Abstract
A series of 2-(thienyl-2-yl or -3-yl)-4-furyl-6-aryl pyridine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their topoisomerase I and II inhibition and cytotoxic activity against several human cancer cell lines. Compounds 10-19 showed moderate topoisomerase I and II inhibitory activity and 20-29 showed significant topoisomerase II inhibitory activity. Structure-activity relationship study revealed that 4-(5-chlorofuran-2-yl)-2-(thiophen-3-yl) moiety has an important role in displaying topoisomerase II inhibition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2245-2254 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Mar 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( R11-2007-040-02004-0 ).
Keywords
- 2-(Thienyl-2-yl)-4-furyl-6-aryl pyridine
- 2-(Thienyl-3-yl)-4-furyl-6-aryl pyridine
- Cytotoxicity
- Topoisomerase I and II inhibition