Solid phase synthesis and biological activity of tuftsin conjugates

J Med Chem. 2011 Apr 14;54(7):2447-54. doi: 10.1021/jm200002s. Epub 2011 Mar 22.

Abstract

New tuftsin/retro-tuftsin conjugates were designed and synthesized using a classical fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) solid phase procedure. All the peptide conjugates were divided into three series: 1,4-dihydroxyanthraquinone (type A), 1-nitroacridine (type B), and 4-carboxyacridone (type C) derivatives. In type A conjugates, the N-terminal group of the peptide chain is directly connected to the anthraquinone ring at C1 (Scheme 1), whereas types B and C conjugates possess an amide bond formed between the carboxyl group of heterocyclic molecule and the N-termini of the tuftsin chain. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of the tuftsin conjugates and their precursors using two human tumor cell lines (lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and myeloblastic leukemia (HL-60)) was investigated. The analogues from groups A and C exhibited low cytotoxic activity, whereas several compounds of type B showed a potent and selective cytotoxic activity against tested tumor cell lines. None of the examined tuftsin conjugates demonstrated any significant effect on the catalytic activity of types I and II DNA topoisomerases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acridines / chemistry
  • Acridones
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anthraquinones / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biocatalysis
  • Cell Cycle / drug effects
  • Cell Death / drug effects
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / metabolism
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / metabolism
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Topoisomerase I Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Topoisomerase I Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Topoisomerase I Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Tuftsin / chemical synthesis*
  • Tuftsin / chemistry
  • Tuftsin / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Acridines
  • Acridones
  • Anthraquinones
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
  • acridone
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type I
  • TOP1 protein, human
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II
  • Tuftsin