A new steroid glycoside from Begonia sp.: cytotoxic activity and docking studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sulaiman Zubair ◽  
Walied M. Alarif ◽  
Mohamed A. Ghandourah ◽  
Syariful Anam
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa M. Alqahtani

Abstract New tri- and tetra-cyclic compounds based on the thiadiazolopyrimidine ring system were prepared and their antimicrobial activity were estimated. The achieved results evidenced that pyrano-thiadiazolopyrimidine compounds 8a-b and 9a-b have substantial efficiencies toward the two strains of Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus and B. cereus). While tetracyclic derivatives pyrazolopyrimido-thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives 16a-b and 17a-b displayed prominent efficiencies toward the two strains of Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli and P. aeruginosa). In addition, compounds 8a-b and 9a-b presented good efficacy toward C. albicans. The activity of antiquorum-sensing (anti-QS) inhibition of the new synthesized thiadiazolopyrimidine-based compounds was tested toward C. violaceum, where derivatives 16a-b, 17a-b, 8b and 9a displayed satisfactory activity. Cytotoxic activity of the same derivatives was screened toward various cancer cell lines (MCF-7, PC3, Hep-2 and HepG2) and standard normal fibroblast cell (WI38) by utilizing the MTT assay. The pyrazolopyrimido-thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives 16a, 16b, 17a and 17b recorded potent cytotoxic efficacy against MCF-7 cells with IC50 values ranging from 5.69 to 9.36 µM. Also, the endorsed structural activity relationship (SAR) for the inspected thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives provided an awareness concerning the chemical structure connected to anticancer efficiency. In silico docking studies were implemented toward silence hormone signaling in breast (PDB Code-5NQR). The results are consistent and supportive to the cytotoxic activity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Romero-Parra ◽  
Jaime Mella-Raipán ◽  
Vittoria Palmieri ◽  
Marco Allarà ◽  
Maria Jose Torres ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Ahmed Ashour ◽  
Ryuichiro Kondo ◽  
Kuniyoshi Shimizu

Our previous study included the semisynthetic reactions on oleanolic acid, a common wood-derived oleanane-type triterpene. Ten rationally designed derivatives of oleanolic acid were synthesized based on docking studies and tested for their topoisomerase I and IIα inhibitory activity. Semisynthetic reactions targeted C-3, C-12, C-13 and C-17. Some of these compounds act as dual inhibitors for both topoisomerase I and IIα giving new anticancer agents. The cytotoxic activity of these compounds on B16 melanoma cancer cells was evaluated. Results showed that most of these compounds have a higher cytotoxic activity on B16 melanoma cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Trong Dan ◽  
Hoang Duc Quang ◽  
Vuong Van Truong ◽  
Do Huu Nghi ◽  
Nguyen Manh Cuong ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagadeesan Lakshmipraba ◽  
Sankaralingam Arunachalam ◽  
Rajadurai Vijay Solomon ◽  
Ponnambalam Venuvanalingam ◽  
Anvarbatcha Riyasdeen ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (37) ◽  
pp. 9557 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Vera ◽  
Li Ming Gao ◽  
Alberto Santana ◽  
Jaime Matta ◽  
Enrique Meléndez

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-458
Author(s):  
Rehab Fikry Taher ◽  
Ahmed A. Al-Karmalawy ◽  
Ahmed I. Abd El Maksoud ◽  
Hany Khalil ◽  
Amr Hassan ◽  
...  

Introduction: Hymenosporum flavum (Hook.) F. Muell. is the sole species within the genus Hymenosporum is known for its antimicrobial activity. The current study aims to examine the prospective activity of H. flavum as a safe supporter of sorafenib (as a reference standard) against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: Isolation and identification of compounds were made by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. A fingerprint for the plant extract was done using HPLC-MS/MS spectrometric analysis. The total plant extract was examined in vitro for HCC activity. The isolated flavonoids were examined for their cytotoxic activities using molecular docking studies against both RAF-1 and ERK-2, and the promising compounds were further examined in vitro using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Results: Two new flavonols were isolated from the leaf extract of H. flavum (Hook.) F. Muell., quercetin-3-O-(glucopyranosyl 1→2 ribopyranoside) (1) and kaempferol-3-O-(glucopyranosyl 1→2 ribopyranoside) (2), accompanying other six known flavonoids (3-8), and identified via spectroscopic analysis. Moreover, HPLC- PDA/MS/MS spectrometric analysis revealed the presence of seventy phenolic metabolites. The cytotoxic activity of the plant extract confirmed its potential action on HepG2 cells indicated by the production level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) upon treatment compared with the normal cells. The isolated flavonoids were examined for their cytotoxic activity using molecular docking studies against both RAF-1 and ERK-2 as proposed mechanisms of their anticancer activities. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 3, which showed the best in silico results, were further examined in vitro using qRT-PCR. They exhibited promising inhibitory activities against both RAF-1 and ERK-2 gene expression. Moreover, they showed promising cytotoxic activities indicated by the MTT assay. Also, both of them improved the efficiency of sorafenib in targeting both RAF-1 and ERK-2 pathways suggesting synergistic combinations. Conclusion: Our findings showed the potential cytotoxic activity of H. flavum extract on HepG2 cells. Some isolated compounds (1 & 3) exhibited promising inhibitory activities against both RAF-1 and ERK-2 gene expression giving a lead future study for these compounds to be used in pharmaceutical preparations either alone or in combination with sorafenib.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa M. Alqahtani

AbstractNovel tri-and tetra-cyclic compounds based on the thiadiazolopyrimidine ring system were synthesized, and their antimicrobial activity was estimated. The obtained results evidenced the substantial efficiencies of pyrano-thiadiazolopyrimidine compounds 8a–b and 9a–b toward the two strains of gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus and B. cereus). Besides, tetracyclic pyrazolopyrimido-thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives 16a–b and 17a–b displayed prominent efficiencies toward the two strains of gram-negative bacteria (E. coli and P. aeruginosa). In addition, compounds 8a–b and 9a–b displayed good efficacy toward C. albicans. The activity of antiquorum sensing (anti-QS) inhibition of the newly synthesized thiadiazolopyrimidine-based compounds toward C. violaceum was tested, suggesting satisfactory activity for derivatives 16a–b, 17a–b, 8b, and 9a. The cytotoxic activity of these derivatives was screened toward various cancer cell lines (MCF-7, PC3, Hep-2, and HepG2) and standard normal fibroblast cells (WI38) by utilizing the MTT assay. The pyrazolopyrimido-thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives 16a, 16b17a, and 17b showed potent cytotoxic efficacy against the MCF-7 cells with the IC50 values ranging from 5.69 to 9.36 µM. Also, the endorsed structural activity relationship (SAR) of the inspected thiadiazolopyrimidine derivatives provided a correlation between the chemical structure and anticancer efficiency. The in silico docking studies were implemented for silencing the hormonal signaling in the breast (PDB Code-5NQR). The results were found to be consistent with the cytotoxic activity.


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