Rational Design and Synthesis of Naphthalene Diimide Linked Bis-Naphthalimides as DNA Interactive Agents
2021; Frontiers Media; Volume: 9; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3389/fchem.2021.630357
ISSN2296-2646
AutoresM. Shaheer Malik, Syed Farooq Adil, Ziad Moussa, Hatem M. Altass, Ismail Althagafi, Moataz Morad, Mohammad Azam Ansari, Qazi Mohammad Sajid Jamal, Rami J. Obaid, Abdulrahman Al‐Warthan, Thokhir Basha Shaik, Saleh A. Ahmed,
Tópico(s)Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
ResumoA molecular modeling assisted rational design and synthesis of naphthalene diimide linked bis-naphthalimides as potential DNA interactive agents is described. Chemical templates incorporating naphthalene diimide as a linker in bis-naphthalimide motif were subjected to molecular docking analysis at specific intercalation and telomeric DNA G-quadruplex sites. Excellent results were obtained, which were better than the standards. A short and convenient synthetic route was employed to access these hybrids experimentally, followed by evaluation of their ability to cause thermal denaturation of DNA and cytotoxic properties along with ADME predictions. The obtained results provided useful insights and two potential molecules were identified for further development.
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