Facile synthesis and characterization of new polymerizable conjugated 2,5-di(selenophen-2-yl)pyrroles and 2,5-difuranylpyrroles
摘要:
A facile synthesis of novel pi-conjugated 2,5-di(selenophen-2-yl)pyrroles (SeNSe) and 2,5-difuranylpyrroles (ONO) via Paal-Knorr reaction as the key step is presented. Photophysical and electrochemical studies of the various products have been explored. A bathochromic shift of the emission maximum is observed for all SeNSes over ONOs. Extended conjugation with a phenyl moiety further promotes the bathochromic shift. These SeNSe and ONO derivatives exhibit lower oxidation potentials than their terselenophene and terthiophene analogues. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Facile synthesis and characterization of new polymerizable conjugated 2,5-di(selenophen-2-yl)pyrroles and 2,5-difuranylpyrroles
作者:Pitchamuthu Amaladass、Kalyan Kumar Pasunooti、Zihuan Png、Xue-Wei Liu
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.12.019
日期:2011.2
A facile synthesis of novel pi-conjugated 2,5-di(selenophen-2-yl)pyrroles (SeNSe) and 2,5-difuranylpyrroles (ONO) via Paal-Knorr reaction as the key step is presented. Photophysical and electrochemical studies of the various products have been explored. A bathochromic shift of the emission maximum is observed for all SeNSes over ONOs. Extended conjugation with a phenyl moiety further promotes the bathochromic shift. These SeNSe and ONO derivatives exhibit lower oxidation potentials than their terselenophene and terthiophene analogues. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
1,4-Diselenophene-1,4-diketone Triggers Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Melanoma A375 Cells through Induction of Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Epidemiological, preclinical and clinical studies have supported the role of selenocompounds as potential cancer chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agents. In this study, a novel selenophene-based compound, 1,4-diselenophene-1,4-diketone (DSeD), has been synthesized by Double Friedel–Crafts reaction and identified as a potent antiproliferative agent against a panel of six human caner cell lines. Despite this potency, DSeD was relatively nontoxic toward human normal cells, HS68 fibroblasts and HK-2 kidney cells. These results suggest that DSeD possesses great selectivity between cancer and normal cells. Induction of apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells by DSeD was evidenced by accumulation of sub-G1 cell population, DNA fragmentation and nuclear condensation. Activation of caspase-9 and depletion of mitochondrial membrane potential indicated the initiation of the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway. Pretreatment of cells with general caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk and caspase-9 inhibitor z-LEHD-fmk significantly suppressed the cell apoptosis, demonstrating the important roles of caspase and mitochondria in DSeD-induced apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, DSeD-induced apoptosis was found independent of reactive oxygen species generation. Taken together, our results suggest that DSeD induces caspase-dependent apoptosis in A375 cells through activation of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway.