{"title":"Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of aloperine derivatives as potential anticancer agents","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/10286020.2024.2349660","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Modifications at different positions on the aloperine molecule were performed to improve its anticancer activity and develop anticancer drugs. The <em>in vitro</em> anticancer activities of 44 synthesized compounds were evaluated. The effect of modification positions on anticancer activity was discussed and a structure–activity relationship analysis was established. A novel series of compounds with modifications at the <em>N</em>12 position showed much higher cytotoxicity than aloperine. Among them, compound <strong>22</strong> displayed promising <em>in vitro</em> anticancer activity against PC9 cells with a median inhibitory concentration (IC<sub>50</sub>) of 1.43 μM. The mechanism studies indicated that compound <strong>22</strong> induced cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in PC9 cells. These results demonstrate the potential of aloperine thiourea derivatives in anticancer activity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":15180,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Natural Products Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Asian Natural Products Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S1028602024000936","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Modifications at different positions on the aloperine molecule were performed to improve its anticancer activity and develop anticancer drugs. The in vitro anticancer activities of 44 synthesized compounds were evaluated. The effect of modification positions on anticancer activity was discussed and a structure–activity relationship analysis was established. A novel series of compounds with modifications at the N12 position showed much higher cytotoxicity than aloperine. Among them, compound 22 displayed promising in vitro anticancer activity against PC9 cells with a median inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.43 μM. The mechanism studies indicated that compound 22 induced cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in PC9 cells. These results demonstrate the potential of aloperine thiourea derivatives in anticancer activity.
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The Journal of Asian Natural Products Research (JANPR) publishes chemical and pharmaceutical studies in the English language in the field of natural product research on Asian ethnic medicine. The journal publishes work from scientists in Asian countries, e.g. China, Japan, Korea and India, including contributions from other countries concerning natural products of Asia. The journal is chemistry-orientated. Major fields covered are: isolation and structural elucidation of natural constituents (including those for non-medical uses), synthesis and transformation (including biosynthesis and biotransformation) of natural products, pharmacognosy, and allied topics. Biological evaluation of crude extracts are acceptable only as supporting data for pure isolates with well-characterized structures.
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees.