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Facile, regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of spiro-pyrrolidine and pyrrolizine derivatives and evaluation of their antiproliferative activities.

Abstract
A number of novel spiro-pyrrolidines/pyrrolizines derivatives were synthesized through [3+2]-cycloaddition of azomethine ylides with 3,5-bis[(E)-arylmethylidene]tetrahydro-4(1H)-pyridinones 2a-n. Azomethine ylides were generated in situ from the reaction of 1H-indole-2,3-dione (isatin, 3) with N-methylglycine (sarcosine), phenylglycine, or proline. All compounds (50 μM) were evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against human breast carcinoma (MDA-MB-231), leukemia lymphoblastic (CCRF-CEM), and ovarian carcinoma (SK-OV-3) cells. N-α-Phenyl substituted spiro-pyrrolidine derivatives (5a-n) showed higher antiproliferative activity in MDA-MB-231 than other cancer cell lines. Among spiro-pyrrolizines 6a-n, a number of derivatives including 6a-c and 6i-m showed a comparable activity with doxorubicin in all three cell lines. Among all compounds in three classes, 6a, 6b, and 6m, were found to be the most potent derivatives showing 64%, 87%, and 74% antiproliferative activity in MDA-MB-231, SK-OV-3, and CCRF-CEM cells, respectively. Compound 6b showed an IC50 value of 3.6 mM in CCRF-CEM cells. These data suggest the potential antiproliferative activity of spiro-pyrrolidines/pyrrolizines.
AuthorsAbdulrahman I Almansour, Raju Suresh Kumar, Farzana Beevi, Amir Nasrolahi Shirazi, Hasnah Osman, Rusli Ismail, Tan Soo Choon, Brian Sullivan, Kellen McCaffrey, Alaa Nahhas, Keykavous Parang, Mohamed Ashraf Ali
JournalMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (Molecules) Vol. 19 Issue 7 Pg. 10033-55 (Jul 10 2014) ISSN: 1420-3049 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID25014532 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Spiro Compounds
  • pyrrolidine
Topics
  • Antineoplastic Agents (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
  • Humans
  • Pyrrolidines (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Spiro Compounds (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)

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