In vitro and in silico studies of fluorinated 2,3-disubstituted thiazolidinone-pyrazoles as potential α-amylase inhibitors and antioxidant agents.

As part of our effort to identify potent α-amylase inhibitors, in the present study, a novel series of fluorinated thiazolidinone-pyrazole hybrid molecules were prepared by the condensation of 3-(aryl/benzyloxyaryl)-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes with fluorinated 2,3-disubstituted thiazolidin-4-ones. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by infrared, 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 13 C NMR, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry data. All the compounds were screened for their α-amylase inhibitory and free radical scavenging activities by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS methods. Among the tested compounds, compound 8g emerged as a promising α-amylase inhibitor with IC50 = 0.76 ± 1.23 µM, and it was found to be more potent than the standard drug acarbose (IC50 = 0.86 ± 0.81 µM). Compounds 8b and 8g showed strong free radical scavenging activity compared to the standard butylated hydroxyl anisole. The kinetic study of compound 8g revealed the reversible, classical competitive inhibition mode on the α-amylase enzyme. Molecular docking and dynamic simulations studies were performed for the most potent compound 8g, which displayed remarkable hydrogen bonding with the α-amylase protein (PDB ID: 1DHK).

(2E)-1-(4-Methyl-phen-yl)-3-(2,3,5-trichloro-phen-yl)prop-2-en-1-one.

In the title mol-ecule, C(16)H(11)Cl(3)O, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 33.2 (1)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

2-(2-Methoxy-phen-yl)-4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole.

In the title mol-ecule, C(12)H(15)NO(2), the oxazole ring adopts an envelope conformation. Overall, the mol-ecule is approximately planar, the dihedral angle between the mean plane through all but the methyl-ene C atom of the five-membered ring and the aromatic ring being 8.6 (1)°. A weak C-H⋯O inter-action contributes to the stabilization of the crystal structure.

Synthesis of some new 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles as possible antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents.

A series of arylthioureas (1), aromatic aldehyde thiosemicarbazones (2) and 5-aryl-2-furfuraldehyde thiosemicarbazones (3) were condensed with 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenacyl bromide to yield respective arylaminothiazoles, arylidene/5-aryl-2-furfurylidene hydrazinothiazoles (4). The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR and mass spectral studies. These compounds were also screened for their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. Two of the newly synthesized compounds showed anti-inflammatory activity comparable with that of Ibuprofen.

One pot synthesis of thiazolodihydropyrimidinones and evaluation of their anticancer activity.

2-(5-Arylfurfurylidene/5-nitrofurfurylidene)-5-aryl-7-(2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl)-5H-thiazolo[2,3-b]-pyrimidin-2(1H)-ones 5 and 6 are synthesized by a novel three component reaction of 4,6-diarylpyrimidino-2(1H)-thiones 4, monochloroacetic acid, arylfurfuraldehydes and 5-nitro-2-furfuraldenediacetate, respectively. The newly synthesized compounds are characterized by elemental analysis, IR, (1)H NMR and mass spectral studies. These compounds exhibited in vitro antitumour activity with moderate to excellent growth inhibition against a panel of 60 cell lines of leukemia, non-small cell lung cancer melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer.

New bis-aminomercaptotriazoles and bis-triazolothiadiazoles as possible anticancer agents.

A series of bis-phenoxyacetic acids 2 were prepared starting from corresponding unsubstituted/substituted 1,4-quinols 1. The fusion of bis-phenoxyacetic acids 2 with thiocarbohydrazide gave the corresponding bis-[4-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl-methyleneoxy]phenylenes (3) in a one pot reaction. The reaction of bis-triazoles 3 with various reagents afforded N-bridged heterocycles 4-6 in good yields. The newly synthesised compounds were screened for their anticancer activity against a panel of 60 cell lines derived from seven cancer types namely, lung, colon, melanoma, renal, ovarian, CNS and leukemia. Some of the tested compounds showed promising anticancer properties.

Synthetic and antibacterial studies on some new furanopeptides.

A series of new furanopeptides (3) are prepared by the coupling of arylsubstituted furoic acids (1) with amino acid methyl esters, di and tetra-peptide methyl esters using dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (DCC) as coupling agent. Some of the newly synthesized compounds are characterized on the basis of IR, 1H NMR, mass spectral data and elemental analysis. Some of the selected compounds are also tested for their antibacterial properties.

Synthesis of some new biologically active thiadiazolotriazinones--part III.

4-Amino-6-arylmethyl/tert-butyl-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones (1) were condensed with arylfuroic acids (2) to yield 7-(5-aryl-2-furyl)-3-arylmethyl/tert-butyl-4H-1,3,4-thiadiazolo[2,3-c]-1,2,4-triazin-4-ones (3). The newly synthesized compounds exhibited antibacterial activity comparable to that of nitrofurazone. In addition, two compounds displayed in vitro antitumor activity with moderate growth inhibition against a panel of 60 tumor cell lines.

Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of some N-bridged heterocycles containing triazole, quinoline and nitrofuran moieties.

A series of 2-(2-furyl)4-quinolinecarboxylic acids (3), 2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)4-quinolinecarboxylic acids (6), 4-(3-aryloxymethyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazolo-6-yl)-2-(furyl)quinolines (5) and 4-(3-aryloxymethyl-1.2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazolo-6-yl)-2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)quinolines (7) were synthesized. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds are confirmed on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, 1H-NMR and mass spectral data. The newly synthesized compounds are evaluated for their antibacterial activities. Compounds containing nitrofuran moiety showed excellent antibacterial activity. Results of such studies are disscussed in this paper.

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some new triazolothiadiazoles bearing 4-methylthiobenzyl moiety.

A series of substituted triazolothiadiazoles have been synthesized by condensing 4-amino-3-[4-methylthiobenzyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiol (5) with substituted aryl furoic acids/aromatic acids in the presence of POCl3. The triazole (5) was obtained by the fusion of 4-methylthiophenyl acetic acid with thiocarbohydrazide. The structures of newly synthesized compounds are characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and mass spectroscopic studies and were screened for their antimicrobial activities. The preliminary results revealed that some of the compounds exhibited promising antimicrobial activities.

Synthesis and antitumor activity studies of some new fused 1,2,4-triazole derivatives carrying 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl moiety.

A series of 3-(2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl)-6-(substituted phenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazines (4) (Fig. 1) have been synthesized by the cyclization of 3-(2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazol-5-thiol (3) with substituted phenacyl bromides. All the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, (1)H NMR and mass spectral studies. Among the compounds tested for their antitumor activity three compounds exhibited in vitro antitumor activity with moderate to excellent growth inhibition against a panel of sixty cancer cell lines of leukemia, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate and breast cancer. The compound 4d showed promising antiproliferative activity with GI(50) values in the range of 1.06-25.4 microM.