Synthesis of 2-(thienyl-2-yl or -3-yl)-4-furyl-6-aryl pyridine derivatives and evaluation of their topoisomerase I and II inhibitory activity, cytotoxicity, and structure-activity relationship

  • Pritam Thapa
  • , Radha Karki
  • , Hoyoung Choi
  • , Jae Hun Choi
  • , Minho Yun
  • , Byeong Seon Jeong
  • , Mi Ja Jung
  • , Jung Min Nam
  • , Younghwa Na
  • , Won Jea Cho
  • , Youngjoo Kwon
  • , Eung Seok Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2245-2254
Number of pages10
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2010

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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

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