Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, And Structure-activity Insight Of Nh- And N-methyl-3,5-bis-(arylidenyl)-4-piperidones

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2013

Publication Source

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Volume Number

22

Issue Number

11

First Page

5588

Last Page

5597

Publisher

Springer Birkhauser

ISSN

1054-2523

Abstract

Twenty-one NH- and N-methyl-3,5-bis-(arylidenyl)-4-piperidone analogs of curcumin, 12 of which are novel, were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against B16 (murine melanoma) and L1210 (murine lymphoma) cells grown in culture. These curcumin analogs are related to a known anticancer STAT3 inhibitor 3,5-bis-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-piperidone (3). The compounds showed remarkable cytotoxicity, especially against B16 cells. The dimethoxy substituted analogs 4e and 4f and dihydroxy analog 4i emerged as the most active compounds with IC50 values in the range of 0.2-2.3 mu M. 4e, f, and i were about 10-times more cytotoxic against both cell lines than 3. Analysis of the results demonstrates that the position of the hydroxyl group is crucial for cytotoxicity. Amino-containing analogs are generally less active than their halogenated and oxygen-containing analogs, and N-substitution in the 4-piperidone moiety adds value to the cytotoxicity of the compounds.

Keywords

Curcuminoids, 4-piperidones, Cytotoxicity, Stat3, Cancer, B16, L1210, Ovarian-cancer Cells, Fluorescent Properties, Curcumin Analogs, Anticancer, 3, 5-bis(arylidene)-4-piperidones, Inhibitor, Antitumor, Ho-3867, Design, Agents

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