New Compounds with Enhanced Biological Activity Through the Strategic Introduction of Silylated Groups into Hydroxystearic Acids
2025
Chiara Zalambani | Lorenzo Anconelli | Natalia Calonghi | Dario Telese | Gabriele Micheletti | Carla Boga | Giovanna Farruggia | Eleonora Pagnotta
In the field of medicinal chemistry, the introduction of silylated groups is an important strategy to alter the activity, selectivity, and pharmacokinetics of compounds based on the diverse traits of silicon, including atomic size, electronegativity, and hydrophobicity. The hydroxy group on C-9 or C-9 and C-10 of hydroxystearic acids have been functionalized as t-butyl dimethyl silyl ether. The target compounds have been fully characterized and tested for in vitro cytotoxicity in tumor cells HT29, HCT116, CaCo2, HeLa, MCF7, U2OS, and Jurkat J6 and normal I407 cells. In particular, the silyl derivative of (R)-9-hydroxystearic acid was more active in colon cancer cells. Analyses of cell proliferation, oxidative cell status, histones post-translational modifications, protein phosphorylation, gene expression, and DNA damage were performed to obtain information on the antitumor properties of the new molecules in comparison with the unmodified (R)-9-hydroxystearic acid&rsquo:s previously studied effects. Our results suggest that the incorporation of a silyl functionality may be a useful tool for the structural development of new pharmaceutically active compounds against colon cancer.
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