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Discovery of Novel N-Acetylpyrazolines as Microtubule Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Study

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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In the current study, a new series of N-acetylpyrazolines (6a-d) were designed and synthesized from their corresponding chalcones and hydrazine hydrate in acidic medium. The N-acetylpyrazolines (6a-d) were tested for their anti-hepatocellular activity against liver cancer (Huh-7, and HepG-2), and normal BNL cell lines and compared with paclitaxel, colchicine, and combrestatin A-4 (CA-4), as standards, and their IC50 values were determined. The 3',4',5'-trimethoxyphenyl N-acetylpyrazoline derivative 6d was the found the most potent N-acetylpyrazoline derivative IC50 = 0.30, and 77.30 µM, respectively, and found non-cytotoxic to the normal BNL cell line. While compounds 6b, and 6c revealed lower anticancer activity against Huh-7 cell line IC50 = 14.50, and 11.00 µM, respectively. Moreover, the N-acetylpyrazolines 6a-d were evaluated for their anticancer screening against different cancer cell lines at 10 µM by the Developmental Therapeutic Program (DTP) - NCI - USA, and they showed mean GI% ranges 8.87-64.54%. The 3',4',5'-trimethoxyphenyl N-acetylpyrazolines 6c, and 6d revealed potent anticancer activities and lethal effects against lung cancer cell line (HOP-92) for 6c and melanoma cell line (SK-MEL-5) for 6d with GI% values of 104.80, and 109.52%, respectively. Furthermore, the N-acetylpyrazolines 6a-d enhanced tublin polymerization, and showed tubulin-stabilizing effects as paclitaxel at 50 µM. A molecular docking study was performed for the N-acetylpyrazolines 6a-d to investigate the binding pattern at the Taxol-binding site of microtubules.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.288226.9691

Keywords

N-acetylpyrazolines, Tubulin polymerization inhibitors, Anticancer activity, Molecular docking study

Authors

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Ali

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Affiliation

National Research Centre (NRC)

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islam.hany.aly@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El Kerdawy

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Pharmaceutical chemistry department, Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Email

ahmed.elkerdawy@cu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-4127-9055

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Batran

MiddleName

Zakaria

Affiliation

National Research Centre (NRC)

Email

rasha_batran@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Allam

MiddleName

Mosa

Affiliation

Department of pharmacology - National Research Centre

Email

rasha_senior@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-2251-8380

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Abo-elfadl

MiddleName

Taha

Affiliation

Cancer Biology and Genetics Laboratory Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre

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mahmoud.taha792000@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-2415-0586

First Name

Francesca

Last Name

Sciandra

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-

Affiliation

CNR - Italy

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francesca.sciandra@cnr.it

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-

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-

First Name

Iman

Last Name

Ghannam

MiddleName

Ahmed Youssef

Affiliation

National Research Centre (NRC)

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iman.youssef.ghannam@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-3176-0187

Volume

67

Article Issue

12

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50716

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-05-08

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

111

Page End

127

Print ISSN

0449-2285

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2357-0245

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Discovery of Novel N-Acetylpyrazolines as Microtubule Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation, and Molecular Docking Study

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30 Dec 2024