Synthesis and Cytotoxic Evaluation of 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxy/4-nitrophenyl)- N -(substituted-phenyl)pyrazole-1-carboxamide Analogues

Mohamed J. Ahsan, Bhawani S. Kumawat, Sonu Kumawat, Piush Sharma, Mohammad A. Bakht, Mohd Z. Hassan, Afzal Hussain, Pankaj Saraswat, Habibullah Khalilullah

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Abstract

A novel series of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxy/4-nitro phenyl)- N -(substituted-phenyl)pyrazole-1-carboxamide analogues 4a - n was synthesized in two steps from 4-fluoroacetophenone. The pyrazoline analogues were evaluated for cytotoxicity against two breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MBA-MD-231) by the sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. N -(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1 H -pyrazole-1-carboxamide (4b) showed the most promising cytotoxicity among the series, with GI 50<0.1 and 45.8 μM against the cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, respectively. The anticancer activity of 4b was found to be comparable to that of the standard drug adriamycin (GI 50<0.1) against the MCF-7 cancer cell line. Structure activity relationships (SAR) are also considered.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberso-2018-d0007-op
Pages (from-to)114-121
Number of pages8
JournalSynOpen
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2018

Keywords

  • anticancer agents
  • breast cancer cell lines
  • MCF-7
  • MDA-MB-231
  • pyrazolines
  • SRB assay

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