Cyclization kinetics and biological evaluation of an anticancer 1,2-dialkynylimidazole
作者:Christophe Laroche、Jing Li、Cristina Gonzales、Wendi M. David、Sean M. Kerwin
DOI:10.1039/b925261d
日期:——
1,2-Dialkynylimidazoles have been reported to undergo thermal cyclization/rearrangement to diradical and carbene intermediates. Optimization of the synthesis of the 1,2-dialkynylimidazole 3 has provided sufficient material for kinetic and biological studies. The 1,2-dialkynylimidazole 3 is cytotoxic against a wide range of cancer cells and induces apoptosis in A549 cells. Experimentally-determined kinetics of the thermolysis of 3 (Ea = 30.0 kcal mol−1) are in excellent agreement with DFT calculations of the cyclization/rearrangement to diradical and cyclopentapyrazine carbene intermediates (Ea = 29.7 kcal mol−1). Commensurate with the relatively high barrier for cyclization of 3, no evidence for cleavage of supercoiled DNA under physiological conditions was found; however, under aqueous conditions at 70 °C 3 formed a covalent adduct with a model peptide. These studies indicate that if cyclization of 3 is involved in its anticancer activity, the cyclization must be facilitated, perhaps through initial protein binding, which could lead to covalent protein modification.
据报告,1,2-二炔基咪唑会经历热环化/重排,生成二自由基和炔烃中间体。1,2-二炔基咪唑3的合成优化为动力学和生物学研究提供了充足的原料。1,2-二炔基咪唑3对多种癌细胞具有细胞毒性,可诱导A549细胞凋亡。实验测定的3的热解动力学(Ea = 30.0 kcal mol-1)与DFT计算的环化/重排生成二自由基和环戊并吡嗪炔烃中间体(Ea = 29.7 kcal mol-1)非常吻合。与3相对较高的环化障碍相一致,没有发现超螺旋DNA在生理条件下发生断裂的证据;然而,在70°C的水溶液条件下,3与一种模型肽形成了共价加合物。这些研究表明,如果3的环化与其抗癌活性有关,则必须促进环化,这可能是通过最初的蛋白质结合,从而引起共价蛋白质修饰。