Abd El-Galil E. Amr

Anti-HSV-1 activity and mechanism of action of some new synthesized substituted pyrimidine, thiopyrimidine and thiazolopyrimidine derivatives.

A series of heterocyclic derivatives 2-16 conjugated with tetrahydronaphthalene moiety were synthesized as antiviral agents by using 1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone as starting material. The antiviral screening showed that many of these obtained compounds have good antiviral activities comparable to Acyclovir as reference control. Two compounds 13 and 15 gave over 90% inhibition and considered to be highly promising and on confirming their activity and comparing them to antiviral activity of Acyclovir. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, and antiviral screening for synthesized compounds were reported.

Analgesic, anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory activities of some synthesized benzodiazipine, triazolopyrimidine and bis-imide derivatives

A series of diazipine, pyrimidine, fused triazolopyrimidine and imide derivatives were newly synthesized using 4-phenyl-but-3-en-2-one 1 as a starting material and compounds 2 and 9 are intermediates. Initially the acute toxicity of the compounds was assayed via the determination of their LD(50). All the compounds were interestingly less toxic than the reference drug. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these obtained compounds have good analgesic, anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory activities comparable to Valdecoxib, Carbamazepine and Predensilone as reference drugs. Regarding the protection against Carrageenan induced edema, five compounds were found more potent than Prednisolone. On the other hand, in searching for COX-2 inhibitor, the inhibition of plasma PGE2 for the compounds were determined and four compounds were found more potent than Prednisolone. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, pharmacological screening and acute toxicity LD(50) for the synthesized compounds were reported.

Antiarrhythmic, serotonin antagonist and antianxiety activities of novel substituted thiophene derivatives synthesized from 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide

A series of novel thiophene derivatives 3-17 were synthesized by initial reactions of 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide 1 and 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carbonitrile 7 with different organic reagents. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, MS spectral data and elemental analysis. Initially the acute toxicity of the compounds was assayed via the determination of their LD50. All the compounds were screened for their antiarrhythmic, serotonin antagonist and antianexiety activities and they showed high activity compared with procaine amide, lidocaine, diazepam and buspirone as positive controls. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, LD50 and pharmacological activities of the synthesized compounds were reported.

Synthesis, antiarrhythmic and anticoagulant activities of novel thiazolo derivatives from methyl 2-(thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)acetate.

A series of novel thiazolo derivatives were synthesized by initial condensation of methyl 2-(thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)acetate with phenyl isothiocyanate and further reactions using different organic reagents. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, EIMS spectral data and elemental analysis. Initially the acute toxicity of the compounds was assayed via the determination of their LD(50). All the compounds were screened for their antiarrhythmic and anticoagulant activities and they showed high antiarrhythmic activity compared with procaine amide and lidocaine as positive controls. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, LD(50) and pharmacological activities of the synthesized compounds were reported.

Cytotoxic, antioxidant activities and structure activity relationship of some newly synthesized terpenoidal oxaliplatin analogs

The terpenoidal oxaliplatin derivatives (6) and (12) were newly synthesized using 2beta,3alpha-dihydroxy-11-oxo-18beta-olean-12-ene-30-oic acid (1) and 2alpha,2beta-dihydroxy-18beta-ursan-12-ene-28-oic acid (7) as starting materials. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity and antioxidant activities and were compared to Oxaliplatin and vitamin C as positive controls. Some of the compounds exhibited better cytotoxicity and antioxidant activities than the reference controls. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, toxicity (LD(50)) and pharmacological screening for the synthesized compounds were reported.

Synthesis of Some New Pyridine-2,6-carboxamide-derived Schiff Bases as Potential Antimicrobial Agents

A series of pyridine-bridged 2,6-bis-carboxamide Schiffs bases has been prepared starting from 2,6-pyridinedicarbonyl dichloride (1) and L-alanine or 2-methyl-alanine methyl ester. The coupling of acid chloride 1 with L-alanine methyl ester hydrochloride -or 2-methylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride gave the corresponding 2,6-bis-carboxamide pyridine methyl esters 2a,b. Hydrazonolysis of 2 with hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding bis-hydrazides 3a,b. Treatment of 3a,b with appropriate aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes afforded the corresponding pyridine- bridged 2,6-bis-carboxamide Schiffs bases 4a-f and 5a-f, respectively. The newly synthesized compounds 2-5 were screened for their bactericidal and fungicidal activities. Many of the obtained compounds exhibited significant antimicrobial activity, comparable to streptomycin and fusidic acid, which were used as reference antibiotic drugs.

Synthesis of Chiral Macrocyclic or Linear Pyridine Carboxamides from Pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl Dichloride as Antimicrobial Agents

A series of chiral linear and macrocyclic bridged pyridines has been prepared starting from pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl dichloride (2). The coupling of 1 with D-alanyl methyl ester gave 2,6-bis-D-alanyl pyridine methyl ester (3). Hydrazinolysis of 3 with hydrazine hydrate afforded bis-hydrazide 4. The latter was reacted with thiophene-2-carbaldehyde, phthalic anhydride or cyclohexanone to afford bis-carboxamide pyridine derivatives 5-7, respectively. Compound 4 was coupled with p-methoxy- or p-nitroaceto-phenone to yield compounds 8 and 9. In addition, 4 was reacted with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetra-carboxylic acid dianhydride or 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride to afford the macrocyclic octacarboxaamide pyridines 10 and 11. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data and antimicrobial screening for the synthesized compounds are reported.

HIV-1 and HSV-1 virus activities of some new polycyclic nucleoside pyrene candidates.

In continuation of our previous work, a novel series of polycyclic derivatives 2-8 incorporated heterocyclic and sugar moieties were synthesized by using pyren-1-aldehyde (1) as starting material and their tested as antiviral activities. Initially, the toxicity of the compounds was assayed via the determination of their EC(50). Some of the synthesized compounds were tested as antiviral activity against HIV-1 and HSV-1. The structure of the new compounds was confirmed by using chemical and spectroscopic evidences. The detailed of synthesis, spectroscopic data, antiviral activities of the synthesized compounds were reported.

Cytotoxicity and anti-HIV evaluations of some new synthesized quinazoline and thioxopyrimidine derivatives using 4-(thiophen-2-yl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo(h)quinazoline-2(1H)-thione as synthon

AbstractA series of dihydrobenzo[h]quinazoline derivatives 5–19 were synthesized using arylmethylene 2, thiopyrimidine 3 and 2-(4-(thiophen-2-yl)-5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolin-2-ylthio) acetic acid (4) as a starting materials. The biological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anticancer and antiviral activities. The structure assignments of the new compounds based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, and pharmacological properties are reported. Graphical AbstractA series of dihydrobenzo[h]quinazoline derivatives were synthesized using arylmethylene, thiopyrimidine and 2-(4-(thiophen-2-yl)-5,6-dihydrobenzo[h] quinazolin-2-ylthio) acetic acid as starting materials.

Synthesis of Some New Chiral Tricyclic and Macrocyclic Pyridine Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents

A series of chiral macrocyclic pyridines has been prepared starting from N2,N2-(pyridine- 2,6-dicarbonyl)diamino acid hydrazides (2a-c) and N,N-bis-(1-carboxy-2-substituted)-2,6- diaminocarbonyl)pyridines (3a,b). The coupling of (2a-c) with 2,6-pyridine dicarbonyldichloride (4) gave the compounds (5a-c). Compounds 2a-c were coupled with 2,6-diacetylpyridine (6) to yield compounds (7a-c) and with heterocyclic aldehydes (8) or (10) to give the compounds (9a-c) or (11a-c). In addition, the hydrazides (2a-c) were reacted with diformylcalix[4]arene 12 to afford the macrocyclic calix[4]arene hydrazone derivatives (13a-c) in reasonable yields. Finally, reaction of diaminocalix-[4]arene derivatives (14a,b) with hydrazides 2a,b or acids (3a,b), using azide or mixed anhydride methods afforded macrocyclic calix[4]arene derivatives 15a,b and 16a,b, respectively. The structure assignments of the new compounds are based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The biological activity screening tests showed that many of the obtained compounds exhibit high antimicrobial activity comparable to ampicillin and chloramphenicol which are used as reference compounds.