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Synthesis and Molecular Docking Study of New Thiazole Derivatives as Potential Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: A new series of 2,4-disubstituted thiazole derivatives containing 4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) moiety was synthesized and evaluated for their potential anticancer activity as tubulin polymerization inhibitors. All designed compounds were screened for cytotoxic activity against four human cancer cell lines, namely, HepG2, MCF-7, HCT116, and HeLa, using 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay, with combretastatin A-4 as a reference drug. Compounds 5c, 6d, 7c, 8, and 9a,b showed superior activity against the tested cell lines, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 3.35 ± 0.2 to 18.69 ± 0.9 μM. Further investigation for the most active cytotoxic agents as tubulin polymerization inhibitors was also performed in order to explore the mechanism of their antiproliferative activity. The obtained results suggested that compounds 5c, 7c, and 9a remarkably inhibit tubulin polymerization, with IC₅₀ values of 2.95 ± 0.18, 2.00 ± 0.12, and 2.38 ± 0.14 μM, respectively, which exceeded that of the reference drug combretastatin A-4 (IC₅₀ 2.96 ± 0.18 μM). Molecular docking studies were also conducted to investigate the possible binding interactions between the targeted compounds and the tubulin active site. The interpretation of the results showed clearly that compounds 7c and 9a were identified as the most potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors with promising cytotoxic activity and excellent binding mode in the docking study.

SUBMITTER: El-Abd AO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis and Molecular Docking Study of New Thiazole Derivatives as Potential Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors.

El-Abd Azhar O AO Bayomi Said M SM El-Damasy Ashraf K AK Mansour Basem B Abdel-Aziz Naglaa I NI El-Sherbeny Magda A MA

ACS omega 20220907 37

A new series of 2,4-disubstituted thiazole derivatives containing 4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) moiety was synthesized and evaluated for their potential anticancer activity as tubulin polymerization inhibitors. All designed compounds were screened for cytotoxic activity against four human cancer cell lines, namely, HepG2, MCF-7, HCT116, and HeLa, using 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay, with combretastatin A-4 as a reference drug. Compounds 5c, ...[more]

PMID: 36157722

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