Synthesis, antitumor screening and cell cycle analysis of novel benzothieno[3,2-b]pyran derivatives
摘要:
Three series of benzothiophene derivatives were designed and synthesized as cytotoxic agents. The compounds were subjected to in vitro antitumor screening at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD. The results of the single dose screening indicated that only the benzothieno[3,2-b]pyran series 3a-f exhibited potent and broad spectrum cytotoxic activity and was subjected to five dose cytotoxic screening. The most active compound in this study was 2-amino-6-bromo-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-Mbenzothieno[3,2-b]pyran-3-carbonitrile (3e) with MG-MID GI(50), TGI, and LC50 values of 0.11, 7.94 and 42.66 mu M, respectively. Compound 3e exhibited broad spectrum anticancer activity against a panel of 59 cell lines. To elucidate the underlying mechanism of compound 3e cytotoxic activity, we examined its effect on cell cycle progression and its ability to induce apoptosis using human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HCT-116). The effect of compound 3e on the cell cycle progression indicated that exposure of HCT-116 cells to compound 3e for 24 and 48 h, induced a significant disruption in the cell cycle profile including time dependent decrease in cell population at G1 phase with concomitant increase in pre-G and G2/M cell population. Moreover, compound 3e induced time dependent increase in the percentage of early and late apoptotic and necrotic cell population. In conclusion, we were able to successfully design a new series of benzothieno[3,2-b]pyran derivatives with potent cytotoxic activity and their mechanism of cytotoxicity was examined.
A compound having GPR52 agonist activity or a salt thereof is provided.
The compound can be provided as a preventive/therapeutic agent for schizophrenia or the like. The compound is represented by the following formula:
wherein
A represents —CONR
a
— or —NR
a
CO—,
R
a
represents a hydrogen atom or the like,
B represents a hydrogen atom or the like,
a ring Cy1 represents a six-membered aromatic ring which may have one or more substituents in addition to a group represented by -A-B,
a ring Cy2 represents a six-membered ring which may be substituted with a halogen atom or the like,
a ring Cy3 represents a five- or six-membered ring which may have one or more substituents;
X represents C
1-2
alkylene or the like,
m represents an integer of 0 to 2, and
a ring Cy4 represents a six-membered aromatic ring which may have one or more substituents.
Active Mechanical Threading by a Molecular Motor**
作者:Nicolai N. Bach、Verena Josef、Harald Maid、Henry Dube
DOI:10.1002/anie.202201882
日期:2022.5.2
A molecular machine is presented that uses the light-powered unidirectional rotation trajectory of a molecular motor to actively thread a tetraethylene glycol chain through a macrocyclic ring. This molecular setup thus realizes the miniaturization of macroscopic threading providing a fundamental entry step into mechanical molecular weaving or sewing processes.