A series of 4-aryl/heteroaryl-4H-fused pyrans was synthesized via multicomponent reaction in a microwave synthesizer. All the pyrans were evaluated for in vitro xanthine oxidase inhibition. Structure-activity relationship was also established. Among the series of 108 compounds, Compound 5n was the most potent displaying remarkable inhibition against the enzyme with an IC 50 value of 0.59 lM. Enzyme kinetic study was carried out for the compound 5n to determine the type of inhibition. The study revealed that the compound 5n was a mixed-type inhibitor. Molecular modelling studies were also performed to figure out the interactions of both the enantiomers of 5n with the amino acid residues of the enzyme. Graphical Abstract
Tubulin inhibitors are conjugates that interfere with the dynamic equilibrium of the polymerization and depolymerization of microtubules. Among all the reported conjugates, indole moiety is one of the most significant classes for the development of new drug candidates for cancer therapy. Due to their presence in a wide range of natural as well as synthetic antitubulin agents, indole has become a versatile scaffold in research, and various synthetic and semisynthetic indole-based antitubulin agents have been identified and reported. The present article focuses on the reported indole-based tubulin inhibitors of synthetic origin from last the decade. Synthesis, structure–activity relationships and biological activities of synthetic indole derivatives along with brief updates on their antitubulin activity are presented.
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