Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of flavone and isoflavone derivatives as a novel class of KSP (kinesin spindle protein) inhibitors
The kinesinspindleprotein (KSP) is involved in the formation of bipolar mitotic spindle during cell division and it becomes a new target to overcome the neurotoxicity of MTs inhibitors. A series of flavone and isoflavone derivatives (1a–7c) have been designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential KSP inhibitors. Among them, 2c displayed the most potent inhibitory activity in vitro, which inhibited