Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of New Bioactive Oxadiazole Derivatives as Anticancer Agents Targeting Bcl-2
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Hamdy, RaniaElseginy, Samia A.
Ziedan, Noha
El-Sadek, Mohamed
Lashin, El-Said
Jones, Arwyn T.
Westwell, Andrew D.
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University of Chester; Cardiff University; Zagazig University; Bristol University; University of SharjahPublication Date
2020-11-26
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A series of 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-5-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, 4a–m, were designed, synthesized and tested in vitro as potential pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 inhibitory anticancer agents based on our previously reported hit compounds. Synthesis of the target 1,3,4-oxadiazoles was readily accomplished through a cyclization reaction of indole carboxylic acid hydrazide 2 with substituted carboxylic acid derivatives 3a–m in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride. New compounds 4a–m showed a range of IC50 values concentrated in the low micromolar range selectively in Bcl-2 positive human cancer cell lines. The most potent candidate 4-trifluoromethyl substituted analogue 4j showed selective IC50 values of 0.52–0.88 μM against Bcl-2 expressing cell lines with no inhibitory effects in the Bcl-2 negative cell line. Moreover, 4j showed binding that was two-fold more potent than the positive control gossypol in the Bcl-2 ELISA binding affinity assay. Molecular modeling studies helped to further rationalize anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 binding and identified compound 4j as a candidate with drug-like properties for further investigation as a selective Bcl-2 inhibitory anticancer agent.Citation
Hamdy, R., Elseginy, S. A., Ziedan, N. I., El-Sadek, M., Lashin, E., Jones, A. T., & Westwell, A. D. (2020). Design, S synthesis and evaluation of new Bioactive Oxadiazole Derivatives as anticancer agents targeting Bcl-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(23), 8980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21238980Publisher
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1661-6596EISSN
1422-0067ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3390/ijms21238980
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