Biopolym. Cell. 2012; 28(5):389-396.
Bioorganic Chemistry
Synthesis and evaluation of antitumor activity ofsome thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridines
1Chaban T. I., 2Panchuk R. R., 1Klenina O. V., 2Skorokhyd N. R., 1Ogurtsov V. V., 1Chaban I. G.
  1. Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
    69, Pekarska Str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79010
  2. Institute of Cell Biology, NAS of Ukraine
    14/16, Drahomanov Str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79005

Abstract

Aim. To synthesize a series of novel 3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-2-ones by structural modification of the core heterocycle in its N3- and N6-positions and to evaluate their anticancer activity in vitro on several tumor cell lines. Methods. Organic synthesis, 1H-NMR spectroscopy, trypan blue cell viability assay. Results. A new convenient synthetic approach was developed and optimized conditions were studied for the reaction of preparation of 3H- thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one derivatives. 5,7-Dimethyl-3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one and 6-phenylazo-5,7- dimethyl-3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one were obtained by [3 + 3]cyclocondensation of 4-iminothiazolidone- 2 with acetylacetone and phenylazoacetylacetone in methanol medium in the presence of sodium methylate. They were used as starting compounds for further structural modification of the core thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine heterocycle in its 3- and 6-positions. On the basis of in vitro cytotoxicity studies of synthesized compounds several structure-functional relationships underlying anticancer potential of 5,7-dimethyl-3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin- 2-one derivatives were identified. Conclusions. 3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one can be considered as a promising molecular scaffold for rational design of potential anticancer drug candidates. Introduction of phenylazo substitute at C6-position of 3H-thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one proved to be the most efficient, as it led to 3-fold increase of its anticancer potential.
Keywords: thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridines, [3+3]cyclocondensation, structural modification, antitumor activity

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