Synthesis and antitumor activity of benzils related to combretastatin A-4

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Mousset, Céline | Giraud, Anne | Provot, Olivier | Hamze, Abdallah | Bignon, Jérôme | Liu, Jian-Miao | Thoret, Sylviane | Dubois, Joëlle | Brion, Jean-Daniel | Alami, Mouâd

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International audience. A series of benzil derivatives related to combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) has been synthesized by oxidation of diarylalkynes promoted by PdI2 in DMSO. Using this new protocol, 14 benzils were prepared in good to excellent yields and their biological activity has been delineated. Several benzils exhibited excellent antiproliferative activity: for example, 4j and 4k bearing the greatest resemblance to CA-4 and AVE-8062 respectively were found to inhibit cell growth at the nanomolar level (20-50 nM) on four human tumor cell lines. Flow cytometric analysis indicates that these compounds act as antimitotics and arrest the cell cycle in G2/M phase. A cell-based assay indicated that compounds 4j and 4k displayed a similar inhibition of tubulin assembly with an IC50 value similar to CA-4. These results clearly demonstrated that the Z-double bond of CA-4 can be replaced by a 1,2-diketone unit without significant loss of cytotoxicity and inhibition of tubulin assembly potency.

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