Ronewa Tshinavhe, Nashied Peton, Sandile B. Simelane, Paseka T. Moshapo
{"title":"Synthesis of 6-dialkylaminopyrimidine carboxamide analogues and their anti-tubercular properties","authors":"Ronewa Tshinavhe, Nashied Peton, Sandile B. Simelane, Paseka T. Moshapo","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03319-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03319-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a threat to global health stability. Pyrimidine carboxamides have demonstrated potent anti-tubercular properties against clinical <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>, the causative agent of TB. Herein, we report a follow-up study on the synthesis of pyrimidine carboxamide molecular analogues and their anti-TB evaluation. In total, a library consisting of 37 new compounds is reported. Seven compounds (<b>7b</b>, <b>7d</b>, <b>7m</b>, <b>7p</b>, <b>7q</b>, <b>7aa</b>, and <b>7ah</b>) demonstrated excellent in vitro activities with MIC<sub>90</sub> values below 1.00 µM. Apart from compound <b>7ah</b>, compounds with improved aqueous solubility properties had lower anti-TB potency. Preliminary mode of action studies using bioluminescence assays indicate that the active compounds do not affect the integrity of mycobacterial DNA or the cell wall. The active compounds were also found to be bactericidal against replicating H37Rv <i>Mtb</i> strain.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><img></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2491 - 2516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00044-024-03319-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yun Lu, Mengxuan Yin, Yuting Lai, Xinyi Ye, Meiling Chen, Yubo Li
{"title":"Structural modifications of berberine and the lipid-regulating effects of its derivatives","authors":"Yun Lu, Mengxuan Yin, Yuting Lai, Xinyi Ye, Meiling Chen, Yubo Li","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03321-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03321-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hyperlipidemia refers to one or more diseases with unbalanced lipid structure in plasma, which is called dyslipidemia in modern medicine. Natural ingredients are an essential source for developing new medications. Berberine (BBR), the tricyclic triterpene quaternary ammonium molecule, is commonly found in the plant world and exhibits significant biological activity in various therapeutic areas, including cancer, inflammation, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular and allergic diseases, and more. Many BBR derivatives have been created and are being developed to address their drawbacks, such as adverse effects due to poor action due to poor water solubility and limited bioavailability. Recently, researchers have modified the many positions that affect cholesterol-lowering activity because of their distinct mechanisms of action, including C-2,3, C-7, C-8, C-9, C-10, C-11, and C-12. This paper reviews the properties of BBR in lipid-lowering, including structural diversity, structural modifications with lipid-lowering effects, synthesis of BBR derivatives, lipid-lowering properties of its derivatives, and corresponding SAR values. These reviews will help to investigate the lipid-lowering effects of BBR and provide guidance for the development of new lipid-lowering drugs. Ultimately, this review is intended to serve as a foundation for future chemical research and assist in the search for potential cholesterol-lowering therapeutics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"1 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibrahim A. Bala, Abdullah M. Asiri, Reda M. El-Shishtawy
{"title":"Quinazoline derivatives and hybrids: recent structures with potent bioactivity","authors":"Ibrahim A. Bala, Abdullah M. Asiri, Reda M. El-Shishtawy","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03318-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03318-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Quinazolines represent a class of nitrogen-containing heterocyclics with a broad spectrum of biological applications. Many studies have explored the medicinal qualities of quinazoline derivatives, such as antitumor, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antihyperglycemic effects. The structure-activity relationship of the quinazoline derivatives and hybrids, with selected examples of patented quinazoline-based drugs, was displayed. Quinazoline hybrid molecules containing different bioactive moieties are also presented and discussed. This article reviews the progress and development of quinazoline derivatives and hybrid molecules bearing a quinazoline pharmacophore in medicinal chemistry to provide synthetic and medicinal chemists with a detailed roadmap for further designs and development of more potent quinazoline-based drugs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2372 - 2419"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benzothiazole derivatives as effective α-glucosidase inhibitors: an insight study of structure-activity relationships and molecular targets","authors":"Zebabanu Khalifa, Rachana Upadhyay, Amit B. Patel","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03314-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03314-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In treating the major metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus type-2, the <i>α</i>-glucosidase enzyme inhibitors play an effective role due to their vital capability of polysaccharide hydrolyzation. A well-known <i>α</i>-glucosidase inhibitor drug such as acarbose and miglitol can provide in vivo and in vitro efficacy against diabetes. Subsequently, these clinically approved drugs’ long-term side effects and metabolic resistance can enhance the search for novel small molecule-based α-glucosidase enzyme inhibitors to cure diabetes mellitus. In this present review, benzothiazole-based <i>α</i>-glucosidase inhibitors have been highlighted with their enriched structure-activity relationships containing the published research from (2013–2023), and we also discussed its in silico molecular docking mode of action. Most of the reported benzothiazole-based hybrids exhibited superior potency in vitro compared to approved drugs due to the vast probabilities of the chemical modifications and ligand-protein interactions with the benzothiazole ring. Moreover, significant hydrophobic target interactions, including <i>π</i>-<i>π</i> stacking, <i>π</i>-sulphur, <i>π</i>-cation, and <i>π</i>-anion, were observed during the entire study, which improved the inhibition target potency. The active target residues of <i>α</i>-glucosidase also developed sufficient binding pocket interaction with benzothiazole molecules and reduced the harmful effects. Hence, this study can provide a better understanding of the structural pattern with the in silico-based modification of benzothiazole scaffolds to improve current medication treatments for type-2 diabetes mellitus.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2347 - 2371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruth P. Paulino, Rosemeire B. Alves, Heveline Silva, Rossimiriam P. de Freitas
{"title":"Synthesis of new Michael acceptors with cinnamamide scaffold as potential anti-breast cancer agents: cytotoxicity and ADME in silico studies","authors":"Ruth P. Paulino, Rosemeire B. Alves, Heveline Silva, Rossimiriam P. de Freitas","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03307-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-024-03307-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In pursuit of potent inhibitors with antiproliferative effects against breast cancer, fifteen new compounds containing a Michael Acceptor Moiety (MAM) were synthesized. The cinnamamide scaffold, a natural source of MAM, was chosen for its versatile structural framework, which offers rich potential for chemical modifications and optimization of biological activity. The first step consisted of obtaining five unprotected amines (<b>5a</b>-<b>e</b>), yielding between 40% and 90% yield. Subsequently, these amines were coupled with various cinnamic acid derivatives, resulting in target products in yields ranging from 30% to 94%. This study aimed to assess the impact of these compounds on cell viability, focusing on two human breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. Among the compounds examined, eight (<b>7a</b>, <b>7b</b>, <b>7d</b>, <b>7f</b>-<b>i</b>, <b>7l</b>) showed activity against MDA cells (IC<sub>50</sub> range: 2.5–53.0 µM), and five (<b>7b</b>, <b>7 g</b>-<b>i</b>, <b>7l</b>) showed activity against MCF-7 cells (IC<sub>50</sub> range: 11.2–50.6 µM). <b>7f</b> was the most active molecule, with an IC<sub>50</sub> of 2.5 µM toward MDA cells and a good selective index (SI = 7.9) toward a normal cell line (MCF-10A). In silico ADME studies were carried out with prospective compounds using the SwissADME tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iridoid for drug discovery: Structural modifications and bioactivity studies","authors":"Mingtao Wang, Xinyue Zheng, Meng Yang, Jiating Ni, Qian Xiao, Hua Han, Peiliang Dong","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03311-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03311-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Iridoid glycosides are a class of chemical structures with various pharmacological activities and have excellent research potential. However, the poor stability, water solubility, and oral bioavailability limit their practical application and clinical research. In this review, we systematically summarize the structural modifications of iridoid glycosides and attempt to demonstrate the structure-activity relationship between chemical modifications on iridoid skeleton and glycosidic bond, noting that some derivatives exhibit satisfactory pharmacological activities. This review aims to provide valuable assistance for further research and clinical application of derivatives, to provide ideas for the design and synthesis of novel iridoid glycosides, and to provide a research basis for developing new drugs with higher activity in the future.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2329 - 2346"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buthaina Hussein, Mohammad Alwahsh, Yusuf Al-Hiari, Laurance Bourghli, Basmah Al-Jammal, Tareq Al-Qirim, Nader R. AlBujuq, Rania Abu-zaid, Fadi G. Saqallah, Lama Hamadneh
{"title":"Correction: Substituted furan-carboxamide and Schiff base derivatives as potential hypolipidemic compounds: evaluation in Triton WR-1339 hyperlipidemic rat model","authors":"Buthaina Hussein, Mohammad Alwahsh, Yusuf Al-Hiari, Laurance Bourghli, Basmah Al-Jammal, Tareq Al-Qirim, Nader R. AlBujuq, Rania Abu-zaid, Fadi G. Saqallah, Lama Hamadneh","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03300-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03300-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 10","pages":"1992 - 1992"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142412105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chun-Fang Gan, Ying Li, Hua-Long Chen, Jia-Wei Yao, Yun-Qiong Gu, Bin Su, Zhi-Wei Zhong, Jian-Guo Cui, Yan-Min Huang, Zhi-Ping Liu
{"title":"Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of 7-substituted amide estradiol derivatives","authors":"Chun-Fang Gan, Ying Li, Hua-Long Chen, Jia-Wei Yao, Yun-Qiong Gu, Bin Su, Zhi-Wei Zhong, Jian-Guo Cui, Yan-Min Huang, Zhi-Ping Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03301-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03301-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The modification of the 7-position in the estradiol structure has drawn significant attention from pharmacologists. In this paper, we synthesize various amine derivatives of estradiol, functionalized with a side chain at the 7-position. The anti-tumor activities of target compounds were evaluated using MTT assay. As the side chain is alkyl amides or halogen atoms substituted alkyl amine, the compounds exhibit excellent activity, with short chains being more active than long chains. Additionally, we studied the antitumor mechanism of the 7-substituted estradiol amide compounds. Compounds <b>9o</b> can effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of MCF-7 cells and induce early apoptosis in breast cancer tumors under certain concentration conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 10","pages":"1954 - 1973"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thamina Akther, William M. McFadden, Huanchun Zhang, Karen A. Kirby, Stefan G. Sarafianos, Zhengqiang Wang
{"title":"Quinazolinone-based subchemotypes for targeting HIV-1 capsid protein: design and synthesis","authors":"Thamina Akther, William M. McFadden, Huanchun Zhang, Karen A. Kirby, Stefan G. Sarafianos, Zhengqiang Wang","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03305-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03305-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The recent FDA-approval of lenacapavir (LEN, GS-6207) and the subsequent discovery of GSK878 strongly validate HIV-1 capsid protein (CA) as a target for antiviral development. However, multiple single mutations drastically reduced the susceptibility of HIV-1 to both GS-6207 and GSK878, necessitating the design and synthesis of novel sub-chemotypes. With the aid of induced-fit molecular docking, we have designed a few new hybrids combining the quinazolinone scaffold of GSK878 and an N-terminal cap from other CA-targeting chemotypes. We have also worked out a modular synthesis of these novel subtypes. Although these new analogs only weakly inhibited HIV-1 and produced relatively small shifts in the thermal shift assay against pre-assembled CA hexamers, the design and synthesis reported herein inform future design and synthesis of structurally more elaborate analogs for improved potency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2431 - 2447"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohd Faiyyaz, Akanksha Tiwari, Nuzhat Bashir, Malik Nasibullah, Sahir Sultan Alvi, Mohammed Haris Siddiqui, Mohd Asif
{"title":"Medicinal significance of sp2/sp3 hybridized at C-3-substituted indole-containing lead molecules and FDA-approved drugs","authors":"Mohd Faiyyaz, Akanksha Tiwari, Nuzhat Bashir, Malik Nasibullah, Sahir Sultan Alvi, Mohammed Haris Siddiqui, Mohd Asif","doi":"10.1007/s00044-024-03308-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00044-024-03308-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Herein, the privilege in favor of biological importance of indole-containing scaffolds related to the semi-synthetic and extracted from natural sources is summarized. Such compounds have shown notable medicinal significance and are used in the treatment of various carcinomas after FDA approval. The chemistry of indoles’ skeleton derivatives showed various conformations at specific conditions, including tautomerization, when they came into contact with polar solvents; consequently, such phenomena are responsible for enhancing the biological effect on enzymes. In the foregoing review study in the past decade, we demonstrated the biological significance and the transformation of drug analysis owing to resonating structures. Functionalize groups, it was noted that <i>pi</i>-bonds-unsaturated functions, <i>sp</i><sup><i>1/2/3</i></sup> hybridized methylene groups, cyclic ethers, primary amino groups, halogens, and staggered conformations displayed the most potent active drug-like molecules. The aim of this report is that drugs like lead molecules could be derivatized for the discovery of more effective drugs on the basis of their possible active sites on the surface in the future.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"33 12","pages":"2306 - 2328"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}