In this study, by combining azlactone–benzoxazinone chemistry, we synthesized new hybrid compounds and evaluated the in vitro cytotoxicity on the breast cancer cell line. The desired compounds were synthesized using green and straightforward chemical reactions on azlactone and benzoxazinone structures through simple ring closure and nucleophilic ring-opening reactions. Preliminary in vitro cytotoxic results on the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line showed that the synthesized compounds have excellent anticancer activity with interestingly low inhibitory concentrations (IC50s in the range of 8–20 mM). Fortunately, our structures simultaneously had low toxicity on the normal HUVEC cell line. Finally, molecular docking studies were performed on the EGFR enzyme as one of the active signaling pathways in cancer cells for the best cytotoxic candidates. In this regard, the alignment of the docking and cytotoxicity results was interesting. In conclusion, these potential cytotoxic compounds could be considered in further studies.
在本研究中,我们结合氮内酯-苯并恶嗪酮化学,合成了新的杂化化合物,并评估了其对乳腺癌细胞系的体外细胞毒性。通过简单的闭环反应和亲核开环反应,我们利用氮内酯和苯并恶嗪酮结构的绿色直接化学反应合成了所需的化合物。对 MCF-7 乳腺癌细胞系的初步体外细胞毒性结果表明,合成的化合物具有出色的抗癌活性,而且抑制浓度(IC50 在 8-20 mM 之间)非常低。幸运的是,我们的化合物结构同时对正常的 HUVEC 细胞株具有低毒性。最后,我们对表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)酶进行了分子对接研究,该酶是癌细胞中活跃的信号传导途径之一,可寻找最佳细胞毒性候选物。在这方面,对接和细胞毒性结果的一致性非常有趣。总之,这些潜在的细胞毒性化合物可在进一步的研究中加以考虑。