| 中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 分子量 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| —— | 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)azetidin-2-thione | 1261242-77-6 | C19H21NO4S | 359.446 |
| —— | (Z)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(5-methylthiophen-2-ylmethylene)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)azetidin-2-one | 1296673-10-3 | C25H25NO5S | 451.543 |
| —— | 3-(furan-3-yl-hydroxymethyl)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)azetidin-2-one | —— | C24H25NO7 | 439.465 |
| —— | 3-[hydroxy-(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)-methyl]-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)azetidin-2-one | —— | C25H27NO6S | 469.558 |
Microtubule-targeted drugs are essential chemotherapeutic agents for various types of cancer. A series of 3-vinyl-β-lactams (2-azetidinones) were designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential tubulin polymerization inhibitors, and for their antiproliferative effects in breast cancer cells. These compounds showed potent activity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells with an IC50 value of 8 nM for compound 7s 4-[3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl]-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-vinylazetidin-2-one) which was comparable to the activity of Combretastatin A-4. Compound 7s had minimal cytotoxicity against both non-tumorigenic HEK-293T cells and murine mammary epithelial cells. The compounds inhibited the polymerisation of tubulin in vitro with an 8.7-fold reduction in tubulin polymerization at 10 M for compound 7s and were shown to interact at the colchicine-binding site on tubulin, resulting in significant G2/M phase cell cycle arrest. Immunofluorescence staining of MCF-7 cells confirmed that β-lactam 7s is targeting tubulin and resulted in mitotic catastrophe. A docking simulation indicated potential binding conformations for the 3-vinyl-β-lactam 7s in the colchicine domain of tubulin. These compounds are promising candidates for development as antiproiferative microtubule-disrupting agents.