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Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives

Background: Acridine and thiourea derivatives are important compounds in medicinal chemistry due to their diverse biological properties including anticancer and antimicrobial effects. However, literature reveals some side effects associated with use of acridines. It is suggested that hybrid molecule...

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Autores principales: Chen, Rui, Huo, Lini, Jaiswal, Yogini, Huang, Jiayong, Zhong, Zhenguo, Zhong, Jing, Williams, Leonard, Xia, Xing, Liang, Yan, Yan, Zhenshuo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31151235
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24112065
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author Chen, Rui
Huo, Lini
Jaiswal, Yogini
Huang, Jiayong
Zhong, Zhenguo
Zhong, Jing
Williams, Leonard
Xia, Xing
Liang, Yan
Yan, Zhenshuo
author_facet Chen, Rui
Huo, Lini
Jaiswal, Yogini
Huang, Jiayong
Zhong, Zhenguo
Zhong, Jing
Williams, Leonard
Xia, Xing
Liang, Yan
Yan, Zhenshuo
author_sort Chen, Rui
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description Background: Acridine and thiourea derivatives are important compounds in medicinal chemistry due to their diverse biological properties including anticancer and antimicrobial effects. However, literature reveals some side effects associated with use of acridines. It is suggested that hybrid molecules may reduce the side effects and enhance the beneficial properties due to synergistic activity. The objectives of the present study are to synthesize and evaluate the anticancer and antimicrobial properties of new hybrids of acridine thiosemicarbazides derivatives. Results: The structures of the synthesized compounds 4a–4e were elucidated by MS and NMR spectra. In antimicrobial assay, Compound 4c exhibited potent antimicrobial activity compared to the other four compounds. In anticancer studies, we observed that compounds 4a, 4b, 4d and 4e exhibited high cytotoxicity against the MT-4 cell line, with IC50 values of 18.42 ± 1.18, 15.73 ± 0.90, 10.96 ± 0.62 and 11.63 ± 0.11 μM, respectively. The evaluation of anticancer effects, and the associated mechanism reveals that, the anticancer activities may be related to Topo I inhibitory activity, apoptosis and cell-cycle. Molecular docking studies revealed that the presence of planar naphtho-fused rings and a flexible thiourea group together, could improve DNA-intercalation and inhibition of DNA-Topo I activity. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that the rational design of target derivatives as novel antimicrobial or antitumor leads is feasible.
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spelling pubmed-66003972019-07-16 Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives Chen, Rui Huo, Lini Jaiswal, Yogini Huang, Jiayong Zhong, Zhenguo Zhong, Jing Williams, Leonard Xia, Xing Liang, Yan Yan, Zhenshuo Molecules Article Background: Acridine and thiourea derivatives are important compounds in medicinal chemistry due to their diverse biological properties including anticancer and antimicrobial effects. However, literature reveals some side effects associated with use of acridines. It is suggested that hybrid molecules may reduce the side effects and enhance the beneficial properties due to synergistic activity. The objectives of the present study are to synthesize and evaluate the anticancer and antimicrobial properties of new hybrids of acridine thiosemicarbazides derivatives. Results: The structures of the synthesized compounds 4a–4e were elucidated by MS and NMR spectra. In antimicrobial assay, Compound 4c exhibited potent antimicrobial activity compared to the other four compounds. In anticancer studies, we observed that compounds 4a, 4b, 4d and 4e exhibited high cytotoxicity against the MT-4 cell line, with IC50 values of 18.42 ± 1.18, 15.73 ± 0.90, 10.96 ± 0.62 and 11.63 ± 0.11 μM, respectively. The evaluation of anticancer effects, and the associated mechanism reveals that, the anticancer activities may be related to Topo I inhibitory activity, apoptosis and cell-cycle. Molecular docking studies revealed that the presence of planar naphtho-fused rings and a flexible thiourea group together, could improve DNA-intercalation and inhibition of DNA-Topo I activity. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that the rational design of target derivatives as novel antimicrobial or antitumor leads is feasible. MDPI 2019-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6600397/ /pubmed/31151235 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24112065 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Chen, Rui
Huo, Lini
Jaiswal, Yogini
Huang, Jiayong
Zhong, Zhenguo
Zhong, Jing
Williams, Leonard
Xia, Xing
Liang, Yan
Yan, Zhenshuo
Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title_full Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title_fullStr Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title_full_unstemmed Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title_short Design, Synthesis, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Activities of Acridine Thiosemicarbazides Derivatives
title_sort design, synthesis, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities of acridine thiosemicarbazides derivatives
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31151235
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24112065
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