@article{
author = "Simić, Milena and Petković, Milos and Jovanović, Predrag and Jovanović, Milos and Tasić, Gordana and Besu, Irina and Zizak, Zeljko and Aleksić, Ivana and Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina and Savić, Vladimir",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Several coumarin derivatives with a directly attached azole substituent at C-4 were synthesized and biologically studied for their anticancer properties. The cell lines used for this investigation (HeLa, K-562, MDA-MB-53, and MCF-7) demonstrated different sensitivities. The best response in the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide) assay was shown by K-562 cells, with compounds displaying activity (3c, IC50 3.06 mu M; 4a, IC50 5.24 mu M; 4c, IC50 4.7 mu M) similar to that of cisplatin (IC50 similar to 6 mu M), which was used as the standard. The studied azole-substituted coumarins demonstrated weaker activity toward other cell lines, except for compound 4c, which was equally potent in the case of MCF-7 cells. Additional biological evaluations supported interference with the cell cycle as a potential mechanism of action and confirmed the absence of toxicity in zebrafish embryos. On the basis of these initial results, 4-azole coumarins should be explored further. Although their activity would need additional optimization, the fact that these compounds are fragment-like structures with MW P lt 3 offers enough flexibility to fine-tune their drug-like properties.",
publisher = "Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, Weinheim",
journal = "Archiv Der Pharmazie",
title = "Fragment-type 4-azolylcoumarin derivatives with anticancer properties",
number = "11",
volume = "354",
doi = "10.1002/ardp.202100238"
}
