Ultrasounds-mediated 10-seconds synthesis of chalcones as potential farnesyltransferase inhibitors.

Ultrasounds-mediated 10-seconds synthesis of chalcones as potential farnesyltransferase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2020 Mar 29;:127149 Authors: Homerin G, Nica AS, Farce A, Dubois J, Ghinet A Abstract A broad range of chalcones and derivatives were easily and rapidly synthesized, following Claisen-Schmidt condensation of (hetero)aryl ketones and (hetero)aryl aldehydes using a ultrasound probe. A comparison was made with classical magnetic stirring experiments, and an optimization study was realized, showing lithium hydroxide to be the best basic catalyst of the studied condensations. By-products of the reactions (β-hydroxy-ketone, diketones, and cyclohexanols) were also isolated. All compounds were evaluated in vitro for their ability to inhibit human farnesyltransferase, a protein implicated in cancer and rare diseases and on the NCI-60 cancer cell lines panel. Molecules showed inhibitory activity on the target protein and cytostatic effect on different cell lines with particular activity against MCF7, breast cancer cells. PMID: 32247731 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Lett Source Type: research