Identification of Benzothiazoles Bearing 1,3,4-Thiadiazole as Antiproliferative Hybrids Targeting VEGFR-2 and BRAF Kinase: Design, Synthesis, BIO Evaluation and In Silico Study.

ABSTRACT: Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, often resulting from uncontrolled growth in various organs. Protein kinase inhibitors represent an important class of targeted cancer therapies. Recently, the kinases BRAF and VEGFR-2 have shown synergistic effects on tumor progression. Seeking to develop dual BRAF/VEGFR-2 inhibitors, we synthesized 18 amino-benzothiazole derivatives with structural similarities to reported dual inhibitors. Four compounds-4a, 4f, 4l, and 4r-demonstrated remarkable cytotoxicity, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 3.58 to 15.36 μM, against three cancer cell lines. Furthermore, these compounds showed IC₅₀ values of 38.77-66.22 μM in the case of a normal cell line, which was significantly safer than the reference, s

SUBMITTER: Ewes WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11243196 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature