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Design of a potent anticancer lead inspired by natural products from traditional Indian medicine
Arya Hemant, Suresh Yadav C., Lin Shu-Yu, Basha Syed Safiulla, Ramya Chandar Charles Mariasoosai, , Hsieh Hsing-Pang, Sureshkumar Singh Sorokhaibam, Raj Gajurel Padma, Selvaraj Coumar Mohane
Published in Informa UK Limited
2020
Volume: 38
   
Issue: 12
Pages: 3563 - 3577
Abstract

Among the plant constituents of Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp., acteoside, martinoside, and osmanthuside β6 interact with ROCK, a drug target for cancer. In this study, aglycone fragments of these plant constituents (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and p-coumaric acid) along with the homopiperazine ring of fasudil (standard ROCK inhibitor) were used to design hybrid molecules. The designed molecules interact with the key hinge region residue Met156/Met157 of ROCK I/II in a stable manner according to our docking and molecular dynamics simulations. These compounds were synthesized and tested in vitro in SW480, MDA-MB-231, and A-549 cancer cell lines. The most promising compound was chemically optimized to obtain a thiourea analog, 6a (IC50 = 25 µM), which has >3-fold higher antiproliferative activity than fasudil (IC50 = 87 µM) in SW480 cells. Treatment with this molecule also inhibits the migration of colon cancer cells and induces cell apoptosis. Further, SPR experiments suggests that the binding affinity of 6a with ROCK I protein is better than that of fasudil. Hence, the drug-like natural product analog 6a constitutes a highly promising new anticancer lead.

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JournalJournal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
PublisherInforma UK Limited
Open AccessNo