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Synthesis, cytotoxicity against human oral cancer KB cells and structure-activity relationship studies of trienone analogues of curcuminoids

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 Jul 1;24(13):2839-44. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.105.
Thipphawan Chuprajob 1,  Chatchawan Changtam 2,  Ratchanaporn Chokchaisiri 3,  Warangkana Chunglok 4,  Nilubon Sornkaew 1,  Apichart Suksamrarn 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand.
  • 2 Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Samutprakarn 10540, Thailand.
  • 3 Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand.
  • 4 School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.
  • 5 Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand. Electronic address: s_apichart@ru.ac.th.
PMID: 24857542 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.105
Abstract

A general method for the synthesis of substituted (1E,4E,6E)-1,7-diphenylhepta-1,4,6-trien-3-ones, based on the aldol condensations of substituted 4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ones and substituted 3-phenylacrylaldehydes, was achieved. The natural trienones 4 and 5 have been synthesized by this method, together with the trienone analogues 9-20. These analogues were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against human oral Cancer KB cell line. The structure-activity relationship study has indicated that the analogues with the 1,4,6-trien-3-one function are more potent than the curcuminoid-type function. Analogues with meta-oxygen function on the aromatic rings are more potent than those in the ortho- and para-positions. Free phenolic hydroxy group is more potent than the corresponding methyl ether analogues. Among the potent trienones, compounds 11, 18 and 20 were more active than the Anticancer drug ellipticine. All compounds were also evaluated against the non-cancerous Vero cells and it was found that compounds 11, 12 and 17 were much less toxic than curcumin (1); they showed high selectivity indices of 35.46, 33.46 and 31.68, respectively. These analogues are regarded as the potent trienones for anti-oral Cancer study.

Keywords

Curcuminoid; Cytotoxicity; KB; Synthesis; Trienone analogue.

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