Synthesis and in vitro antiproliferative evaluation of novel N-alkylated 6-isobutyl- and propyl pyrimidine derivatives

Tatjana Gazivoda Kraljević, Nataša Ilić, Višnja Stepanić, Lana Sappe, Jasna Petranović, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, Silvana Raić-Malić

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Abstract

A series of novel N-alkylated C-6-isobutyl- or -propyl pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized and their antiproliferative effect was evaluated on a panel of tumor cell lines including leukemia cell line K562 and normal diploid human fibroblasts. N-methoxymethylated 5-methylpyrimidin-2,4-dione with di(benzyloxy)isobutyl at C-6 (14b) showed the strongest effect on the cell growth at micromolar concentrations. Mechanisms of action for the lipophilic compound 14b predicted in silico, pointed to its anticancer and antimetastatic potential exerted through inhibition of DNA or RNA polymerases and adhesion molecules. The latter mechanism has been supported in vitro for adherent tumor cell lines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2913-2917
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume24
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2014
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Support of this study by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Projects #125-0982464-2925, #335-0000000-3532 and #098-0982464-2511) is gratefully acknowledged.

Funding

Support of this study by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Projects #125-0982464-2925, #335-0000000-3532 and #098-0982464-2511) is gratefully acknowledged.

FundersFunder number
Ministarstvo Obrazovanja, Znanosti i Sporta335-0000000-3532, 098-0982464-2511, 125-0982464-2925

    Keywords

    • Antiproliferative evaluation
    • C-6-isobutyl pyrimidine
    • C-6-propyl pyrimidine
    • In silico analysis
    • N-Alkylated pyrimidine derivatives

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