Sixteen fuberidazole derivatives as potential new anticancer bioreductive prodrugs were prepared and characterized. The in vitro anticancer potential was examined to explore their cytotoxic properties by employing apoptosis, DNA damage, and proliferation tests on chosen hypoxic cancer cells. Eight substances (Compound 5a, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5g, 5h, 5i, and 5m) showed promising cytotoxicity values compared to the standard control. The potential of compounds was also examined through in silico studies (against human serum albumin), including chem-informatics, to understand the structure-activity relationship (SAR), pharmacochemical strength, and the mode of interactions responsible for their action. The DFT calculations revealed that only the 5b compound showed the lowest ΔET (2.29 eV) while 5i showed relatively highest βtot (69.89 x 10–31 esu), highest αave (3.18 x 10–23 esu), and dipole moment (6.49 Debye). This study presents a novel class of fuberidazole derivatives with selectivity toward hypoxic cancer cells.
本研究制备了十六种具有抗癌潜力的新型生物还原原药,并对其进行了表征。通过对选定的缺氧癌细胞进行凋亡、DNA 损伤和增殖测试,研究了这些衍生物的体外抗癌潜力,以探索它们的细胞毒性特性。与标准对照组相比,八种物质(化合物 5a、5c、5d、5e、5g、5h、5i 和 5m)显示出良好的细胞毒性。此外,还通过包括化学信息学在内的硅学研究(针对人血清白蛋白)考察了这些化合物的潜力,以了解其结构-活性关系(SAR)、药理化学强度和作用模式。DFT 计算显示,只有 5b 化合物显示出最低的 ΔET (2.29 eV),而 5i 则显示出相对最高的 βtot (69.89 x 10-31 esu)、最高的 αave (3.18 x 10-23 esu)和偶极矩(6.49 Debye)。这项研究提出了一类对缺氧癌细胞具有选择性的新型氟苯咪唑衍生物。