Background:
A series of new zerumbone hydrazones 5a-f and 9a-f have been synthesized via an in situ procedure in high yields. The structure of synthesized compounds has been confirmed using 1H, 13C NMR and HR-MS. The bioassay result showed that several compounds exhibited cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell lines including
HepG-2, SK-LU-1 and MCF-7. Compound 9a showed the best cytotoxic effect against HepG-2, SK-LU-1 and MCF-7 with
IC50 values of 8.20, 6.66 and 9.35 µM, respectively.
Objective:
This study aims at developing new zerumbone hydrazones as anticancer agents based on zerumbone, a natural
compound wildly growing in Vietnam.
Method:
A series of new zerumbone hydrazones was designed, synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines, including HepG-2, MCF-7 and SKLu-1 using MTT method.
Results: The bioassay result showed that several compounds exhibited cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell
lines including HepG-2, SK-LU-1 and MCF-7. Especially, compound 9a displayed the best cytotoxic effect against HepG-2,
SK-LU-1 and MCF-7 with IC50 values of 8.20, 6.66 and 9.35 µM, respectively.
Results:
The bioassay result showed that several compounds exhibited cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell
lines including HepG-2, SK-LU-1 and MCF-7. Especially, compound 9a displayed the best cytotoxic effect against HepG-2,
SK-LU-1 and MCF-7 with IC50 values of 8.20, 6.66 and 9.35 µM, respectively.
Conclusion:
The research results suggest that some compounds could be considered as a lead for future design of
zerumbone hydrazones in which bio-isosteric replacements in ortho position of the phenyl ring could be performed to improve the cytotoxic activity.
A mild and effective protocol for benzimidazolesynthesis from o-phenylenediamine and aromatic aldehydes catalysed by DBU is described. The synthesized compounds find application in the pharmaceutical, dye and material science fields. Mild reaction conditions, low amount of chemicals and use of metal-free catalysts are the highlights of the reaction.
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