Abstract
A library of 28 compounds comprising of acyl, amino, halo, nitro, styryl and cyclized derivatives of bakuchiol have been evaluated against a panel of eight human cancer cell lines. Bioevaluation studies have resulted in the identification of potent cytotoxic molecules exhibiting concentration dependent growth inhibition against leukemia cancer cells with best results observed for compounds 17 and 22 exhibiting IC 50 1.8 and 2.0 μM respectively. As evident from various biological end-points, inhibition of cell proliferation by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial membrane disruption followed by DNA fragmentation and apoptosis is demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-67 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 49 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Bakuchiol analogs
- Cell cycle analysis
- Heck coupling
- Mercuration-demercuration