Cytotoxic activity evaluation and QSAR study of chromene-based chalcones

Arch Pharm Res. 2012 Dec;35(12):2117-25. doi: 10.1007/s12272-012-1208-2. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Abstract

Chalcone and chromene motifs are synthetic or naturally occurring scaffolds with significant cytotoxic profile. Two types of novel regioisomeric chromene-chalcone hybrids, namely 1-(6-chloro or 6-methoxy-2H-chromen-3-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one (Type A) and 3-(6-chloro or 6-methoxy-2H-chromen-3-yl)-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one (Type B), both with different substituents on the phenyl ring attached to propenone linkage, have been evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231). The results indicate that type A of chromene-chalcones demonstrated better cytotoxic profile than type B especially in MDA-MB-231 cell line. In addition, the growth inhibitory activity of most of the target compounds is higher than Etoposide as a reference drug. QSAR analysis of these novel compounds demonstrated that topological and geometrical parameters are among the important descriptors that influence the cytotoxic activity profile of compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzopyrans / chemistry*
  • Benzopyrans / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Chalcones / chemistry*
  • Chalcones / therapeutic use
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry*
  • Cytotoxins / therapeutic use
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzopyrans
  • Chalcones
  • Cytotoxins