Cytotoxic activities of mono and bis Mannich bases derived from acetophenone against Renca and Jurkat cells

Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Vepsäläinen

et al. 2003

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Mannich bases have several biological activities such as antimicrobial, [1][2][3][4][5] cytotoxic, [6][7][8][9] anticancer, 10) analgesic, 11) anti-inflammatory, 12,13) diuretic 14,15) and anticonvulsant [16][17][18][19] activities. An amino ketone, Mannich base, containing at least one activated hydrogen atom at the b position to an amino function, can undergo deamination in vivo 20) or under simulated in vitro conditions 1,3,6) to liberate the corressponding a,b-unsaturated ketones. The a,b-unsaturated ketone is an active center for nucleophilic attack. The biological activities of Mannich bases, such as antimicrobial, [1][2][3]21,22) cytotoxic and anticancer 6,9,23) activities, have been attributed to these liberated a,b-unsaturated ketones which can alkylate nucleophiles, especially thiol groups 1,6,24,25) rather than amino and hydroxyl groups, 26) by Michael type addition reactions of nucleophiles to a,b-unsaturated ketones.27) In addition, enzyme-catalyzed alkylation of the thiol group of cystein with a,b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds has been observed. 28)The antimicrobial activity of a,b-unsaturated ketones is due to their reactions with essential thiol groups in bacteria and fungi, resulting in b-ketothioethers.29) Electron densities on b-carbons are lower 30) than on a-carbons in various unsaturated ketones, and thus the attack of the nucleophils should occur at the b-carbon atoms. It was also shown that increased antimicrobial activity was associated with an increased breakdown of the Mannich bases.29) Similarly, a number of a,b-unsaturated ketones have alkylating ability against biologically important nucleophiles to produce cytotoxicity. 21,23) The amino group in Mannich bases would increase the water solubilizing property of the molecule, which may assist in transportation of the compound to the site of action.Production of thiol adducts in the stability studies, 1,3,6) carried out under in vitro physiological conditions (in phosphate buffer with pH 7.4, at 37°C), with 2-mercaptoethanol, various unsaturated ketones or Mannich bases, suggests that a,bunsaturated ketones and Mannich bases producing unsaturated ketones by deamination to exert their antimicrobial activities by thiol alkylation of unsaturated ketones.Clark and co-workers 31) found that the thiol adduct had the greatest fungitoxicity, which was probably due to the same reaction. Dimmock et al. (1994) have shown that Mannich bases of conjugated styryl ketones inhibit one or more of the following enzymes in the glutathione metabolic pathway: namely, glutathione S-transferases, glutathione reductase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and glutathione peroxidase in Candida albicans. 32) They concluded that the antifungal activity of the Mannich bases of conjugated styryl ketones may be due, at least in part, to interference with the GSH metabolic pathway. In one of our previous studies, we observed that mono-Mannich bases and bis Mannich bases decrease the total glutathione level in a dose-dependent manner when Jurkat cells are exposed to the co...

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Cytotoxicity of Some Azines of Acetophenone Derived Mono-Mannich Bases against Jurkat Cells

Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Vepsäläinen

et al. 2003

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“…A previously reported Mannich reaction procedure [8,10] was followed. The appropriate ketone, paraformaldehyde and phenethylamine hydrochloride in 1:1.2:1 mol ratio were placed in a reaction flask containing ethanol (5 mL), then HCl (0.5 mL, 36.5 %, w/v) in ethanol (2 mL) was added to this mixture, which was then refluxed for varying periods of time.…”

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Synthesis of 1-Aryl-3-phenethylamino-1-propanone Hydrochlorides as Possible Potent Cytotoxic Agents

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1-Aryl-3-phenethylamino-1-propanone hydrochlorides 1-10, which are potential potent cytotoxic agents, were synthesized via Mannich reactions using paraformaldehyde, phenethylamine hydrochloride as the amine component and acetophenone, 4'-methyl-, 4'-methoxy-, 4'-chloro-, 4'-fluoro-, 4'-bromo-, 2',4'-dichloro-, 4'-nitro-, 4'-hydroxyacetophenone or 2-acetylthiophene as the ketone component. Yields were in the 87-98 % range. Of the compounds synthesized, compounds 2, 6-8 and 10 were new. The optimum reaction conditions were investigated by changing the mol ratios of the reactants, the solvents and the acidity levels using 1 and 10 as representative targets. It was observed that the best mol ratio of the ketone, paraformaldehyde and phenethylamine hydrochloride was 1:1.2:1 (compared with a 2:2.1 ratio), and the most suitable reaction medium was ethanol containing concentrated hydrochloric acid (compared with only ethanol or no solvent). This study may serve as a guide for the conditions of the reactions to synthesize compounds having similar chemical structures.

Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Several Mannich Bases and Their Derivatives

Şahi̇n

et al. 2005

Archiv der Pharmazie

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of several Mannich bases and their derivatives against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. 3-Dimethylamino-1-phenyl-1-propanone hydrochloride (Ig1) as mono-Mannich base, bis(beta-aroylethyl)methylamine hydrochlorides (B1, B5) as bis-Mannich bases, 3-aroyl-4-aryl-1-methyl-4-piperidinol hydrochlorides (C1, C5) as piperidinol derivatives, which are structural isomers of bis-Mannich bases, N,N'-Bis(3-dimethylamino-1-phenylpropylidene)hydra zine dihydrochlorides (D1) as azine derivative of mono-Mannich base Ig1, and some representative quaternary derivatives (Ig4 and C6), which are quaternary derivatives of Ig1 and C1, respectively, have been synthesized. Aryl parts were phenyl in B1 and C1, and 2-thienyl in B5 and C5. Bis-Mannich bases and quaternary Mannich bases were found to be effective antifungal derivatives. Quaternary mono-Mannich base Ig4 has shown twice the amount of higher antifungal potency against the human pathogenic fungus Microsporum canis compared with the reference drug amphotericin-B and it had equal potency against many other fungi species pathogenic in humans and plants. Ig4 was effective against Staphylococcus aureus among the bacteria tested. Preparation of bis-Mannich bases and qua ternization procedure seemed suitable chemical modifications to prepare effective antifungal compounds. Especially quaternary derivatives Ig4, and to some extent C6, seem to be model compounds to develop new antimicrobial agents for further studies.