SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.58 issue4Synergistic effect of persica mouthwash and Iranian ethanolic extract of propolis against biofilm formation of oral pathogens (in vitro study) author indexsubject indexarticles search
Home Pagealphabetic serial listing  

Services on Demand

Journal

Article

Indicators

Related links

  • On index processCited by Google
  • Have no similar articlesSimilars in SciELO
  • On index processSimilars in Google

Share


Ars Pharmaceutica (Internet)

On-line version ISSN 2340-9894

Abstract

BERRIO ESCOBAR, JF et al. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of per-acetylated and halogenated derivatives of nucleosides in breast cancer cells. Ars Pharm [online]. 2017, vol.58, n.4, pp.145-154.  Epub Dec 12, 2022. ISSN 2340-9894.  https://dx.doi.org/10.30827/ars.v58i4.6441.

Objectives:

To make the synthesis of halogenated derivatives on the nitrogenous base and their respective acyl ester and amide type derivatives for all hydroxyl and amine groups of the uridine and cytarabine nucleosides, and evaluate cytotoxicity against breast cancer cell line.

Methods:

First, it was accomplished the halogenation reaction on the 5-position of the nitrogenous base, subsequently, the ester and amide derivatives were performed for all hydroxyl and amine group present in the nucleosides. Besides, the uridine acetonide derivatives as prepared by acid catalysis. The products were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H RMN y 13C RMN) and mass spectrometry in positive mode by direct injection. Derivatives were evaluated in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) and human breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines.

Results:

The four derivatives were obtained with chlorine and bromine for the uridine and cytarabine, respectively, their respective per-acetylated derivatives, the per-acetylated nucleoside and the uridine acetonide; the compounds were obtained with efficiency over 90%. The per-acetylated nucleosides and the halogenated and per-acetylated derivatives did not show inhibitory effects on cell viability in MCF-7 cell line. However, the per-acetylated and halogenated derivatives presented a higher cytotoxic activity than their respective per-acetylated nucleoside. The uridine 3’,4’-acetonide showed a significant cytotoxicity on both cell lines.

Conclusions:

The per-acetylated nucleoside, and the respective halogenated derivatives with chlorine and bromine were obtained with high yields, nevertheless, these compounds did not exhibit a significant anti-proliferative activity (p<0.05), possibly due to a low intra-cellular activation.

Keywords : anticancer nucleoside; breast cancer; cytotoxic activity; esterification and halogenation reactions; uridine and cytarabine.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in English     · English ( pdf )