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Functionalized Spirocyclic Heterocycle Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Assay
Published on: February 9, 2021
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin benzimidazole derivatives as potential anticancer agents
Zhe Wang1, Xiangping Deng1, Shujuan Xiong1
1a Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study , University of South China , Hengyang , China.
Abstract:
A series of chrysin benzimidazole derivatives were synthesised and evaluated for their anticancer activity in the search for potential anticancer agents. Among them, compound 18 displayed the most potent anti-proliferative activity against MFC cells with IC50 values of 25.72 ± 3.95 μM. The flow cytometry results displayed that compound 18 induced apoptosis of MFC cells in a dose-dependent manner and caused the cell cycle to be arrested in the G0/G1 phase. Furthermore, the preliminary anticancer activity in vivo was also studied in tumour-bearing mice, and the compound 18 exerted good inhibition effect on tumour growth. These results suggested that compound 18 had good anticancer activity, which could be a potential anticancer agent after further optimisation and evaluation.
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