Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties

In our endeavor towards the development of potent anticancer agents, two different sets of biphenylurea-indolinone conjugates, 5a–s and 8a,b were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds was examined in two human cancer cell lines, namely MCF-7 breast cancer and PC-3 prost...

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Main Authors: Wagdy M. Eldehna, Mohamed Fares, Hany S. Ibrahim, Muhammad A. Alsherbiny, Mohamed H. Aly, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz
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author Wagdy M. Eldehna
Mohamed Fares
Hany S. Ibrahim
Muhammad A. Alsherbiny
Mohamed H. Aly
Hazem A. Ghabbour
Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz
author_facet Wagdy M. Eldehna
Mohamed Fares
Hany S. Ibrahim
Muhammad A. Alsherbiny
Mohamed H. Aly
Hazem A. Ghabbour
Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz
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description In our endeavor towards the development of potent anticancer agents, two different sets of biphenylurea-indolinone conjugates, 5a–s and 8a,b were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds was examined in two human cancer cell lines, namely MCF-7 breast cancer and PC-3 prostate cancer cells using the sulforhodamine B (SRB) colorimetric assay. In particular, the MCF-7 cancer cell line was more susceptible to the synthesized compounds. Compound 5o (IC50 = 1.04 ± 0.10 μM) emerged as the most active member in this study against MCF-7, with 7-fold increased activity compared to the reference drug, doxorubicin (IC50 = 7.30 ± 0.84 μM). Compounds 5l, 5q and 8b also exhibited superior cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 with IC50 values of 1.93 ± 0.17, 3.87 ± 0.31 and 4.66 ± 0.42 μM, respectively. All of the tested compounds were filtered according to the Lipinski and Veber rules and all of them passed the filters. Additionally, several ADME descriptors for the synthesized compounds 5a–s and 8a,b were predicted via a theoretical kinetic study performed using the Discovery Studio 2.5 software.
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spelling doaj.art-3eb9119412fc419489066c3e53f3bf232022-12-22T03:31:07ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492016-06-0121676210.3390/molecules21060762molecules21060762Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one MoietiesWagdy M. Eldehna0Mohamed Fares1Hany S. Ibrahim2Muhammad A. Alsherbiny3Mohamed H. Aly4Hazem A. Ghabbour5Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz6Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo 11829, EgyptDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo 11829, EgyptDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo 11829, EgyptDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, EgyptDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, British University in Egypt, Cairo 11562, EgyptDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza 12622, EgyptIn our endeavor towards the development of potent anticancer agents, two different sets of biphenylurea-indolinone conjugates, 5a–s and 8a,b were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds was examined in two human cancer cell lines, namely MCF-7 breast cancer and PC-3 prostate cancer cells using the sulforhodamine B (SRB) colorimetric assay. In particular, the MCF-7 cancer cell line was more susceptible to the synthesized compounds. Compound 5o (IC50 = 1.04 ± 0.10 μM) emerged as the most active member in this study against MCF-7, with 7-fold increased activity compared to the reference drug, doxorubicin (IC50 = 7.30 ± 0.84 μM). Compounds 5l, 5q and 8b also exhibited superior cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 with IC50 values of 1.93 ± 0.17, 3.87 ± 0.31 and 4.66 ± 0.42 μM, respectively. All of the tested compounds were filtered according to the Lipinski and Veber rules and all of them passed the filters. Additionally, several ADME descriptors for the synthesized compounds 5a–s and 8a,b were predicted via a theoretical kinetic study performed using the Discovery Studio 2.5 software.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/6/762biphenylureacytotoxic activityindolinoneADME
spellingShingle Wagdy M. Eldehna
Mohamed Fares
Hany S. Ibrahim
Muhammad A. Alsherbiny
Mohamed H. Aly
Hazem A. Ghabbour
Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz
Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
Molecules
biphenylurea
cytotoxic activity
indolinone
ADME
title Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
title_full Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
title_fullStr Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
title_short Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Biphenylurea Derivatives Containing Indolin-2-one Moieties
title_sort synthesis and cytotoxic activity of biphenylurea derivatives containing indolin 2 one moieties
topic biphenylurea
cytotoxic activity
indolinone
ADME
url http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/6/762
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