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BACKGROUND: 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives exhibited significant anti-cancer activity when they were evaluated, against human cancer cell lines. They also showed anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diabetic, immunosuppressive, α,ß3-receptor antagonist, antimicrobial, anti-helminthic, histamine-H3 and antiparasitic properties. A pyrimidine analog, 5 fluoro-uracil is a chemotherapeutic drug used for treating multiple solid malignant tumors. But its application is limited, as it has side effects like low bioavailability and high toxicity. Molecular docking is an exemplary tool, helps in identifying target and designing a drug containing high bio-availability and minimum toxicity. RESULTS: A set of 1,2,4-oxadiazole linked 5-fluoruracil derivatives (7a-j) were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by 1HNMR, 13CNMR and Mass spectral analysis. Further, these compounds were investigated for their anticancer activity towards a panel of four human cancer cell lines such as (MCF-7, MDA MB-231), lung cancer (A549) and prostate cancer (DU-145) by using MTT method. Among them, compounds 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d and 7i demonstrated more promising anticancer activity than standard. CONCLUSION: Synthesized derivatives (7a-j) of 1,2,4-oxadiazole linked 5-fluorouracil and investigated for their anticancer activity towards a panel of four human cancer cell lines.
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BACKGROUND: The intensely increasing multi-drug resistant microbial infections have encouraged the search for new antimicrobial agents. Hydrazone derivatives are known to exhibit a wide variety of biological activities including anti-microbial. In heterocyclic moiety, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines are the subject of immense interest for their antimicrobial activity and also for their analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. RESULTS: Condensation of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-2-carbohydrazide 7 with aromatic aldehydes a-k in ethanol at reflux led to the generation of hydrazone derivatives 8a-k in 80-92% yield. The synthesis of carbohydrazide 7 was accomplished in six steps from commercially available 2-amino pyrimidine. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by 1H, 13C NMR, Mass and IR spectral data. All the synthesized hydrazone derivatives 8a-k were tested in vitro for their antibacterial activity. Compounds 8d, 8e and 8f exhibited excellent antibacterial activity with zone of inhibition 30-33 mm against E. coli (Gram negative bacteria) and S. aureus (Gram positive bacteria). These compounds also exhibited excellent antibacterial activity with zone of inhibition 22-25 mm against P. aeruginosa (Gram negative bacteria) and S. pyogenes (Gram positive bacteria). CONCLUSION: Synthesized and recorded antibacterial activity of some new 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-hydrazone derivatives.Graphical abstract:Synthesis of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-2-carbohydrazide derivatives.
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BACKGROUND: Benzimidazoles and triazoles are useful structures for research and development of new pharmaceutical molecules and have received much attention in the last decade because of their highly potent medicinal activities. FINDINGS: A simple and efficient synthesis of triazole was carried out by treatment of 2-(4-azidophenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (6) with different types of terminal alkynes in t-BuOH/H2O, sodium ascorbate, and Zn(OTf)2, screened for cytotoxicity assay and achieved good results. A series of new benzimidazole-linked 1,2,3-triazole (8a-i) congeners were synthesized through cyclization of terminal alkynes and azide. These synthesized congeners 8a-i were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines. These benzimidazole-linked 1,2,3-triazole derivatives have shown promising activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.1 to 43 µM. Among them, the compounds (8a, 8b, 8c, and 8e) showed comparable cytotoxicity with adriamycin control drug. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, we have developed a simple, convenient, and an efficient convergent approach for the synthesis of benzimidazole-linked 1,2,3-triazole congeners as agents. Graphical Abstract Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole derivatives.
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BACKGROUND: 1,8-Naphthyridine derivatives have attracted considerable attention because the 1,8-naphthyridine skeleton is present in many compounds that have been isolated from natural substances, with various biological activities. FINDINGS: N,N-dimethoxy-N-methyl-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxamide (1) on reaction with Grignard reagent forms 2-methoxy-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carbaldehyde (2). Compound 2 on reaction with different aromatic aldehydes provided 1-(2-cyclopropyl-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)-3-arylprop-2-en-1-ones (3a-e) and these compounds on cyclisation with hydrazine hydrate 99% yielded 2-cyclopropyl-3-(5-aryl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1,8-naphthyridines (4-a-e). Synthesis of the target compounds involved the formation of 4a-e. It was accomplished using Grignard reaction, condensation reaction, and cyclisation reactions. All the synthesized compounds were readily soluble in DMSO. Spectral data of the synthesized compounds were in full agreement with the proposed structures. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, we have developed a simple and an efficient Synthesis of 2-cyclopropyl-3-(5-aryl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1,8-naphthyridine.
