Significant effects of counteranions on the anticancer activity of iridium(iii) complexes

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (35) ◽  
pp. 4421-4424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairong Zhang ◽  
Lihua Guo ◽  
Zhenzhen Tian ◽  
Meng Tian ◽  
Shumiao Zhang ◽  
...  

The rational design of the ligands around transition metals has achieved success in the development of anticancer complexes.

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 969-978
Author(s):  
Balakishan Vadla ◽  
Sailu Betala

A series of novel triazole functionalized pyrido [3',2':4,5] furo[3,2-d] pyrimidin-4 (3H)-one derivatives 7a-p were prepared from ethyl furo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate 3 on reaction with ammonia to afford furo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamide 4. This compound, on reaction with triethyl orthoformate TEOF, gave compound 5. Compound 5 on propargylation, followed by a reaction with substituted aryl azides under Sharpless reaction conditions, furnished triazole tagged pyrido [3',2':4,5]furo[3,2-d] pyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives. All the products 7a-p were screened against four human cancer cell lines, such as HeLa - Cervical cancer (CCL-2), COLO 205- Colon cancer (CCL-222), HepG2- Liver cancer (HB-8065), and MCF7 - Breast cancer (HTB-22) and one normal cell line (HEK 293). Compounds 7b, 7n, 7o and 7p, which showed promising anticancer activity, were identified and found to be non-toxic to normal cell line. Studies for HeLa, COLO205, HepG2, and MCF-7 using CoMFA and CoMSIA were carried out . Models from 3D-QSAR provided a strong basis for future rational design of more active and selective HeLa, COLO205, HepG2, and MCF-7 cell line inhibitors.


Author(s):  
Jaewoon Lee ◽  
Sojung Koo ◽  
Jinwoo Lee ◽  
Duho Kim

Considering Mn4+ (3d3)-based cations, various layered oxides (A[AyM1-y]O2, where A and M refer to alkali metals and transition metals, respectively) exhibiting oxygen-redox reactions have been investigated extensively to achieve high...


APL Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 071105
Author(s):  
Jianpei Xing ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Zhou Jiang ◽  
Xue Jiang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
...  

IUCrData ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Zingales ◽  
Clifford Padgett

Flavones are a subclass of flavonoids, secondary metabolites of plants which contain the 2-phenylbenzopyran pharmacophore. They are of interest as they display a wide variety of biological activities, such as anticancer and antioxidant. Recently, there has been an interest in coordinating flavones to various transition metals for anticancer activity. Our work in this area led to the synthesis and crystallization of flavones as intermediates. Herein, we report the first crystal structure of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one, C15H9ClO3, a well studied compound.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (18) ◽  
pp. 4245
Author(s):  
Yamil Liscano ◽  
Jose Oñate-Garzón ◽  
Jean Paul Delgado

Peptides are naturally produced by all organisms and exhibit a wide range of physiological, immunomodulatory, and wound healing functions. Furthermore, they can provide with protection against microorganisms and tumor cells. Their multifaceted performance, high selectivity, and reduced toxicity have positioned them as effective therapeutic agents, representing a positive economic impact for pharmaceutical companies. Currently, efforts have been made to invest in the development of new peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties, but the poor stability of these molecules in physiological environments has triggered a bottleneck. Therefore, some tools, such as nanotechnology and in silico approaches can be applied as alternatives to try to overcome these obstacles. In silico studies provide a priori knowledge that can lead to the development of new anticancer peptides with enhanced biological activity and improved stability. This review focuses on the current status of research in peptides with dual antimicrobial–anticancer activity, including advances in computational biology using in silico analyses as a powerful tool for the study and rational design of these types of peptides.


Author(s):  
Qihong Zhang ◽  
Xia Yu

: Cancer, a complex disease which involves abnormalities of multiple cellular pathways, is one of the most serious threatens to human health across the world. Chemotherapy with a single agent or a combined regimen is a standardized strategy for the treatment of almost all human cancers, and the cure rate of cancer increases with the continuous discovery of anticancer agents and the optimization of chemotherapy options. However, drug resistance especially multidrug resistance remains an obstacle in the effective treatment of cancer. Hence, it is urgent to develop novel agents with potential activity against cancers, especially drug-resistant forms. Acridine, which bears three fused rings, could intercalate into DNA and interfere with metabolic processes. Recently, acridines have been found with anticancer activity in a variety of malignancies through suppressing cell proliferation, stimulating apoptosis, and inducing cell cycle arrest, retarding migration, invasion and metastasis. Thus, acridines are useful scaffolds for the discovery of novel drug candidates with potent anticancer activity. This review focused on the current scenario of acridine hybrids with potential activity against cancers reported from Jan. 2015 to Feb. 2021. The mechanisms of action, the criteria of compound design as well as structure-activity relationships were also summarized to pave the way for further rational design of novel anticancer agents.


2014 ◽  
Vol 414 ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlène Pernot ◽  
Nicolas P.E. Barry ◽  
Thierry Bastogne ◽  
Céline Frochot ◽  
Muriel Barberi-Heyob ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 2127-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Alexander ◽  
Antonín Holý

This review regards various attitudes to the rational design of prodrugs derived of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues with pronounced biological (antiviral, anticancer) activity. Particular attention is focused on the recent development of prodrugs of approved therapeutic agents with the above structural association.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (30) ◽  
pp. 9934-9974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chilaluck C. Konkankit ◽  
Sierra C. Marker ◽  
Kevin M. Knopf ◽  
Justin J. Wilson

A summary of recent developments on the anticancer activity of complexes of rhenium, osmium, and iridium is described.


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