New 3-Cyano-2-Substituted Pyridines Induce Apoptosis in MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells

The synthesis of new 3-cyano-2-substituted pyridines bearing various pharmacophores and functionalities at position 2 is described. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activities on five cancer cell lines using 5-FU as reference compound. The results revealed that...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Malki, Mona Mohsen, Hassan Aziz, Ola Rizk, Omima Shaban, Mohamed El-Sayed, Zaki A. Sherif, Hayam Ashour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/2/230