Synthesis, Molecular Structure, Anticancer Activity, and QSAR Study of N-(aryl/heteroaryl)-4-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)Benzenesulfonamide Derivatives.

ABSTRACT: A series of N-(aryl/heteroaryl)-4-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamides were synthesized from 4-amino-N-(aryl/heteroaryl)benzenesulfonamides and 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity on HeLa, HCT-116, and MCF-7 human tumor cell lines. Compound 28, bearing 8-quinolinyl moiety, exhibited the most potent anticancer activity against the HCT-116, MCF-7, and HeLa cell lines, with IC50 values of 3, 5, and 7 µM, respectively. The apoptotic potential of the most active compound (28) was analyzed through various assays: phosphatidylserine translocation, cell cycle distribution, and caspase activation. Compound 28 promoted cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase in cancer cells, induced caspase activity, and increased the population of apoptoti

SUBMITTER: Zolnowska B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983619 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature