In order to study the structure-activity relationship with respect to the cytotoxicity of steroidal oximes, several 6E-hydroximino-4-ene steroids and their O-alkylated derivatives were synthesized. The oxime ethers were solidified and purified by preparing their corresponding oxalate salts. The new derivatives as well as some previously synthesized ones were evaluated for in vitro antineoplastic activity against a panel of 60 cancer cell lines at 10 µM. The oximes and oxime ethers were found to have moderate to good antiproliferative activity against various leukemia, colon, melanoma, and renal cancer cell lines.
Hybrids of 16E-arylidene steroids and nitrogen mustard have been synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity to develop tissue specific antineoplastic agents from steroids. These hybrids displayed specificity towards leukemia cell lines, however somewhat reduced potency was observed in comparison with the earlier reported 16E-arylidene steroids. The in silico reverse screening experiments were employed to find out the probable pharmacological mechanism of these hybrids. Molecular docking studies suggested glucocorticoid receptors as a probable target for the antileukemic action of these steroid-nitrogen mustard hybrids.
A highly
stereoselective, one-pot, multicomponent method has been
developed to synthesize pyrrolizidine- and
N
-methyl
pyrrolidine-substituted spirooxindole derivatives. The [3 + 2] cycloaddition
reaction involves the reaction between the dipole azomethine ylides,
generated
in situ
from the reaction between isatin
and secondary amino acids such as L-proline or sarcosine, and α,β-unsaturated
carbonyl compounds as the dipolarophile. The reaction condition was
optimized to achieve excellent regio- and stereoselectivity. Products
were obtained in good yield using ethanol as a solvent at the reflux
temperature. The newly synthesized spirooxindole derivatives were
evaluated for their antiproliferative efficacy against National Cancer
Institute (NCI)-60 cancer cell lines and DNA G-quadruplex (G4) interaction
capacity. Compound
14b
produced selective cytotoxicity
against leukemia, renal, colon, and prostate cancer cell lines at
a 10 μM concentration. The G4 interaction studies further suggested
that these spirooxindole derivatives were devoid of any activity as
DNA G4 ligands.
Increased risks of peripheral toxicity and undesired adverse effects associated with chemotherapeutic
agents are the major medical hurdles in cancer treatment that worsen the quality of life of cancer patients. Although
several novel and target-specific anticancer agents have been discovered in the recent past, none of them
have proved to be effective in the management of metastatic tumor. Therefore, there is a continuous effort for the
discovery of safer and effective cancer chemotherapeutic agent. Adenosine receptors have been identified as an
important target to combat cancer because of their inherent role in the antitumor process. The antitumor property
of the adenosine receptor is primarily attributed to their inherited immune response against the tumors. These
findings have opened a new chapter in the anticancer drug discovery through adenosine receptor-mediated immunomodulation.
This review broadly outlines the biological mechanism of adenosine receptors in mediating the
selective cytotoxicity as well as the discovery of various classes of adenosine receptor modulators in the effective
management of solid tumors.
In this study, a lauroyl grafted hydrophobic glycolipid derivative of alginate has been successfully synthesized and characterized. This glycolipid has been incorporated into Psyllium husk gel-alginate composite films and compared with the films containing only Psyllim husk gel and Psyllim husk gel-alginate for its mechanical and physicochemical properties. Additionally, the composite film has also been evaluated for protein adsorption and antimicrobial property to verify its utility in biomedical applications. The results showed that the composite films have enhanced physicochemical and mechanical properties. The film produced better swelling characteristic and lower protein adsorption property indicating the usefulness of the film in wound care dressing, particularly for low suppurating wounds. Incorporation of the synthesised glycolipid derivative also imparts antimicrobial activity to the composite film. Therefore, the developed film is capable of sustaining the microbial contamination during the storage and also valuable in the biomedical utility including wound dressings.
New, simple and cost effective infrared spectroscopic method has been developed for the estimation of zidovudine (CAS 30516-87-1) in bulk and tablet dosage form. The quantitative analysis of zidovudine was carried out in solid form using KBr pellet method and in liquid form using quartz cuvette. These methods were developed and validated for various parameters according to ICH guidelines. Linearity range was found to be 0.8-1.6% w/w in KBr pellet method and 250-1 500 μg ml-1 in solution. The proposed methods were successfully applied for the determination of zidovudine in pharmaceutical formulation (tablets). The results demonstrated that the proposed methods are accurate, precise and reproducible (relative standard deviation<2%), while being simple, economical and less time consuming than other available methods and can be used for estimation of zidovudine in different dosage forms.
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