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ID: ALA4184236

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of matrine derivatives as potential anticancer agents.

Authors: Li Z, Luo M, Cai B, Wu L, Huang M, Haroon-Ur-Rashid, Jiang J, Wang L.

Abstract: Using matrine (1) as the lead compound, a series of new 14-(N-substituted-2-pyrrolemethylene) matrine and 14-(N-substituted-indolemethylene) matrine derivatives was designed and synthesized for their potential application as anticancer agents. The structure of these compounds was characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and ESI-MS spectral analyses. The target compounds were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines (SMMC-7721, A549 and CNE2). The results revealed that compound A6 and B21 displayed the most significant anticancer activity against three cancer cell lines with IC50 values in range of 3.42-8.05 μM, which showed better activity than the parent compound (Matrine) and positive control Cisplatin. Furthermore, the Annexin V-FITC/PI dual staining assay revealed that compound A6 and B21 could significantly induce the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 and CNE2 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The cell cycle analysis also revealed that compound A6 could cause cell cycle arrest of SMMC-7721 and CNE2 cells at G2/M phase.

CiteXplore: 29395978

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.01.017