1. Academic Validation
  2. Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of novel ester-triazole-linked triterpenoid-AZT conjugates

Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of novel ester-triazole-linked triterpenoid-AZT conjugates

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 Nov 15;24(22):5190-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.09.079.
Tuyet Anh Dang Thi 1 Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyet 1 Chinh Pham The 1 Ha Thanh Nguyen 1 Cham Ba Thi 1 Tien Doan Duy 1 Matthias D'hooghe 2 Tuyen Van Nguyen 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • 2 SynBioC Research Group, Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • 3 Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Electronic address: ngvtuyen@hotmail.com.
Abstract

Betulinic acid and analogous naturally occurring triterpenoid acids were transformed into the corresponding propargyl esters and subsequently deployed as substrates for a click chemistry-mediated coupling with azidothymidine (AZT) en route to novel 1,2,3-triazole-tethered triterpenoid-AZT conjugates. Twelve new hybrids were thus prepared and assessed in terms of their cytotoxic activity, revealing an interesting Anticancer activity of five triterpenoid-AZT hybrids on KB and Hep-G2 tumor cell lines.

Keywords

AZT; Cytotoxic agents; Hybrids; Triterpenoids.

Figures