Synthesis of enamino-2-oxindoles via conjugate addition between α-azido ketones and 3-alkenyl oxindoles: Cytotoxicity evaluation and apoptosis inducing studies
10 to 28.7 ± 0.36 µM. Compound 3k displayed most potent cytotoxicity against lung cancer (NCI-H460) cells with an IC50 value of 1.40 ± 0.10 µM. 3k also arrested the G2/M phase of the cell cycle and induced distinctive apoptotic features on lung cancer cells. The apoptosis induction is supported by various cellular assays such as AO/EB, DAPI, and DCFDA staining studies including clonogenic assay. Extent