Compounds Combining Aminoadamantane and Monoterpene Moieties: Cytotoxicity and Mutagenic Effects

Med Chem. 2015;11(7):629-35. doi: 10.2174/1573406411666150518110053.

Abstract

A series of secondary amines combining monoterpenoid and aminoadamantane moieties have been synthesized. Their cytotoxic activity against human cancer cells CEM-13, MT-4, and U-937 has been studied for the first time. Most of the obtained compounds exhibited a significant cytotoxic activity with the median cytotoxic dose (CTD50) ranging from 6 to 84 µM. The most promising results were obtained for compound 2b which was synthesized from 1-aminoadamantane and (-)-myrtenal and revealed a high activity against all tumor lines used (CTD50 = 12 ÷ 21 µM) along with low toxicity with respect to MDCK cells (CTD50 = 1500 µM). The synthesized amines do not exert the genotoxic effect on cells of the biosensor strain based on recombinant E. coli cells bearing the pRAC-gfp plasmid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adamantane / chemistry*
  • Adamantane / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dogs
  • Humans
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry*
  • Mutagens / chemistry*
  • Mutagens / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Monoterpenes
  • Mutagens
  • Adamantane