Synthesis, Characterization and Molecular Docking of Novel Bioactive Thiazolyl-Thiazole Derivatives as Promising Cytotoxic Antitumor Drug

Author： Gomha Sobhi M. Salaheldin Taher A. Hassaneen Huwaida M. E. Abdel-Aziz Hassan M. Khedr Mohammed A.

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 1420-3049|21|1|0003-0003

ISSN： 1420-3049

Source： Molecules, Vol.21, Iss.1, 2015-12, pp. : 0003-0003

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Abstract

Reactions of ethylidenethiocarbohydrazide with hydrazonoyl halides gave 1,3-thiazole or 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives according to the type of hydrazonoyl halides. Treatment of ethylidenethiosemicarbazide with hydrazonoyl halides and dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate (DMAD) afforded the corresponding arylazothiazoles and 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives, respectively. The structures of the synthesized products were confirmed by IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and mass spectral techniques. The cytotoxic activity of the selected products against the Hepatic carcinoma cell line (Hepg-2) was determined by MTT assay indicating a concentration dependent cellular growth inhibitory effect, especially for compounds 14c and 14e. The dose response curves indicated the IC₅₀ (the concentration of test compounds required to kill 50% of cell population) were 0.54 μM and 0.50 μM, respectively. Confocal laser scanning imaging of the treated cells stained by Rhodamin 123 and Acridine orange dyes confirmed that the selected compounds inhibit the mitochondrial lactate dehydrogenase enzymes. The binding mode of the active compounds was interpreted by a molecular docking study. The obtained results revealed promising cytotoxic activity.