Discovery of a novel 6,7-disubstituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy)quinolines bearing 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide moiety as potent c-Met kinase inhibitors.

A series of 6,7-disubstituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy)quinoline derivatives possessing 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities against four typical cancer cell lines (A549, H460, HT-29, and MKN-45). Most compounds showed moderate-to-excellent antiproliferative activity. Compounds 32, 36, 37, 45, 51, and 52 were further examined for their inhibitory activity against c-Met kinase. The promising compound 37, with a c-Met IC50 value of 2.27 nM, was identified as a multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The analysis of their structure-activity relationships indicated that compounds with EWGs, especially chloro group, at 2-position on the phenyl ring (moiety B) have potent antitumor activity.

Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship of oxazolidinone derivatives containing novel S4 ligand as FXa inhibitors.

A novel series of potent and efficacious factor Xa inhibitors which possesses pyrrole/indole/thiazole moieties as S4 binding element was identified. Compound 7b showed strong human factor Xa inhibitory activity (IC50 = 2.01 nM) and anticoagulant activities in both human (PTCT2 = 0.15 µM, APPTCT2 = 0.30 µM) and rabbit plasma (PTCT2 = 0.46 µM, APPTCT2 = 0.75 µM). The SARs analyses indicated that the size and water solubility of different alkylamino group at the position of S4 ligand were responsible for the anticoagulant activity.

Discovery andw biological evaluation of novel 6,7-disubstituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy)quinoline derivatives possessing 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide moiety as c-Met kinase inhibitors.

A series of 6,7-disubstituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy)quinoline derivatives possessing 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro biological activities against c-Met kinase and five typical cancer cell lines (A549, H460, HT-29, MKN-45 and U87MG). Most compounds showed moderate to excellent antiproliferative activity. In this study, a promising compound 34, with a c-Met IC50 value of 1.04nM, was identified as a multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The SAR analyses indicated that compounds with halogen group, especially fluoro group, at 4-position on the phenyl ring (moiety B) have potent antitumor activity, and methylation on the 5-atom linker played an important role in the c-Met enzymatic activity.

Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 6,7-disubstituted-4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives as potential antitumor agents.

Two series of 6,7-disubstituted-4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives bearing 2,4-imidazolinedione/pyrazolone scaffold were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their c-Met kinase inhibition and cytotoxicity against HT-29, H460, A549, MKN-45, and U87MG cancer cell lines in vitro. The pharmacological data indicated that most of the tested compounds showed moderate to significant cytotoxicity and high selectivity against HT-29, H460 and A549 cancer cell lines as compared with foretinib. The SAR analyses indicated that compounds with halogen groups, especially trifluoromethyl groups at 2-position on the phenyl ring (moiety B) were more effective. In this study, a promising compound 17 (c-Met IC50=2.20nM, a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor) showed the most potent antitumor activities with IC50 values of 0.14µM, 0.18µM, 0.09µM, 0.03µM, and 1.06µM against HT-29, H460, A549, MKN-45, and U87MG cell lines, respectively.

Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of novel 4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives containing pyridazinone moiety as potential antitumor agents.

A series of novel 4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives containing pyridazinone moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against five cancer cell lines (HT-29, H460, A549, MKN-45, and U87MG). Most of the compounds exhibited moderate-to-significant cytotoxicity and high selectivity against one or more cell lines. Compounds 15a, 20a, 15b, 15c, 20d, and 16e were further examined for their inhibitory activity against c-Met kinase. The most promising compound 15a (c-Met half-maximal inhibitory concentration [IC50] = 2.15 nM) showed remarkable cytotoxicity against HT-29, H460, and A549 cell lines with IC50 values of 0.10 µM, 0.13 µM, and 0.05 µM, respectively, and thus it was 1.5- to 2.3-fold more potent than foretinib. Their preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) studies indicate that electron-withdrawing groups on the terminal phenyl rings are beneficial for improving the antitumor activity.