Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives
A series of estrone derivatives <b>3</b>–<b>8</b> was designed and synthesized using estrone arylmethylenes <b>2a</b>,<b>b</b> as starting materials and their structures were confirmed by different spectral data and elemental analyses. All the newly sy...
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doaj-197d955c5e834ca39f74a9e284104dca2020-11-25T00:31:05ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492019-01-0124341610.3390/molecules24030416molecules24030416Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen DerivativesAbd El-Galil E. Amr0Elsayed A. Elsayed1Mohamed A. Al-Omar2Hanan O. Badr Eldin3Eman S. Nossier4Mohamed M. Abdallah5Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaZoology Department, Bioproducts Research Chair, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Drug Exploration & Development Chair (DEDC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, MahailAsir 61421, Saudi ArabiaPharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11754, EgyptAtos Pharma, Elkatyba Land, Belbis 44621, El-Sharkya, EgyptA series of estrone derivatives <b>3</b>–<b>8</b> was designed and synthesized using estrone arylmethylenes <b>2a</b>,<b>b</b> as starting materials and their structures were confirmed by different spectral data and elemental analyses. All the newly synthesized compounds exhibited potent in vitro and in vivo cytotoxic activities against breast cancer cell lines. In addition, all compounds were subjected to in vitro and in vivo inhibition assays for EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases as well as p53 ubiquitination activity to obtain more details about their mechanism of action. Based on the promising results, a molecular docking study was investigated for the most representative compound <b>5a</b> against the two targets, EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases, to assess its binding affinity, hoping to rationalize and obtain potent anticancer agents in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/3/416estrogen derivativesdesignanticancer evaluationmolecular modeling studies |
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Abd El-Galil E. Amr Elsayed A. Elsayed Mohamed A. Al-Omar Hanan O. Badr Eldin Eman S. Nossier Mohamed M. Abdallah |
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Abd El-Galil E. Amr Elsayed A. Elsayed Mohamed A. Al-Omar Hanan O. Badr Eldin Eman S. Nossier Mohamed M. Abdallah Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives Molecules estrogen derivatives design anticancer evaluation molecular modeling studies |
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Abd El-Galil E. Amr Elsayed A. Elsayed Mohamed A. Al-Omar Hanan O. Badr Eldin Eman S. Nossier Mohamed M. Abdallah |
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Abd El-Galil E. Amr |
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives |
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives |
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives |
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives |
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Design, Synthesis, Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Novel Estrogen Derivatives |
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design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular modeling of novel estrogen derivatives |
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A series of estrone derivatives <b>3</b>–<b>8</b> was designed and synthesized using estrone arylmethylenes <b>2a</b>,<b>b</b> as starting materials and their structures were confirmed by different spectral data and elemental analyses. All the newly synthesized compounds exhibited potent in vitro and in vivo cytotoxic activities against breast cancer cell lines. In addition, all compounds were subjected to in vitro and in vivo inhibition assays for EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases as well as p53 ubiquitination activity to obtain more details about their mechanism of action. Based on the promising results, a molecular docking study was investigated for the most representative compound <b>5a</b> against the two targets, EGFR and VEGFR-2 kinases, to assess its binding affinity, hoping to rationalize and obtain potent anticancer agents in the future. |
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estrogen derivatives design anticancer evaluation molecular modeling studies |
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