Design and synthesis of isosteviol triazole conjugates for cancer therapy

Molecules. 2014 Nov 14;19(11):18676-89. doi: 10.3390/molecules191118676.

Abstract

One of the keys for successfully developing drugs against the broad spectrum of cancer cell types is structural diversity. In the current study, we focused on a family of isosteviol derivatives as potential novel antitumor agents. Isosteviol is a tetracyclic diterpenoid obtained by acid hydrolysis of steviol glycoside extracts isolated from abundant Stevia rebaudiana plants. In this work, we have designed and synthesized a panel of isosteviol triazole conjugates using "click" chemistry methodology. Evaluation of these compounds against a series of cancer cell lines derived from primary and metastatic tumors demonstrated that these conjugates exhibit cytotoxic activities with IC50 in the low μM range. In addition, their anti-proliferative activities are cancer cell type specific. Taken together, our studies underscore the importance of structural diversity in achieving cancer cell type specific drug development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
  • Click Chemistry
  • Cytotoxins* / chemical synthesis
  • Cytotoxins* / chemistry
  • Cytotoxins* / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane* / chemical synthesis
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane* / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Triazoles* / chemical synthesis
  • Triazoles* / chemistry
  • Triazoles* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cytotoxins
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Triazoles
  • isosteviol