Novel efficient anticancer agents and DNA-intercalators of 1,2,3-triazol-1,8-naphthalimides: Design, synthesis, and biological activity

  • Xiaolian Li*
  • , Yanjie Lin
  • , Yukun Yuan
  • , Kai Liu
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two novel series of 3-1,2,3-triazol-1,8-naphthalimides 5a-e, 7a-e were synthesized easily by employing 'click reaction'. Their bioactivities were evaluated. Compounds 5a-e were found to be more toxic against MCF-7 cells while 7a-e were more potent against 7721 cells, in particular 7a, the IC50 value of which against cell lines of MCF-7 and 7721 was 0.348 μM and 0.258 μM, respectively. Due to the phenyl group linked to 1,2,3-triazole, compound 5a not only showed higher DNA affinity but also more efficient DNA damaging ability than compound 7a.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2299-2304
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron
Volume67
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anticancer
  • Intercalation
  • Naphthalimides
  • Triazole

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