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CHEMMEDCHEM
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages 2084-2098Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201300406
Keywords
anticancer activity; DNA binding; DNA photocleavage; topoisomerase I inhibition; beta-carboline hybrids
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi (India) [CSC0301]
- Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) [CH138844]
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A series of beta-carboline hybrids bearing a substituted phenyl and a chalcone/(N-acetyl)-pyrazole moiety at the C1 and C3 positions, respectively, was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for anticancer activity. These new hybrid molecules showed significant cytotoxic activity, with IC50 values ranging from < 2.0 mu m to 80 mu m, and the structure-activity relationships (SAR) associated with substitutions at positions 1 and 3 of these hybrids was clearly addressed. Further, induction of apoptosis was confirmed by Annexin V-FITC, Hoechst staining, and DNA fragmentation analysis. In addition, DNA photocleavage studies proved that two of the hybrids, (E)-1-(furan-2-yl)-3-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-9H-pyrido[ 3,4-b] indol-3-yl) prop-2en- 1-one (7d) and 1-(3-(furan-2-yl)-5-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl)-9H-pyrido[ 3,4-b] indol-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1yl) ethanone (8d) could effectively cleave pBR322 plasmid DNA upon irradiation with UV light. Active hybrid 8d inhibited DNA topoisomerase I activity efficiently and preserved DNA in the supercoiled form. To further corroborate the biological activities, as well as to understand the nature of the interaction of these hybrids with DNA, spectroscopic studies were also performed. Unlike simple beta-carboline alkaloids, the binding mode of these new hybrid molecules with DNA was not similar, and both biophysical as well as molecular docking studies speculated a combilexin-type of interaction with DNA. Further, an in silico study of these beta-carboline hybrids revealed their druglike properties.
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