Abstract
It has been shown that some chalcones are able to inhibit tubulin polymerization, giving cytotoxicity and destruction of tumoral vasculature. A library of 180 novel chalcone analogs has been synthesized via click chemistry and screened for their cytotoxicity and tubulin assembly inhibition. 10 out 180 click chalcones displayed low micromolar cytotoxicity but only compound Nf depicted antitubulin activity. While Nf displayed only micromolar potency this result shows click-chalcones may be anti-tubulin agents and validate this strategy to search for novel active chemical entities.
Keywords: Antitubulinic agent, Cancer, Chalcone analogs, Click chemistry, Cytotoxicity, Tubulin
Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Parallel Synthesis of “Click” Chalcones as Antitubulin Agents
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Maleeruk Utsintong, Alberto Massarotti, Antonio Caldarelli and Sewan Theeramunkong
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Keywords: Antitubulinic agent, Cancer, Chalcone analogs, Click chemistry, Cytotoxicity, Tubulin
Abstract: It has been shown that some chalcones are able to inhibit tubulin polymerization, giving cytotoxicity and destruction of tumoral vasculature. A library of 180 novel chalcone analogs has been synthesized via click chemistry and screened for their cytotoxicity and tubulin assembly inhibition. 10 out 180 click chalcones displayed low micromolar cytotoxicity but only compound Nf depicted antitubulin activity. While Nf displayed only micromolar potency this result shows click-chalcones may be anti-tubulin agents and validate this strategy to search for novel active chemical entities.
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Utsintong Maleeruk, Massarotti Alberto, Caldarelli Antonio and Theeramunkong Sewan, Parallel Synthesis of “Click” Chalcones as Antitubulin Agents, Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411309040004
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411309040004 |
Print ISSN 1573-4064 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6638 |
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