5h (having N,Ndimethylamino substituted moiety) clearly showed good binding affinities as predicted by our experimental findings. Conclusion: The paper describes a comprehensive synthesis, in-vitro and docking studies done on new PPZs. The newly synthesized series of spiro and non-spiro PPZs were found to possess antineoplasmic activity as evinced by the studies on hep3b cells. Also, the UV visible absorbance study gave clues to the possible binding of these molecules to the DNA. Docking studies corroborated well with the experimental results. Thus, these new molecules appear to be potential anticancer agents, but further studies are required to substantiate and elaborate on these findings.

Design, Synthesis, In Vitro and In Silico Studies of Some Novel Thiazole-Dihyrofuran Derivatives as Aromatase Inhibitors

2021 ◽  
pp. 105123
Author(s):  
Derya Osmaniye ◽  
Şennur Görgülü ◽  
Begum Nurpelin Saglik ◽  
Serkan Levent ◽  
Yusuf Ozkay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aromatase Inhibitors ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
In Silico Studies

scholarly journals Design, synthesis, in silico studies and in vitro evaluation of isatin-pyridine oximes hybrids as novel acetylcholinesterase reactivators

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1370-1377
Author(s):  
Daniel A. S. Kitagawa ◽  
Rafael B. Rodrigues ◽  
Thiago N. Silva ◽  
Wellington V. dos Santos ◽  
Vinicius C. V. da Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Silico ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
In Vitro Evaluation ◽  
In Silico Studies ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Reactivators

scholarly journals New nitric oxide-releasing indomethacin derivatives with 1,3-thiazolidine-4-one scaffold: Design, synthesis, in silico and in vitro studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 111678
Author(s):  
Alexandru Sava ◽  
Frederic Buron ◽  
Sylvain Routier ◽  
Alina Panainte ◽  
Nela Bibire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
In Silico ◽  
In Vitro Studies ◽  
Scaffold Design ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Nitric Oxide Releasing

New lactam-containing benzenesulfonamides: design, synthesis, and in silico and in vitro studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-486
Author(s):  
A. D. Shagina ◽  
E. P. Kramarova ◽  
D. V. Tarasenko ◽  
D. I. Gonchar ◽  
D. N. Lyakhman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Silico ◽  
In Vitro Studies ◽  
Design Synthesis

scholarly journals Novel Oxazolones Incorporated Azo Dye: Design, Synthesis Photophysical-DFT Aspects and Antimicrobial Assessments with In-silico and In-vitro Surveys

2021 ◽  
pp. 100032
Author(s):  
Fawzia F. Albelwi ◽  
Menier Al-anazi ◽  
Arshi Naqvi ◽  
Zainab M. Hritani ◽  
Rawda M. Okasha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Silico ◽  
Azo Dye ◽  
Design Synthesis
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