Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of hydantoin bridged analogues of combretastatin A-4 as potential anticancer agents. Issue 24 (15th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Mao; Liang, Yu-Ru; Li, Huan; Liu, Ming-Ming; Wang, Yang
• Is Part Of: Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry. Volume 25:Issue 24(2017)
• Page Start: 6623
• Page End: 6634
• Publication Date: 2017-12-15
• Subjects: Hydantoin -- CA-4 analogue -- Anticancer -- Tubulin polymerization; Bioorganic chemistry -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Clinical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Organic -- Periodicals; Chimie bio-organique -- Périodiques; Chimie pharmaceutique -- Périodiques; 615.19
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.10.045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0968-0896

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Abstract: A series of novel hydantoin-bridged analogues of combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activities in vitro and in vivo . The most potent compound8d, showed potent cytotoxicity against four human cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 0.186–0.279 μM, and possessed the efficacy of inhibiting tubulin polymerization, disrupting in vitro vascularization, blocking cell cycle in G2 /M phase and inducing cell apoptosis. In the nude mice xenograft model, 8d significantly inhibited the tumor growth and showed low toxicity. Further chiral separation proved ( R )-(−)-8d to be the preferential enantiomer with IC50 values of 0.081–0.157 M. These results indicated that the hydantoin derivatives merit further investigation as potential anticancer agents that inhibit tubulin polymerization.