[EN] NOVEL COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF<br/>[FR] NOUVEAUX COMPOSÉS ET LEURS UTILISATIONS
申请人:NANYANG POLYTECHNIC
公开号:WO2010144055A1
公开(公告)日:2010-12-16
The invention relates to compounds represented by the general formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5; p is an integer from 0 to 4; R1 is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a thiol group, and a thioether group; R2 and R3 are independently a methylene group or a nucleophile, with the proviso that at least one of R2 and R3 is a nucleophile group; Z is an oxygen (O) atom or sulfur (S) atom; T is hydrogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic group; with the proviso that when n = 2, R1 is not -OCH3 on the carbon-3 position of the phenyl group and R1 is not -OH on the carbon-4 position of the phenyl group.
most promising compounds, the thiourea compound 6g exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against human melanoma A2058 cells that was twice as high as that of capsaicin. Compound 6g induced significant and dose-dependent G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in A2058 cells triggering cell death by apoptosis. Our results suggest that 6g modulates the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, inducing important morphological changes