Synthesis, characterization, in vitro SAR study, and preliminary in vivo toxicity evaluation of naphthylmethyl substituted bis-imidazolium salts

  • Marie R. Southerland
  • , Michael A. DeBord
  • , Nicholas A. Johnson
  • , Steven R. Crabtree
  • , Nicolas E. Alexander
  • , Michael L. Stromyer
  • , Patrick O. Wagers
  • , Matthew J. Panzner
  • , Chrys Wesdemiotis
  • , Leah P. Shriver
  • , Claire A. Tessier
  • , Wiley J. Youngs

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Abstract

A series of novel bis-imidazolium salts was synthesized, characterized, and evaluated in vitro against a panel of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Two imidazolium cores were connected with alkyl chains of varying lengths to develop a structure activity relationship (SAR). Increasing the length of the connecting alkyl chain was shown to correlate to an increase in the anti-proliferative activity. The National Cancer Institute's NCI-60 human tumor cell line screen confirmed this trend. The compound containing a decyl linker chain, 10, was chosen for further in vivo toxicity studies with C578BL/6 mice. The compound was well tolerated by the mice and all of the animals survived and gained weight over the course of the study.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115893
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume30
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2021

Keywords

  • Bis-imidazolium salt
  • Imidazolium salt
  • In vivo toxicity
  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • SAR

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