RESUMEN
Three haloderivatives of noscapine 2-4 were synthesized chemoselectively and their in vitro cytotoxicity was assessed by MTT assay on U-87 human glioblastoma cell lines. At 50 microM concentration after 72 h, 9-chloronoscapine 2, 9-bromonoscapine 3 (EM011), and 9-iodonoscapine 4 killed 87.8%, 51.2%, and 56.8% cells, respectively, however noscapine kills only 40% of the cells; revealing 9-chloronoscapine as a potential cytotoxic agent than noscapine and 9-bromonoscapine (EM011). At low concentration (1 microM) 9-bromonoscapine (46.7%) and 9-chloronoscapine (45.7%) did not show any significant difference.
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Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Noscapina/análogos & derivados , Noscapina/farmacología , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Glioblastoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Glioblastoma/patología , Humanos , Indicadores y Reactivos , Cinética , Noscapina/síntesis química , Sales de Tetrazolio , TiazolesRESUMEN
Series of substituted-10-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indoles derivatives have been synthesized and examined for their activity against pathogenic strains of Aspergillus fumigatus (ITCC 4517), Aspergillus flavus (ITCC 5192) Aspergillus niger (ITCC 5405) and Candida albicans (ITCC No 4718). All synthesized compounds showed mild to moderate activity, except for 2-substituted-10-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indoles 6a-d. The most active 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-10-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole 4c exhibited a MIC value of 5.85 microg/disc against A. fumigatus and 11.71 microg/disc against A. flavus and A. niger in disc diffusion assay. Anti-Aspergillus activity of active compound 4c by microbroth dilution assay was found to be 15.62 microg/ml in case of A. fumigatus and 31.25 microg/ml with A. flavus and A. niger. The MIC90 value of the most active compound by percent germination inhibition assay was found to be 15.62 microg/ml against A. fumigatus. The MIC90 values of substituted-10-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indoles against C. albicans ranged from 15.62 to 250 microg/ml. The in vitro toxicity of the most active 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-10-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole 4c was evaluated using haemolytic assay, in which the compound was found to be non-toxic to human erythrocytes up to a concentration of 312.50 microg/ml. The standard drug amphotericin B exhibited 100% lysis at a concentration of 37.5 microg/ml.