Betulin-1,4-quinone hybrids : Synthesis, anticancer activity and molecular docking study with NQO1 enzyme

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Betulin-1,4-quinone hybrids were obtain by connecting two active structures with a linker. This strategy allows for obtaining compounds showing a high biological activity and better bioavailability. In this research, synthesis, anticancer activity and molecular docking study of betulin-1,4-quinone hybrids are presented. Newly synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, IR and HR-MS. Hybrids were tested in vitro against a panel of human cell lines including glioblastoma, melanoma, breast and lung cancer. They showed a high cytotoxic activity depending on the type of 1,4-quinone moiety and the applied tumor cell lines. It was found that cytotoxic activities of the studied hybrids were increasing against the cell line with higher NQO1 protein level, like melanoma (C-32), breast (MCF-7) and lung (A-549) cancer. Selected hybrids were tested on the transcriptional activity of the gene encoding a proliferation marker (H3 histone), a cell cycle regulators (p53 and p21) and an apoptosis pathway (BCL-2 and BAX). The obtained results suggested that the tested compounds caused a mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in A549 and MCF-7 cell lines. The molecular docking was used to examine the probable interaction between the hybrids and human NAD[P]H-quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) protein. The computational studies showed that the type of the 1,4-quinone moiety affected the location of the compound in the active site of the enzyme. Moreover, it was shown that an interaction of 1,4-quinone fragment with the hydrophobic matrix of the active site near Tyr128, Phe178, Trp105 and FAD cofactor could explain the observed increase of TP53 gene expression.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:177

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European journal of medicinal chemistry - 177(2019) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 302-315

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kadela-Tomanek, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Bębenek, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Chrobak, Elwira [VerfasserIn]
Marciniec, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Latocha, Małgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Kuśmierz, Dariusz [VerfasserIn]
Jastrzębska, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Boryczka, Stanisław [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5,8-Quinolinedione
6W70HN7X7O
Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis assay
Betulin
CDKN1A protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
Cytotoxic
EC 1.6.5.2
Journal Article
Molecular docking
NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)
NQO1
NQO1 protein, human
Quinones
Triterpenes
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 25.07.2019

Date Revised 25.07.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.063

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM297762710