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Natural product-inspired [3 + 2] cycloaddition-based spirooxindoles as dual anticancer agents: synthesis,

Narayanasamy Nivetha1, Jevid Don Hamid1, Akshaya Simha N2

  • 1Organic and Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 620015 Tamil Nadu India velmathis@nitt.edu.

RSC Medicinal Chemistry
|October 17, 2024
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Researchers developed novel spirooxindole pyrrolidinyl derivatives to combat breast and colorectal cancers. Compound 6f demonstrated significant anti-proliferative activity against cancer cell lines, showing promise for future therapeutic development.

Area of Science:

  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Cancer Biology

Background:

  • Breast and colorectal cancers are leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide.
  • High recurrence and low survival rates necessitate novel therapeutic strategies.
  • Spirooxindole derivatives represent a promising class of compounds for drug discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize novel spirooxindole pyrrolidinyl derivatives.
  • To evaluate the anti-proliferative activity of these compounds against breast (MDA-MB-468) and colorectal (HCT 15) cancer cell lines.
  • To investigate the molecular interactions of the most potent compound with its target.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a series of spirooxindole pyrrolidinyl derivatives.
  • In vitro anti-proliferative assays using MDA-MB-468 and HCT 15 cell lines.
  • Molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations to predict binding modes.

Main Results:

  • Compound 6f exhibited potent anti-proliferative activity against both MDA-MB-468 and HCT 15 cancer cells.
  • Molecular modeling studies confirmed the favorable binding of compound 6f within the active site of target proteins.
  • The synthesized derivatives showed varying degrees of inhibition, with 6f being the most effective.

Conclusions:

  • Compound 6f is a promising novel anti-proliferative agent for breast and colorectal cancers.
  • The study provides a foundation for further development of spirooxindole derivatives as anticancer therapeutics.
  • Detailed molecular insights into the mechanism of action of compound 6f were obtained.

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