Cesarini, S.; Vicenti, I.; Poggialini, F.; Filippi, S.; Mancin, E.; Fiaschi, L.; De Marchi, E.; Giammarino, F.; Vagaggini, C.; Bizzarri, B.M.; Saladino, R.; Dreassi, E.; Zazzi, M.; Botta, L. Serendipitous Identification of Azine Anticancer Agents Using a Privileged Scaffold Morphing Strategy. Molecules2024, 29, 1452.
Cesarini, S.; Vicenti, I.; Poggialini, F.; Filippi, S.; Mancin, E.; Fiaschi, L.; De Marchi, E.; Giammarino, F.; Vagaggini, C.; Bizzarri, B.M.; Saladino, R.; Dreassi, E.; Zazzi, M.; Botta, L. Serendipitous Identification of Azine Anticancer Agents Using a Privileged Scaffold Morphing Strategy. Molecules 2024, 29, 1452.
Cesarini, S.; Vicenti, I.; Poggialini, F.; Filippi, S.; Mancin, E.; Fiaschi, L.; De Marchi, E.; Giammarino, F.; Vagaggini, C.; Bizzarri, B.M.; Saladino, R.; Dreassi, E.; Zazzi, M.; Botta, L. Serendipitous Identification of Azine Anticancer Agents Using a Privileged Scaffold Morphing Strategy. Molecules2024, 29, 1452.
Cesarini, S.; Vicenti, I.; Poggialini, F.; Filippi, S.; Mancin, E.; Fiaschi, L.; De Marchi, E.; Giammarino, F.; Vagaggini, C.; Bizzarri, B.M.; Saladino, R.; Dreassi, E.; Zazzi, M.; Botta, L. Serendipitous Identification of Azine Anticancer Agents Using a Privileged Scaffold Morphing Strategy. Molecules 2024, 29, 1452.
Abstract
The use of privileged scaffolds as starting point for the construction of libraries of bioactive compounds is a widely used strategy in drug discovery and development. Scaffold decoration, morphing and hopping are additional techniques that allow to modify the privileged framework chosen and better explore the chemical space around it. In this study, two series of highly functionalized pyrimidine and pyridine derivatives were synthesized by scaffold morphing approach of triazine compounds obtained previously as antiviral agents. Newly synthesized azines were evaluated against lymphoma, hepatocarcinoma, and colon epithelial carcinoma cells showing in five cases acceptable to good anticancer activity associated to low cytotoxicity on healthy fibroblasts. Finally, ADME in vitro studies were conducted on the best derivatives of the two series showing good passive permeability and resistance to metabolic degradation.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Medicinal Chemistry
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