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Synthesis, telomerase inhibitory and anticancer activity of new 2-phenyl-4H-chromone derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1864630

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2-phenyl-4H-chromone; synthesis; telomerase inhibitor; anticancer activity; dyskerin

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  1. National Natural Science Funding of China [21977001]

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The study synthesized 66 2-phenyl-4H-chromone derivatives with potential telomerase inhibitory activity, with compound A33 showing significant inhibition. A33 was found to arrest cell cycle at G2/M phase and induce apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner, while also reducing dyskerin expression.
Based on previous studies, 66 2-phenyl-4H-chromone derivatives containing amide and 1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties were prepared as potential telomerase inhibitors. The results showed most of the title compounds exhibited significantly inhibitory activity on telomerase. Among them, some compounds demonstrated the most potent telomerase inhibitory activity (IC50 < 1 mu M), which was significantly superior to the staurosporine (IC50 = 6.41 mu M). In addition, clear structure-activity relationships were summarised, indicating that the substitution of the methoxy group and the position, type and number of the substituents on the phenyl ring had significant effects on telomerase activity. Among them, compound A33 showed considerable inhibition against telomerase. Flow cytometric analysis showed that compound A33 could arrest MGC-803 cell cycle at G2/M phase and induce apoptosis in a concentration-dependent way. Meanwhile, Western blotting revealed that this compound could reduce the expression of dyskerin, which is a fragment of telomerase.

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