Correlation Between Structure and New Anti-cancer Activity of Some Antioxidants Following Chemical Structure Modification Does The Evidence Support This Correlation

Abstract

In medicinal chemistry, the link between structure and activity is essential. We are seeking to relate chemical structure and reactivity to medicinal properties, which has gained popularity recently. In this study, scaffolds from three antioxidants were changed to new derivatives to show that their biological effects as antioxidants would change. We also reviewed the anticancer effects of these medications (based on the SRB test) to find other biological effects that may be related to their chemical structural modifications. Moreover, SWISS ADME software was used to determine further ADME characteristics. Compound 2C had the highest cytotoxicity (1.2 μM) against lung cancer cell lines, whereas 1C had good cytotoxicity (87.66 μM). Compound 2C also demonstrated excellent cytotoxicity against the other three cell lines with IC50 values of 5.049, 6.26, and 9.71 μM, respectively. After its antioxidant structure was tweaked, 1C might be a critical molecule for building a novel treatment for lung cancer.