Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of a new series of chalcones containing naphthalene moiety as anticancer agents.
Bioorg Chem
; 76: 249-257, 2018 02.
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ABSTRACT
A series of chalcones containing naphthalene moiety 4a-4p have been synthesized, characterized by 1H NMR and 13C NMR and evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity. The majority of the screened compounds displayed potent anticancer activity against both HCT116 and HepG2 human cancer cell lines. Among the series, compound 4h with a diethylamino group at the para position of the phenyl ring exhibited the most potent anticancer activity against HCT116 and HepG2 cell lines with IC50 values of 1.20⯱â¯0.07 and 1.02⯱â¯0.04⯵M, respectively. The preliminary structure-activity relationship has been summarized. Tubulin polymerization experiments indicated that 4h effectively inhibited tubulin polymerization and flow cytometric assay revealed that 4h arrests HepG2 cells at the G2/M phase in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, molecular docking studies suggested that 4h binds to the colchicine binding site of tubulin.
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Chalconas
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Naftalenos
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Antineoplásicos
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Humans
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Bioorg Chem
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2018
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