Many natural and synthetic substances are known to interfere with the dynamic assembly of tubulin, preventing the formation of microtubules. In our search for potent and selective antitumor agents, a novel series of 1-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles were synthesized. The compounds had different heterocycles, including thiophene, furan or the three isomeric pyridines, and they possessed a phenyl ring bearing electron-releasing or electron-withdrawing substituents at the 3-position of the 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole system. Most of the twenty-two tested compounds showed moderate to potent antiproliferative activities against a panel of solid tumor and leukemic cell lines, with four (5j, 5k, 5o and 5p) showing strong antiproliferative activity (IC50< 1 μM) against selected cancer cells. Among them, several molecules preferentially inhibited the proliferation of leukemic cell lines, showing IC50values 2-100-fold lower for Jurkat and RS4;11 cells than those for the three lines derived from solid tumors (HeLa, HT-29 and MCF-7 cells). Compound 5k strongly inhibited tubulin assembly, with an IC50value of 0.66 μM, half that obtained in simultaneous experiments with CA-4 (IC50= 1.3 μM).

3-Aryl/Heteroaryl-5-amino-1-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-1,2,4-triazoles as antimicrotubule agents. Design, synthesis, antiproliferative activity and inhibition of tubulin polymerization

Romagnoli, Romeo
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Conceptualization
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Prencipe, Filippo
Secondo
Investigation
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Oliva, Paola
Methodology
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Baraldi, Stefania
Investigation
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Baraldi, Pier Giovanni;
2018

Abstract

Many natural and synthetic substances are known to interfere with the dynamic assembly of tubulin, preventing the formation of microtubules. In our search for potent and selective antitumor agents, a novel series of 1-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles were synthesized. The compounds had different heterocycles, including thiophene, furan or the three isomeric pyridines, and they possessed a phenyl ring bearing electron-releasing or electron-withdrawing substituents at the 3-position of the 5-amino-1,2,4-triazole system. Most of the twenty-two tested compounds showed moderate to potent antiproliferative activities against a panel of solid tumor and leukemic cell lines, with four (5j, 5k, 5o and 5p) showing strong antiproliferative activity (IC50< 1 μM) against selected cancer cells. Among them, several molecules preferentially inhibited the proliferation of leukemic cell lines, showing IC50values 2-100-fold lower for Jurkat and RS4;11 cells than those for the three lines derived from solid tumors (HeLa, HT-29 and MCF-7 cells). Compound 5k strongly inhibited tubulin assembly, with an IC50value of 0.66 μM, half that obtained in simultaneous experiments with CA-4 (IC50= 1.3 μM).
2018
Romagnoli, Romeo; Prencipe, Filippo; Oliva, Paola; Baraldi, Stefania; Baraldi, Pier Giovanni; Brancale, Andrea; Ferla, Salvatore; Hamel, Ernest; Borto...espandi
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