Benzimidazole derivatives as tubulin polymerization inhibitors : Design, synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity studies

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A new class of benzimidazole derivatives as tubulin polymerization inhibitors has been designed and synthesized in this study. The in vitro anticancer profile of the developed molecules was reconnoitred on selected human cancer cells. The highest cytotoxicity was illustrated by compounds 7n and 7u with IC50 values ranging from 2.55 to 17.89 µM with specificity toward SK-Mel-28 cells. They displayed 5-fold less cytotoxicity towards normal rat kidney epithelial NRK52E cells, which implies that they are not harmful to normal, healthy cells. The cellular staining procedures like AO/EB, DCFDA, and DAPI were applied to comprehend the inherent mechanism of apoptosis which displayed nuclear and morphological alterations. The Annexin V binding and JC-1 studies were executed to evaluate the extent of apoptosis and the decline in mitochondrial transmembrane potential in SK-Mel-28 cell lines. Compound 7n dose-dependently arrested the G2/M phase of the cell cycle and the target-based outcomes proposed tubulin polymerization inhibition by 7n (IC50 of 5.05±0.13 μM). Computational studies were also conducted on the tubulin protein (PDB ID: 3E22) to investigate the stabilized binding interactions of compounds 7n and 7u with tubulin, respectively.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters - 96(2023) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 129494

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Laxmikeshav, Kritika [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Ziaur [VerfasserIn]
Mahale, Ashutosh [VerfasserIn]
Gurukkala Valapil, Durgesh [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Pravesh [VerfasserIn]
George, Joel [VerfasserIn]
Phanindranath, Regur [VerfasserIn]
Dandekar, Manoj P [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Onkar P [VerfasserIn]
Nagesh, Narayana [VerfasserIn]
Shankaraiah, Nagula [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-cancer
Antineoplastic Agents
Benzimidazole
Benzimidazoles
Carboxamide
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Structure-activity relationship (SAR)
Tubulin
Tubulin Modulators
Tubulin inhibition

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Date Completed 20.11.2023

Date Revised 20.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129494

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NLM362914524