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Synthesis and Evaluation of Antileishmanial and Cytotoxic Activity of Benzothiopyrane Derivatives

Version 1 : Received: 7 December 2019 / Approved: 8 December 2019 / Online: 8 December 2019 (15:54:40 CET)

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Ortiz, C.; Echeverri, F.; Robledo, S.; Lanari, D.; Curini, M.; Quiñones, W.; Vargas, E. Synthesis and Evaluation of Antileishmanial and Cytotoxic Activity of Benzothiopyrane Derivatives. Molecules 2020, 25, 800. Ortiz, C.; Echeverri, F.; Robledo, S.; Lanari, D.; Curini, M.; Quiñones, W.; Vargas, E. Synthesis and Evaluation of Antileishmanial and Cytotoxic Activity of Benzothiopyrane Derivatives. Molecules 2020, 25, 800.

Abstract

As a part of our ongoing effort in the search for promising antileishmanial agents based on the thiochroman scaffold, we prepared a series of substituted 2H-thiochromenes. Thirty-three compounds were evaluated against intracellular amastigotes forms of L. (V) panamensis. Twelve compounds were active with EC50 values lower than 40 μM, and among those three compounds displayed the highest antileishmanial activity with EC50 values below 10 uM. Cytotoxicity was determined against human U-937 macrophages; thus, compounds having electrophilic alkenes (α,β-unsaturated carbonyl, or nitriles) displayed the highest antileishmanial activity but also moderate to high cytotoxicities. Based on SAR analysis, compounds 8d and 10, which differ only in the hydroxy group at C4, were selected as the most promising compounds in this library because good antiparasitic activity and Selectivity Index.

Keywords

Leishmania; thiochromenes; benzothiopyrans; cytotoxicity

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Medicinal Chemistry

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