Efeoglu, Cagla; Sadak, Selenay; Sahin, Ertan; Demir, Yeliz; Türkeş, Cüneyt; Uslu, Bengi; Nural, Yahya

In this study, new 1,4-naphthoquinone thiazole urea hybrids bearing morpholine (3a–d) or piperazine (3e–h) moiety were synthesized in 76–89 % yields and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, HRMS, and elemental analysis. The stereochemistry of 3d was determined by single crystal x-ray diffraction study. We evaluated the inhibitory potential of these compounds 3a–h on aldose reductase (ALR2) and α-glycosidase enzyme (α-GLY) activity. Our results indicate that these compounds substantially inhibit ALR2 at micromolar doses, with inhibition constants (KIs) between 0.79 and 2.20 μM and inhibit α-GLY KI between 0.67 and 2.82 μM. Molecular docking simulations were utilized to elucidate inhibitory effects and establish structure-activity relationships for the synthesized compounds. DNA interaction studies are of great importance for the synthesis of new drugs and for studying the behavior and mechanisms of action of synthesized drug molecules. Herein, the interaction of 3d selected as a model compound with ct-dsDNA was investigated in the solution phase by the electrochemical method of differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The decrease in the peak current value of 3d after the addition of the DNA solution confirmed the interaction. Limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) for the interaction were found to be 0.099 ppm and 0.327 ppm in the concentration range of 0.348 ppm to 0.739 ppm, respectively. To determine the binding constant, cyclic voltammetry (CV) was utilized and found to be 8.6 × 102 M−1. Additionally, the type of interaction between the 3D molecule and DNA was investigated and supported by molecular docking and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).

Fatih Polat, M.; Durmaz Şahin, Irem; Kul, Pınar; Cetin Atalay, Rengul; Tuncbilek, Meral

A series of novel 6-(substituted phenyl piperazine)-8-(4-substituted phenyl)-9-cyclopentyl purines, 10–51, were synthesized by a four-step synthesis, achieving an overall yield of about 43 %. The reaction conditions were effectively optimized, and the final products were obtained with high purity and yield in all synthesis steps. The synthesized nucleobases were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities on selected human cancer cell lines (HUH7 (liver), HCT116 (colon), and MCF7 (breast)) using the Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. Among these analogs, compounds bearing 4-trifluoromethyl phenyl (19, 20 and 21), 4-methoxy phenyl (27) and 4-fluoro phenyl (34) substitutions at C-8 of purine were the most potent, and they were also analyzed in drug-resistance and drug-sensitive hepatocellular cancer cell (HCC) panels. Compound 19 displayed remarkable anticancer activities (IC50 = 2.9–9.3 μM) against Huh7, FOCUS, SNU475, SNU182, HepG2, and Hep3B cells compared to the positive control, Fludarabine. Additionally, the pharmacological properties and toxicity profiles of the molecules were investigated computationally by the Swiss-ADME and Pro-Tox II online tools, respectively. Results showed that our compounds have favorable physicochemical characteristics for oral bioavailability and do not reveal any toxicity endpoints such as carcinogenicity, immunotoxicity, mutagenicity, or cytotoxicity.

Burmaoglu, Serdar; Algul, Oztekin; Anil, Derya Aktas; Gobek, Arzu; Duran, Gulay Gulbol; Ersan, Ronak Haj; Duran, Nizami

A series of novel fluoro-substituted chalcone derivatives have been synthesized. All synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 13C NMR, and elemental analysis. Their anti-proliferative activities were evaluated against five cancer cells lines, namely, A549, A498, HeLa, A375, and HepG2 using the MTT method. Most of the compounds showed moderate to high activity with IC50 values in the range of 0.029-0.729 μM. Of all the synthesized compounds, 10 and 19 exhibited the most potent anti-proliferative activities against cancer cells, and 10 was identified as the most promising compound.