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Research progress on calixarene/pillararene-based controlled drug release systems
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1757–1785, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.139
- cyclodextrins in terms of controllable functionalization [61]. In clinical applications, particularly for anticancer drug conjugation, CAs demonstrate remarkable cancer cell selectivity, minimized off-target effects, enhanced delivery efficiency, and reduced systemic toxicity. Additionally, their synthetic
- [52]. The key design features are: 1) The mannose groups at the upper rim confer specific recognition ability for cancer cell surface receptors; 2) The hydrophobic core formed by the alkyl chains at the lower rim and the hydrogen-bonding network constructed by the thiourea unit can efficiently
- carrier has made significant progress in the field of hypoxia-targeted drug delivery. This section highlights several recent studies on stimulus-responsive drug release within hypoxic tumor environments. Among anti-cancer drugs, BE-43547A2 (BE) exhibits high cytotoxicity against hypoxic pancreatic cancer
Structural analysis of stereoselective galactose pyruvylation toward the synthesis of bacterial capsular polysaccharides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1671–1677, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.131
- polysaccharide (PS A1) (1), which has been shown by Andreana et al. to significantly activate the immune system and therefore recognized as a promising candidate for cancer immunotherapy [2][3][4][5]. This distinct structure is crucial for regulating the transportation of substances across cell membranes and
Formal synthesis of a selective estrogen receptor modulator with tetrahydrofluorenone structure using [3 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of yne-vinylcyclopropanes and CO
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1639–1644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.127
- studied in hormone replacement therapy (HRT). However, HRT produced some risks of breast and uterine cancer. Consequently, scientists then concentrated their efforts on developing selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) that interact with intracellular ERs in a tissue-specific manner to reduce the
- frontier for treating breast cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, neuropathies, and other diseases. Merck scientists found that molecules with tetrahydrofluorenone (6/5/6 tricyclic motif) can act as SERMs. For example, molecules I and II (Scheme 1A) displayed low nanomolar affinity for ERβ and
Facile synthesis of hydantoin/1,2,4-oxadiazoline spiro-compounds via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to 5-iminohydantoins
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1552–1560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.118
- -hydantoin-1,2,4-oxadiazolines against the HCT116 human prostate cancer cell line, and compared it with that of compounds containing either spiro-hydantoins or spiro-oxadiazolines alone. Although there are many examples in the literature demonstrating the ability of nitrile oxides to react with various types
Ambident reactivity of enolizable 5-mercapto-1H-tetrazoles in trapping reactions with in situ-generated thiocarbonyl S-methanides derived from sterically crowded cycloaliphatic thioketones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1508–1519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.113
- isomeric products was a feasible operation. Cytotoxicity of selected thioaminals 9 and dithioacetals 10 in cancer and non-cancer cells Cytotoxicity investigations represent a pivotal component in the realm of pharmaceutical development and contemporary medicine. In vitro assays constitute a rapid method
- tetrazolium structure in the MTT dye results in the formation of a coloured formazan that can be detected by spectrophotometry. Cytotoxic properties of the studied compounds were assessed on non-cancer as well as cancer cell lines. Cytotoxicity was established by measurement of 50% inhibition of cell growth
- by MTT assay and expressed as CC50 parameter (50% cytotoxic concentration) [32]. All results are gathered in Table 2. In general, the tested compounds did not demonstrate high levels of toxicity towards the investigated non-cancer cell lines. Among them, Vero cells showed the highest sensitivity
Heterologous biosynthesis of cotylenol and concise synthesis of fusicoccane diterpenoids
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1489–1495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.111
- that cotylenin A and its aglycone, cotylenol (3), induce differentiation in murine and human myeloid leukemia cells [13]. Cotylenin A and fusicoccin A also act synergistically with interferon-α or rapamycin to induce apoptosis in cancer cell lines [14][15][16]. However, cotylenin A cannot be produced
Synthetic approach to borrelidin fragments: focus on key intermediates
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1135–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.91
- ]. Since then, borrelidin has been recognized for its potential as a cancer therapeutic [3][4][5], exhibiting anti-inflammatory [6], anti-angiogenic [7][8][9], antimicrobial [10], antifungal [11][12][13], and antimalarial activities [14][15]. Since then, borrelidin has been recognized for its potential as
- a cancer therapeutic, exhibiting anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antimalarial activities. While Keller-Schierlein first determined its chemical structure, Anderson later confirmed its absolute configuration using X-ray crystallography [16]. During the screening of
Pd-Catalyzed asymmetric allylic amination with isatin using a P,olefin-type chiral ligand with C–N bond axial chirality
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1018–1023, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.83
- in medicinal chemistry. For example, racemic compound 1 (Figure 1) was evaluated for its cytotoxicity against human breast cancer cells (MCF7) in comparison to the standard doxorubicin and exhibited excellent activity against the MCF7 cell line [12]. The optically active compound 2 also showed
Studies on the syntheses of β-carboline alkaloids brevicarine and brevicolline
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 955–963, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.79
- : it acts as an antioxidant [28], shows antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis [31], has antiproliferative effects against triple-negative breast cancer [32], serves as an agent against Parkinson's disease [29], and possesses skin anti-inflammatory properties [33]. Notably, the
4-(1-Methylamino)ethylidene-1,5-disubstituted pyrrolidine-2,3-diones: synthesis, anti-inflammatory effect and in silico approaches
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 817–829, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.65
- -(5-Cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2-[4-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)phenyl]propanamide (PHA-533533), a synthetic compound containing a 2-pyrrolidinone ring, has been investigated in cancer treatment (Figure 1) [10]. In addition, molecular docking simulation and in vitro studies have shown that some
Origami with small molecules: exploiting the C–F bond as a conformational tool
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 680–716, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.54
- which the conformation can be controlled by fluorine, is the natural product balanol (99, Figure 11) [112][167][168][169][170][171][172]. Balanol is an ATP mimic that inhibits protein kinase Cε (PKCε), an enzyme that is implicated in cancer. However, compound 99 also inhibits off-target kinases
Photocatalyzed elaboration of antibody-based bioconjugates
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 616–629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.49
- designed in the context of cancer therapy [1], which combines the precision targeting of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with the therapeutic effects of cytotoxic drugs [2]. The ADCs are thus designed to deliver potent cytotoxic agents selectively and directly to cancer cells while minimizing damage to
- trodelvy, used in a treatment for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, the linker may release the drug prior to internalization. (3) Payload: The payload may be a subunit used in cellular tracking, imaging, or most commonly toxic drug therapeutics. The overall goal of ADCs is to deliver the payload
- directly to target cells via the antibody without affecting normal, healthy tissue. Importantly, the use of antibodies in modern medicine is not restricted solely to ADCs and cancer therapy. For example, mABs now find routine use in the context of radionuclide (PET) imaging agents, informing therapeutic
Semisynthetic derivatives of massarilactone D with cytotoxic and nematicidal activities
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 607–615, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.48
- methacryloyl chloride, cinnamoyl chloride, 4-bromobenzoyl chloride, trans-2-methyl-2-butenoyl chloride, and crotonyl chloride. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against the murine fibroblasts L929, human cervix carcinoma KB-3-1, human lung carcinoma A549, human prostate cancer PC-3
- , epidermoid carcinoma A431, ovarian carcinoma SKOV-3, and breast cancer MCF-7 cell lines. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibited significant cytotoxicity against all the tested cells. Some of the semisynthetic derivatives were also tested for their nematicidal activity and compound 4 displayed significant and selective
- ; nematicidal activity; Introduction Cancer continues to be responsible for morbidity and mortality all over the world. Endophytic fungi have been shown to be an important source of secondary metabolites endowed with interesting cytotoxic activities. However, resistance to cancer therapies is a persistent
Cryptophycin unit B analogues
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 526–532, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.40
- University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.21.40 Abstract Drug conjugates using toxic payloads are a promising approach for selectively combating cancer while sparing healthy tissue. The lack of highly cytotoxic and at the same time selective therapeutics against cancer is an
- ongoing challenge. Cryptophycins are a class of cyclic depsipeptides renowned for their high cytotoxicity in the picomolar range often combined with efficacy against multidrug-resistant tumour cell lines. However, cryptophycins failed as stand-alone drugs in cancer treatment, and their naturally occurring
- particularly effective against multidrug-resistant cancers. Keywords: cancer treatment; cryptophycins; drug conjugates; payload; targeted delivery; Introduction Cryptophycins emerged as highly potent cytotoxins for the use in targeted cancer therapy [1]. Originally discovered over three decades ago by
Identification and removal of a cryptic impurity in pomalidomide-PEG based PROTAC
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 407–411, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.28
- (R01 CA269377) and the UTSW SCCC Breast Cancer Collaborative Pilot.
Synthesis, structure, ionochromic and cytotoxic properties of new 2-(indolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 358–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.26
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA 10.3762/bjoc.21.26 Abstract The acid-catalyzed reaction of benzo[e(g)] derivatives of 2,3,3-trimethylindolenines with o-chloranil
- -(1,1-Dimethyl-1H-benzo[e]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone exhibited high in vitro cytotoxic activity against A431 skin cancer and H1299 lung cancer cell lines. Keywords: cytotoxic activity; fluorescence; o-chloranil; quantum chemical DFT calculations; 1,3-tropolones; X-ray diffraction
- properties towards CN− and Hg2+ ions and evaluation of in vitro cytotoxic activity against A431 skin cancer and H1299 lung cancer cell lines. Results and Discussion We found that boiling of equimolar amounts of benzannelated 2,3,3-trimethylindolenines 2a,b and o-chloranil (3) (method A) in dioxane leads to
Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and carbonic anhydrase inhibition activities of multifunctional pyrazolo-1,2-benzothiazine acetamides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 348–357, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.25
- results showed that out of fourteen synthesized compounds, 7b (MIC90 = 16 μg/mL) and 7h (MIC90 = 8.0 μg/mL) exhibited potent antibiotic activity against different strains of S. aureus (susceptible, methicillin-resistant, and multidrug-resistant). Cytotoxic studies against the human colon cancer mammalian
- pain [48], cancer [41], hypertension (as diuretics) [41], and arthritis [49]. This article introduces a new approach to synthesize the targeted scaffolds from commercially available saccharine without using amide coupling agents to minimize the cost. This work is the first attempt to put pyrazolo-1,2
- improve the antimicrobial potential. Cell viability study Single-dose MTT assays were performed for compounds 7a–n against the human colon cancer mammalian cell line (HCT-116, ATCC CCL-247) for evaluating their inhibition of mammalian cell metabolism [53][54][55]. Solutions of the tested compounds were
Antibiofilm and cytotoxic metabolites from the entomopathogenic fungus Samsoniella aurantia
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 327–339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.23
- the first 2-pyridone derivative, farinosone A (2) that through N-hydroxylation would reveal farinosone B (3). Biological evaluation All the isolated compounds were assessed for their cytotoxic activity against a panel of seven different cancer cell lines. The results (Table 2) revealed that farinosone
- cell lines: mouse fibroblasts (L-929) and human endocervical adenocarcinoma (KB-3.1) applying a previously described protocol [20][21]. Compounds exhibiting cytotoxic properties against these two cell lines were further assessed against prostate cancer (PC-3), breast cancer (MCF-7), ovarian cancer
- (SKOV-3), epidermoid carcinoma (A431) and lung cancer (A-549) cell lines. Epothilone B served as the positive control. Following a 5 day incubation period, the minimum concentration required to achieve 50% growth inhibition (IC50 values) was determined. Biofilm inhibition sssay Biofilm inhibition
Recent advances in organocatalytic atroposelective reactions
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 55–121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.6
- results in one case, providing high cytotoxicity toward the MCF-7 cancer cell line. The stable axial chirality of the products 71 and 73 was confirmed by calculations of the rotational barriers ranging from 30.2 to 46.3 kcal/mol. Kinetic resolution by amino group protection of biaryls (R,S)-74a–r with
- and stereoselectivities (85%, 90% ee, >95:5 E/Z). A biological activity investigation led to promising results in the case of one substrate displaying cytotoxicity towards several cancer cell lines. Organocatalytic enantioselective construction of axially chiral styrenes 175 and 177 was done utilizing
- enantiopurity at 130 °C for 48 h in toluene. Investigating the biological activity for a number of compounds, good cytotoxicity was reported for five kinds of cancer cells. The mechanistic study suggests that the indole ring of the substrate is having a crucial role in the reaction mechanism because replacing
Multicomponent reactions driving the discovery and optimization of agents targeting central nervous system pathologies
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3151–3173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.261
- areas, including lifespan extension, obesity, age-associated diseases, neurological function, cardiovascular disorders, and cancer. Notably, the inhibition of sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) has demonstrated protective effects in both primary neuronal cultures and invertebrate models of PD [48]. SIRT2 is present in
Synthesis of the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-methanesulfonylindole hybrid system via high-order multicomponent reaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3077–3084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.256
- efficiency and creating six new bonds (two C–C, three C–N, and one N–N). Additionally, the products were evaluated against breast cancer MCF-7 cells, finding moderate activity in the compounds substituted with fluorine and chlorine. Keywords: 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles; high-order multicomponent reaction
- cytotoxic compounds. For example, a cytotoxic effect was found in CAL 27 cells, presumably through a mechanism of TNF-α inhibition in vitro, which could be related to the anti-inflammatory effect identified in several studies of NSAIDs that inhibit cancer cell viability in vitro [37][38]. In another study
- against MCF-7 cell line, which has been used as a model for breast cancer (BC), a public health issue very common and a deadly pathology worldwide, where women between 45 and 55 years of age are the most vulnerable population. In 2020, 684,996 deaths were recorded [40][41][42][43]. This in vitro
N-Glycosides of indigo, indirubin, and isoindigo: blue, red, and yellow sugars and their cancerostatic activity
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2840–2869, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.240
- their activity against various types of cancer. N-Glycosides of indigo, indirubin, and isoindigo, blue, red, and yellow sugars, turned out to be of special interest because of their high cancerostatic activity and structural novelty. The present article provides an account on the synthesis and
- [12][13]. In addition, there are more and more applications in the field of medicinal chemistry, especially for the treatment of cancer [14][15]. In the course of the renewed interest in the chemistry of indigo, indirubin, and isoindigo in the field of cancer research, N-glycosides of these compounds
- exhibit an absorption at 618 nm and show a blue color. In contrast to biologically inactive indigo, akashines A–C are active against various human tumor cell lines (CNCL SF268, LCL H460, MACL, colon carcinoma CCL HT29, melanoma MEXF 514L, lung carcinoma LXFA 526L and LXFL 529L, breast cancer MCF-7, kidney
5th International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis (ISySyCat2023)
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2704–2707, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.227
- in MeOH at room temperature with a short reaction time. Some of them were further functionalized with a 1,2,3-triazole ring via copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) and deprotected with trifluoroacetic acid. Several hybrids were evaluated against six cancer cell lines, displaying GI50
Synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of novel N-arylbenzo[h]quinazolin-2-amines
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2592–2598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.218
- this paper, we report a short and efficient synthesis of novel N-arylbenzo[h]quinazoline-2-amines. We have prepared a focused library of nineteen representative examples which have been submitted to cytotoxicity assays against a representative panel of eight cancer cell lines and several molecules gave
- Next, we performed a cytotoxicity screening of the nineteen molecules 4a–s, at 25 μM, investigating seven representative cancer cell lines: hepatocellular carcinoma HuH-7, colorectal adenocarcinoma CaCo-2, breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468, colorectal carcinoma HCT-116, prostate carcinoma PC3
- ) exhibited a relatively broad cytotoxicity on four cancer cell lines among the seven assayed. On the other hand, two others (4f and 4h) were active only on Caco-2, while another one (4d) only on HCT-116. Thus, the results obtained with these compounds indicate that such a novel heterocyclic scaffold, which
Synthesis, electrochemical properties, and antioxidant activity of sterically hindered catechols with 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole or pyridine fragments
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2378–2391, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.202
- activity against the HeLa cancer cell line [22]. 1,2,4-Triazole thioglycoside derivatives have antiviral activity against influenza strains H3N2 and H5N1 [31][32]. The 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione-imidazole hybrids displayed potential antibacterial activity against E. coli, S. aureus [33]. Heterocyclic thione
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