According to the classical pharmacophore fusion strategy, a series of 6-arylureido-4-anilinoquinazoline derivatives (Compounds 7a–t) were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated by the standard CCK-8 method and enzyme inhibition assay. Among the title compounds, Compounds 7a, 7c, 7d, 7f, 7i, 7o, 7p, and 7q exhibited promising anti-proliferative bioactivities, especially Compound 7i, which had excellent antitumor activity against the A549, HT-29, and MCF-7 cell lines (IC50 = 2.25, 1.72, and 2.81 μM, respectively) compared with gefitinib, erlotinib, and sorafenib. In addition, the enzyme activity inhibition assay indicated that the synthesized compounds had sub-micromolar inhibitory levels (IC50, 11.66–867.1 nM), which was consistent with the results of the tumor cell line growth inhibition tests. By comparing the binding mechanisms of Compound 7i (17.32 nM), gefitinib (25.42 nM), and erlotinib (33.25 nM) to the EGFR, it was found that Compound 7i could extend into the effective region with a similar action conformation to that of gefitinib and interact with residues L85, D86, and R127, increasing the binding affinity of Compound 7i to the EGFR. Based on the molecular hybridization strategy, 14 compounds with EGFR inhibitory activity were designed and synthesized, and the action mechanism was explored through computational approaches, providing valuable clues for the research of antitumor agents based on EGFR inhibitors.
根据经典药效团融合策略,设计、合成并通过标准CCK-8方法和酶抑制活性评估了一系列
6-芳基脲基-4-苯胺基喹唑啉衍
生物(
化合物7a–
t)。在这些化合物中,
化合物7a、
7c、
7d、
7f、
7i、
7o、
7p和
7q展现出有希望的抗增殖
生物活性,特别是
化合物7i,对A549、HT-29和MCF-7
细胞系表现出优秀的抗肿瘤活性(IC
50分别为2.25、1.72和2.81 μM),与
吉非替尼、
厄洛替尼和
索拉非尼相比。此外,酶活性抑制实验显示,合成的化合物具有亚微摩尔
水平的抑制活性(IC
50为11.66–867.1 nM),与肿瘤
细胞系生长抑制实验结果一致。通过比较
化合物7i(17.32 nM)、
吉非替尼(25.42 nM)和
厄洛替尼(33.25 nM)对
EGFR的结合机制,发现
化合物7i能够延伸到有效区域,与
吉非替尼相似的作用构象相互作用于残基L85、D86和R127,增加
化合物7i与
EGFR的结合亲和力。基于分子杂交策略,设计并合成了14个具有
EGFR抑制活性的化合物,并通过计算方法探索了作用机制,为基于
EGFR
抑制剂的
抗肿瘤药物研究提供了宝贵线索。