Molecules (Apr 2016)

Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Antiproliferative Activity of New Benzimidazolehydrazones

  • Valentina Onnis,
  • Monica Demurtas,
  • Alessandro Deplano,
  • Gianfranco Balboni,
  • Anna Baldisserotto,
  • Stefano Manfredini,
  • Salvatore Pacifico,
  • Sandra Liekens,
  • Jan Balzarini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21050579
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 5
p. 579

Abstract

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The synthesis and antiproliferative activity of new benzimidazole derivatives bearing an hydrazone mojety at the 2-position is described. The new N′-(4-arylidene)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-carbohydrazides were evaluated for their cytostatic activity toward the murine leukemia (L1210), human T-cell leukemia (CEM), human cervix carcinoma (HeLa) and human pancreas carcinoma cells (Mia Paca-2). A preliminary structure-activity relationship could be defined. Some of the compounds possess encouraging and consistent antiproliferative activity, having IC50 values in the low micromolar range.

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