Aplysinopsin analogs: Synthesis and anti-proliferative activity of substituted (Z)-5-(N-benzylindol-3-ylmethylene)imidazolidine-2,4-diones.
Thirupathi Reddy Y, Narsimha Reddy P, Koduru S, Damodaran C, Crooks PA.
A series of substituted (Z)-5-(N-benzylindol-3-ylmethylene)imidazolidine-2,4-dione (3) analogs structurally related to aplysinopsin, and that incorporate a variety of substituents in both the indole and N-benzyl moieties have been synthesized under microwave irradiation and conventional heating methods These analogs were evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 and MDA-231 breast cancer cell lines, and A549 and H460 lung cancer cell lines. Two analogs, 3f and 3j had IC(50) values of 4.4 and 5.2microM, respectively, compared to 5-fluorouracil (IC(50)=15.2microM) against MCF-7 cells.