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Mansouri MM, Emami L, Rezaei Z, Khabnadideh S. Design, synthesis, biological assessments and computational studies of 3-substituted phenyl quinazolinone derivatives as promising anti-cancer agents. BMC Chem 2025; 19:125. [PMID: 40361154 PMCID: PMC12070605 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-025-01492-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2025] [Accepted: 04/28/2025] [Indexed: 05/15/2025] Open
Abstract
A new series of 3-substituted phenyl quinazolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized as anti-cancer agents. The most potent derivative with IC50 values of 12.84 ± 0.84 and 10.90 ± 0.84 µM against MCF-7 and SW480 cell lines was comparable to Cisplatin and Erlotinib as positive controls. Cell cycle analysis showed that the most active compound could arrest at S phase in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The apoptosis assay demonstrated the induction of apoptosis in the MCF-7 cell line, too. Molecular docking results showed better accommodation of the most active compound through hydrogen bonding interaction in the binding site of EGFR enzyme. Molecular dynamics simulations for the potent analogue demonstrated well binding stability compared to the less active analogue, with a lower RMSD, Rg and more interactions with the original active site residues. DFT calculations were performed on the active and inactive compounds, using Gaussian 09 at the M06-2X/6-31 + G(d) theoretical level. ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion) properties showed that most of the compounds are in acceptable range of Lipiniski rule. These findings underscore the potential of the synthesized compounds as potent cytotoxic inhibitors and provide insights for developing effective treatments for cancer therapy.
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- Maryam Moghtader Mansouri
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Deng Z, Li J, Zhu P, Wang J, Kong Y, Hu Y, Cai J, Dong C. Quinazolinones as Potential Anticancer Agents: Synthesis and Action Mechanisms. Biomolecules 2025; 15:210. [PMID: 40001513 PMCID: PMC11852416 DOI: 10.3390/biom15020210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2025] [Revised: 01/26/2025] [Accepted: 01/29/2025] [Indexed: 02/27/2025] Open
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Quinazolinones, essential quinazoline derivatives, exhibit diverse biological activities with applications in pharmaceuticals and insecticides. Some derivatives have already been developed as commercial drugs. Given the rising cancer incidence, there is a critical need for new anticancer agents, and quinazolinones show promising potential in this domain. The present review focuses on novel advances in the synthesis of these important scaffolds and other medicinal aspects involving drug design, the structure-activity relationship, and action mechanisms of quinazoline and quinazolinone derivatives, to help in the development of new quinazoline and quinazolinone derivatives.
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- Zhijiang Deng
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- College of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Jing) School, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Polysaccharide Research Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Polysaccharides and Drugs Research, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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In Vivo Antifungal Activity and Computational Studies of Some Azole Derivatives against Candida Albicans. J CHEM-NY 2023. [DOI: 10.1155/2023/7834474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Resistance of Candida species is a major problem in the management of Candida infection. This study investigated in vivo antifungal activities of several new imidazole and triazole derivatives in a C. albicans systemic infection. The efficacy of derivatives was determined against systemic infection by C. albicans in mice with cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression, and the antifungal activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated in comparison with fluconazole. Compounds 3 and 8 had the highest efficacy with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.5–1 μM against the C. albicans pathogen. In vivo activities in immunosuppressed mice were also greater than fluconazole. Furthermore, docking analysis was carried out to know the binding mode of imidazole and triazole derivatives to the CYP51 active site of C. albicans and dihydrofolate reductase as a valid antifungal target. The docking study found that the antifungal results are well correlated with docking results. ADMET and in silico physicochemical parameters were also performed. This study demonstrates that compounds 3 and 8 are potential antifungal candidates against the C. albicans pathogen.
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Zare S, Ramezani Z, Ghadiri AA, Fereidoonnezhad M. Synthesis of N‐(2‐(tert‐Butylamino)‐2‐oxoethyl)‐2,2‐dichloro‐N‐aryl(alkyl)acetamides as Anticancer Agents: Molecular Modeling and Biological Evaluations. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Somayeh Zare
- Cancer Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Cancer Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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- Department of Immunology School of Medicine Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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- Cancer Research Center Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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Emami L, Khabnadideh S, Faghih Z, Farahvasi F, Zonobi F, Gheshlaghi SZ, Daili S, Ebrahimi A, Faghih Z. Synthesis, biological evaluation, and computational studies of some novel quinazoline derivatives as anticancer agents. BMC Chem 2022; 16:100. [PMID: 36419100 PMCID: PMC9682696 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-022-00893-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A series of quinazolinone derivatives (7a-7h) were synthesized as antiproliferative agents. All compounds, were synthesized through three steps method and structurally evaluated by FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13CNMR and Mass spectroscopy. Their cytotoxic activities were assessed using MTT protocol against three humans cancerous (MCF-7, A549 and 5637) and normal (MRC-5) cell lines. In addition, molecular docking and simulation studies of the synthesized compounds were performed to assessment their orientation, interaction mode against EGFR as plausible mechanism of quinazoline compounds as anticancer agents. The synthesized compounds mostly showed moderate activity against the three studied cell lines. They also indicated an appropriate selectivity against tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic cell line. The molecular docking results also confirmed biological activity. Most of the compounds fulfilled Lipinski rule. Collectively, these compounds with further modification can be considered as potent antiproliferative agents.
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- Leila Emami
- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran ,grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran ,grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran ,grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- grid.412796.f0000 0004 0612 766XDepartment of Chemistry, Computational Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
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- grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C1A4 Canada
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- grid.412796.f0000 0004 0612 766XDepartment of Chemistry, Computational Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Clotrimazole-based hybrid structures of pyrazole and benzimidazole: synthesis, antifungal evaluation and computational studies. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02981-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Synthesis and antitumor activity evaluation in vitro of 4-aminoquinazoline derivatives containing 1,3,4-thiadiazole. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02913-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Er-rajy M, El Fadili M, Hadni H, Mrabti NN, Zarougui S, Elhallaoui M. 2D-QSAR modeling, drug-likeness studies, ADMET prediction, and molecular docking for anti-lung cancer activity of 3-substituted-5-(phenylamino) indolone derivatives. Struct Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-01913-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Emami L, Khabnadideh S, Faghih Z, Solhjoo A, Malek S, Mohammadian A, Divar M, Faghih Z. Novel
N‐Substituted Isatin‐Ampyrone
Schiff Bases as a New Class of Antiproliferative Agents: Design, Synthesis, Molecular Modeling and
in Vitro
Cytotoxic Activity. J Heterocycl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Leila Emami
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz I.R.Iran
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Ghanbariasad A, Emami L, Zarenezhad E, Behrouz S, Zarenezhad A, Soltani Rad MN. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and In silico Studies of 1, 2, 3-triazolyl- Metronidazole Derivatives Against Leishmania Major. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00226d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The simple and effective approach for the preparation, of 1,2,3-triazolyl-based metronidazole hybrid analogues as promising anti-leishmania agents using of [CuL-SiO-HA] as a catalyst were described. The catalyst was fully characterized...
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Soltani Hekmat A, Farjam M, Javanmardi K, Behrouz S, Zarenezhad E, Soltani Rad MN. Design, Synthesis and In Vivo Cardiovascular Evaluation of Some Novel Aryloxy Propanol Amino Acid Derivatives. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202101920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ava Soltani Hekmat
- Department of Physiology School of Medicine Fasa University of Medical Sciences Fasa Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center Fasa University of Medical Sciences Fasa Iran
- Department of Medical Pharmacology School of Medicine Fasa University of Medical Sciences Fasa Iran
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine Fasa University of Medical Sciences Fasa Iran
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry Shiraz University of Technology 71555–313 Shiraz Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center Fasa University of Medical Sciences Fasa Iran
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry Shiraz University of Technology 71555–313 Shiraz Iran
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