2,4,5-Tris(alkoxyaryl)imidazoline derivatives as potent scaffold for novel p53-MDM2 interaction inhibitors: Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation.

Imidazoline-based small molecule inhibitors of p53-MDM2 interaction intended for the treatment of p53 wild-type tumors are the promising structures for design of anticancer drugs. Based on fragment approach we have investigated a key role of substituents in cis-imidazoline core for biological activity of nutlin family compounds. Although the necessity of the substituents in the phenyl rings of cis-imidazoline has been shown, there are no studies in which the replacements of a halogen by other substituents have been investigated. A series of simple cis-imidazoline derivatives containing halogen, hydroxy and alkoxy-substituents were synthesized. The biological activity of the compounds was studied using assays of cytotoxicity (MTT) and p53 level. It was found that the hydroxyl-derivatives were not cytotoxic whereas the alkoxy analogues were the same or more active as halogen-substituted compounds in cell viability test. The synthesized alkoxy derivatives induced an increase of p53 level and did not promote necrotic cell death in the concentration up to 40 µM.

Synthesis and cytotoxicity of novel simplified eleutherobin analogues as potential antitumour agents.

Mixed simplified structures containing the paclitaxel and eleutherobin pharmacophore moieties were analyzed using molecular docking techniques and synthesized based on adamantane and 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane scaffolds. The crucial role of substituents' stereochemistry in biological activity is discussed. At micromolar concentrations the selected analogues interfered with tubulin dynamics in vitro and in a living organism. Furthermore, new compounds were cytotoxic against human tumour cell lines. The simplified eleutherobin analogues may be considered as prototypes of a new class of antitumour agents.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-substituted 2-oxindole derivatives as new glycogen synthase kinase 3ß inhibitors.

Glycogen synthase kinase 3ß (GSK-3ß) is a widely investigated molecular target for numerous diseases including Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. Inhibition of GSK-3ß activity has become an attractive approach for treatment of diabetes and cancer. We report the discovery of novel GSK-3ß inhibitors of 3-arylidene-2-oxindole scaffold with promising activity. The most potent compound 3a inhibits GSK-3ß with IC50 4.19 nM. In a cell-based assay 3a shows no significant leucocyte toxicity at 10 µM and is moderately cytotoxic against A549 cells. Compound 3a demonstrated high antidiabetic efficacy in obese streptozotocin-treated rats improving glucose tolerance at a dose of 50 mg/kg body weight thus representing an interesting lead for further optimization.

Synthesis of novel МТ3 receptor ligands via an unusual Knoevenagel condensation.

New 5-acetamido-substituted melatonin derivatives were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields via Knoevenagel condensation. The relative binding affinity of new synthesized compounds to MT3 receptor was tested via enzymatic assays and the X-ray structures of the most potent compounds were determined in complex with MT3.

(1R,2R,3R,4S,5S)-3-Methyl-8-oxa-bicyclo-[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-2,4-diyl diacetate.

The mol-ecule of the title compound, C(12)H(16)O(5), has crystallographically imposed mirror symmetry with the mirror plane passing through the endocyclic O atom and the mid-point of the double bond. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains running along the a axis.

3-exo-Chloro-8-oxabicyclo-[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-2,4-diol chloro-form 0.33-solvate.

The title compound, 3C(7)H(9)ClO(3)·CHCl(3), crystallizes with mol-ecules of 3-exo-chloro-8-oxabicyclo-[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-2,4-diol (A) and chloro-form in a 3:1 ratio, in the space group R3m. Mol-ecules of A straddle a crystallographic mirror plane, whereas the chloro-form mol-ecules (C and H atoms) lie additionally on the threefold axis. The mol-ecules of A are linked into right- and left-helical chains by means of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, thus forming columns running along the c axis. Six inter-penetrated columns form a channel in which the solvent mol-ecules (chloro-form) are located.