1. Impact of the ferrocenyl group on cytotoxicity and KSP inhibitory activity of ferrocenyl monastrol conjugates
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Damian Plażuk, Karolina Kowalczyk, Andrzej Błauż, Homayon J. Arabshahi, Anna Makal, Chatchakorn Eurtivong, Jóhannes Reynisson, Anna Wieczorek-Błauż, Błażej Rychlik, Sylwia Pawlędzio, and Christian G. Hartinger
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Stereochemistry ,Kinesins ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Inorganic Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Humans ,Moiety ,Molecule ,Cytotoxic T cell ,QD ,Ferrous Compounds ,Cytotoxicity ,Cell Proliferation ,Adenosine Triphosphatases ,Cell Cycle ,Thiones ,R735 ,R1 ,Pyrimidines ,Monastrol ,chemistry ,Cancer cell ,Kinesin ,Reactive Oxygen Species ,QD415 ,Conjugate - Abstract
The incorporation of the ferrocenyl moiety into a bioactive molecule may significantly alter the activity of the resulting conjugate. By applying this strategy, we designed ferrocenyl analogs of monastrol - the first low molecular weight kinesin spindle protein (KSP) inhibitor. The obtained compounds showed low micromolar antiproliferative activity towards a panel of sensitive and ABC-overexpressing cancer cells. Most cytotoxic compounds exhibited also higher KSP modulatory activity and ability for ROS generation compared to monastrol. The increased bioactivity of the studied compounds can be attributed to the presence of the ferrocenyl group.
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- 2022
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