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  2. 2-Arylamino-4-amino-5-aroylthiazoles. "One-pot" synthesis and biological evaluation of a new class of inhibitors of tubulin polymerization

2-Arylamino-4-amino-5-aroylthiazoles. "One-pot" synthesis and biological evaluation of a new class of inhibitors of tubulin polymerization

  • J Med Chem. 2009 Sep 10;52(17):5551-5. doi: 10.1021/jm9001692.
Romeo Romagnoli 1 Pier Giovanni Baraldi Maria Dora Carrion Olga Cruz-Lopez Carlota Lopez Cara Giuseppe Basso Giampietro Viola Mohammed Khedr Jan Balzarini Siavosh Mahboobi Andreas Sellmer Andrea Brancale Ernest Hamel
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  • 1 Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. rmr@unife.it
Abstract

The essential role of microtubules in mitosis makes them a major target of compounds useful for Cancer therapy. In our search for potent antitumor agents, a novel series of 2-anilino-4-amino-5-aroylthiazoles was synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative activity, inhibition of tubulin polymerization, and cell cycle effects. SAR was elucidated with various substitutions on the phenylamino and aroyl moiety at the 2- and 5-positions, respectively, of the 4-aminothiazole skeleton. Tumor cell exposure to several of these compounds led to the arrest of HeLa cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle and induction of Apoptosis.

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