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Design and Synthesis of Novel 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA)–4-Thiazolinone Hybrid Derivatives with Promising Antiproliferative Activity

Research Authors
Hajjaj H.M. Abdu-Allah, Samia G. Abdel-Moty, Raafat El-Awady, Abdel-Nasser A. El-Shorbagi
Research Journal
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol. 26
Research Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.02.073
Research Year
2016
Research Abstract

Two privileged pharmacophores were assembled in one molecular frame involving 5-aminosalicylate and 4-thiazolinones that can be found in different stereochemical features. The compounds were fully characterized and evaluated for antiproliferative activity against four human cancer cell lines and some are equipotent to doxorubicin with lower cytotoxicity to normal cells. The most interesting finding relates to compound 10, which shows an IC50 value of 70 µM against MCF-7 cells, while the IC50 against human fibroblasts is 10 µM. The results of this study indicate that the new compounds are optimal anti-cancer leading compounds and merit further studies to optimize their structure, detect their biotargets and in vivo activity.