Study of biocompatibility, cytotoxic activity in vitro of a tetrazole-containing derivative of 2-amino-4,6-di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2022 Nov 12:629:176-182. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.08.072. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Abstract

The hydrolytic stability, hemocompatibility, antioxidant properties and in vitro cytotoxic activity of {5-[(4,6-di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl}methyl 2-(5-phenyl-2H-tetrazol-2-yl)acetate have been studied. 1H NMR spectroscopy showed that this tetrazole-containing derivative of 1,3,5-triazine is stable in neutral (pH 7) and alkaline (pH 10) media; hydrolysis of the dioxane cycle occurs in an acidic environment (pH 3). It has been established that {5-[(4,6-di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl}methyl-2-(5-phenyl-2H-tetrazol-2-yl)acetate is hemocompatible, exhibits antioxidant properties, but does not show antiradical activity over the entire range of concentrations. In turn, the study of cytotoxic activity in vitro showed that the tetrazole-containing derivative of 1,3,5-triazine has an effect on the cell lines of human alveolar basal epithelium adenocarcinoma A549 (IC50 41.3 μmol l-1), human ovarian teratocarcinoma PA-1 (IC50 10.6 μmol l-1), hepatocarcinoma Huh7 (IC50 19.9 μmol l-1), cervical cancer HeLa (IC50 3.7 μmol l-1), and human embryonic kidney HEK293 (IC50 15.8 μmol l-1). It was suggested one of the possible mechanism of substance 2 cytotoxicity via HIF pathway inhibition.

Keywords: 1,3,5-Triazines; Antioxidant properties; Antitumor activity; HIF; Hemocompatibility; Hydrolytic stability; Tetrazoles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Dioxanes
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tetrazoles / chemistry
  • Tetrazoles / pharmacology
  • Triazines* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Dioxanes
  • Tetrazoles
  • Triazines