Substituted 2-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-benzo[b]thiophene derivatives as potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors

Romagnoli, Romeo, Baraldi, Pier Giovanni, Carrion, Maria Dora, Cruz-Lopez, Olga, Tolomeo, Manlio, Grimaudo, Stefania, Di Cristina, Antonietta, Pipitone, Maria Rosaria, Balzarini, Jan and Brancale, Andrea ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-3419 2010. Substituted 2-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-benzo[b]thiophene derivatives as potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 18 (14) , pp. 5114-5122. 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.05.068

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Abstract

The central role of microtubules in cell division and mitosis makes them a particularly important target for anticancer agents. On our early publication, we found that a series of 2-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-aminobenzo[b]thiophenes exhibited strong antiproliferative activity in the submicromolar range and significantly arrested cells in the G2–M phase of the cell cycle and induced apoptosis. In order to investigate the importance of the amino group at the 3-position of the benzo[b]thiophene skeleton, the corresponding 3-unsubstituted and methyl derivatives were prepared. A novel series of inhibitors of tubulin polymerization, based on the 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-benzo[b]thiophene molecular skeleton with a methoxy substituent at the C-4, C-5, C-6 or C-7 position on the benzene ring, was evaluated for antiproliferative activity against a panel of five cancer cell lines, for inhibition of tubulin polymerization and for cell cycle effects. Replacing the methyl group at the C-3 position resulted in increased activity compared with the corresponding 3-unsubstituted counterpart. The structure–activity relationship established that the best activities were obtained with the methoxy group placed at the C-4, C-6 or C-7 position. Most of these compounds exhibited good growth inhibition activity and arrest K562 cells in the G2–M phase via microtubule depolymerization.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Antiproliferative agents; Tubulin polymerization inhibitors; Microtubules; Antitumor
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0968-0896
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2024 05:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/7469

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