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Bioorg Chem ; 115: 105180, 2021 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34332234

ABSTRACT

Marine microbes secrete exopolymeric substances (EPS), which surrounds the biofilm and inhibits the fungal growth. Elucidation of the structure and function of the extracellular exopolymeric substances is of vital relevance therapeutically. The active compound responsible for bioactivity was purified and characterized using TLC, LC/MS/MS, GC/MS and FT-IR. Bioactivity of the characterized cyclic peptides (CLPs) against azole resistant and susceptible Candida strains were examined for growth and biofilm formation using scanning electron microscopy, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy. In the present study we identified bioactive cyclic peptides from marine isolated Neobacillus drentensis that exhibited promising tensio-active properties and antifungal efficacy against azole resistant and susceptible Candida albicans. The cluster is composed of five CLP isoforms which were sequenced and identified as new peptides with compositional and structural variations in the amino acid sequence and fatty acid chain. In vitro cytotoxic activity of CLPs was tested in human fibroblast normal cells. We have observed that the CLPs repressed the Candida albicans growth and multiplication by inhibiting the biofilm formation and disruption of branching filamentous hyphae. CLPs have been found to arrest the C. albicans cell cycle by a block at G1-S transition followed by apoptotic cell death. The current studies suggest these natural marine derived CLPs function as potential anti-biofilm agents against azole C. albicans resistant strains.


Subject(s)
Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Bacillus/chemistry , Candida albicans/drug effects , Peptides, Cyclic/chemistry , Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology , Biofilms/drug effects , Candida albicans/physiology , Candidiasis/drug therapy , Cell Line , Humans
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 27(5): 708-720, 2019 03 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30679134

ABSTRACT

A series of new pyrazole linked benzothiazole-ß-naphthol derivatives were designed and synthesized using a simple, efficient and ecofriendly route under catalyst-free conditions in good to excellent yields. These derivatives were evaluated for their cytotoxicity on selected human cancer cell lines. Among those, the derivatives 4j, 4k and 4l exhibited considerable cytotoxicity with IC50 values ranging between 4.63 and 5.54 µM against human cervical cancer cells (HeLa). Structure activity relationship was elucidated by varying different substituents on benzothiazoles and pyrazoles. Further, flow cytometric analysis revealed that these derivatives induced cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and spectroscopic studies such as UV-visible, fluorescence and circular dichroism studies showed that these derivatives exhibited good DNA binding affinity. Additionally, these derivatives can effectively inhibit the topoisomerase I activity. Viscosity studies and molecular docking studies demonstrated that the derivatives bind with the minor groove of the DNA.


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Benzothiazoles/pharmacology , Naphthols/pharmacology , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Benzothiazoles/chemical synthesis , Benzothiazoles/metabolism , Bisbenzimidazole/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor , DNA/chemistry , DNA/metabolism , Doxorubicin/pharmacology , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects , Humans , Intercalating Agents/chemical synthesis , Intercalating Agents/metabolism , Intercalating Agents/pharmacology , Molecular Docking Simulation , Naphthols/chemical synthesis , Naphthols/metabolism , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , Pyrazoles/metabolism , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/metabolism , Viscosity
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Eur J Med Chem ; 139: 305-324, 2017 Oct 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28803046

ABSTRACT

Cancer has been established as the "Emperor of all maladies". In recent years, medicinal chemistry has focused on identifying novel anti-cancer compounds; though discovery of these compounds appears to be a herculean task. In present study, we synthesized forty pyrazolochalcone conjugates and explored their cytotoxic activity against a panel of sixty cancer cell lines. Fifteen conjugates of the series showed excellent growth inhibition (13b-e, 13h-j, 14c-d, 15 a, 15 c-d, 16b, 16d and 18f; GI50 for MCF-7: 0.4-20 µM). Conjugates 13b, 13c, 13d, 16b and 14d were also evaluated for their cytotoxic activity in human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). The promising candidates induced cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial membrane depolarization and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells at a 2 µM concentration. Furthermore, inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway-regulators such as PI3K, p-PI3K, p-AKT, and mTOR were observed; as well as upregulation of p-GSK3ß and tumor-suppressor protein, PTEN. Our study indicates that pyrazolochalcone conjugates could serve as potential leads in the development of tailored cancer therapeutics.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Chalcones/pharmacology , Drug Design , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Breast Neoplasms/metabolism , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Chalcones/chemical synthesis , Chalcones/chemistry , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , MCF-7 Cells , Molecular Structure , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/antagonists & inhibitors , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , Pyrazoles/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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Org Biomol Chem ; 14(39): 9294-9305, 2016 Oct 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27714202

ABSTRACT

A new class of tricyclic heterocycles 4H-benzo[g][1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-c][1,4]oxazocines was synthesized through a Knoevenagel condensation/azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction cascade in one-pot operation. These eight membered ring containing heterocycles exhibited moderately high anticancer activity against four cancer cell lines; human cervix cancer cell line (HeLa), human prostate cancer cell line (DU145), human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) and human breast adenocarcinoma epithelial cell line (MDA-MB-231). Our results indicate that these compounds have a weak cytotoxic effect on normal human mammary epithelial cell line (MCF-10A). Cell cycle and apoptosis assay indicate that they inhibit the cell cycle at the G2/M phase and induce apoptosis. Through the RED100 assay, it is evident that they have potential to inhibit pBR 322 plasmid DNA cleavage by BamH1. UV-visible, fluorescence titration and viscosity studies suggested that these compounds possess DNA binding affinity.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , DNA/metabolism , Oxazocines/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Cycle/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor/methods , HeLa Cells , Humans , MCF-7 Cells , Oxazocines/pharmacology , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet , Structure-Activity Relationship , Viscosity
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