Synthesis and in vitro anti-proliferative effects of 3-(hetero)aryl substituted 3-[(prop-2-ynyloxy)(thiophen-2-yl)methyl]pyridine derivatives on various cancer cell lines

Upendar Reddy Chamakura, E. Sailaja, Balakrishna Dulla, Arunasree M. Kalle, S. Bhavani, D. Rambabu, Ravikumar Kapavarapu, M. V.Basaveswara Rao, Manojit Pal

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Abstract

A series of 3-(hetero)aryl substituted 3-[(prop-2-ynyloxy)(thiophen-2-yl) methyl]pyridine derivatives were designed as potential anticancer agents. These compounds were conveniently prepared by using Pd/C-Cu mediated Sonogashira type coupling as a key step. Many of these compounds were found to be promising when tested for their in vitro anti-proliferative properties against six cancer cell lines. All these compounds were found to be selective towards the growth inhibition of cancer cells with IC50 values in the range of 0.9-1.7 μM (against MDA-MB 231 and MCF7 cells), comparable to the known anticancer drug doxorubicin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1366-1372
Number of pages7
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2014

Keywords

  • Alkyne
  • Anti-proliferation
  • Cancer
  • Coupling
  • Pd/C

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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