Leyla Yurttaş

Microwave supported synthesis of some novel 1,3-diarylpyrazino[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives and investigation of their anticancer activities.

The syntheses of 1,3-diarylpyrazino[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives and the investigation of their anticancer activities were studied. For this, 2-aryloylbenzimidazole derivatives were reacted with 2-bromoacetophenones in acetone to give 1-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-aryloylbenzimidazoles. The resulting materials were reacted with ammonium acetate in acetic acid to obtain the aimed compound. In this reaction, microwave irradiation method was applied as the reaction conditions. Anticancer activities of the compounds obtained were investigated. It was observed that some of the compounds showed remarkable anticancer activities.

In vitro antitumor activity evaluation of some 1,2,4-triazine derivatives bearing piperazine amide moiety against breast cancer cells

A series of 1,2,4-triazine derivatives bearing piperazine amide moiety has been synthesized and investigated for their potential anticancer activities. 1-[4-(5,6-Bis(4-subtituted phenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-[4-(3-substituted phenyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanone derivative (1-32) compounds were synthesized by a four step synthetic procedure. The activity studies were evaluated using XTT method, BrdU method and flow cytometric analysis on MCF-7 breast cancer cells and NIH/3T3 (mouse embryonic fibroblast cells) healthy cells. Compounds 5 with 3-chlorophenyl and compound 7 with 4-chlorophenyl substitutions were found to be promising antiproliferative agents comparing with an effective anticancer drug, cisplatin.

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some 1,2‐Disubstituted Benzimidazole Derivatives as New Potential Anticancer Agents

The synthesis of some new 1‐(2‐aryl‐2‐oxoethyl)‐2‐[(morpholine‐4‐yl)thioxomethyl]benzimidazole derivatives and investigation of their anticancer activities were the aims of this work. 2‐(Chloromethyl)benzimidazole compound was reacted with sulfur and morpholine via Willgerodt–Kindler reaction to give 2‐[(morpholine‐4‐yl)thioxomethyl]benzimidazole. Then, the obtained compound was reacted with appropriate α‐bromoacetophenone derivatives in the presence of potassium carbonate to give the final products. Structure elucidation of the final compounds was achieved by FT‐IR, 1H NMR spectroscopy and MS spectrometry. The anticancer activities of the final compounds were evaluated by MTT assay, BrdU method, and flow cytometric analysis on C6, MCF‐7, and A549 tumor cells. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited considerable selectivity against the MCF‐7 and C6 cell lines.

Synthesis and anticancer activity evaluation of N-[4-(2-methylthiazol-4-yl)phenyl]acetamide derivatives containing (benz)azole moiety

Abstract A new class of novel thiazole-(benz)azole derivatives was synthesized to investigate their anticancer activity. The structure of the compounds was confirmed by IR, 1H-NMR, and MS spectral data and elemental analyses. Anticancer effect of the compounds was evaluated against A549 and C6 tumor cell lines. MTT, analysis of DNA synthesis, acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining method and analysis of caspase-3 activation assays were performed for anticancer activity investigations. Compounds 6f and 6g, which carry 5-chloro and 5-methylbenzimidazole groups showed significant anticancer activity. Potential of these compounds to direct tumor cells to apoptotic pathway, which is a precondition of anticancer action, was also observed.

Design, synthesis and evaluation of new thiazole-piperazines as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

In this study, some new 2-(4-substituted piperazine-1-yl)-N-[4-(2-methylthiazol-4-yl)phenyl]acetamide derivatives were synthesized. The synthesized compounds were screened for their anticholinesterase activity on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) enzymes by in vitro Ellman’s method. The structural elucidation of the compounds was performed by using IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and FAB+-MS spectral data and elemental analyses results. Biological assays revealed that at 0.1 µM concentration, the most active compounds against AChE were 5n, 5o and 5p that indicated 96.44, 99.83 and 89.70% inhibition rates, respectively. Besides, IC50 value of the compound 5o was determined as 0.011 µM, whereas IC50 value of standard drug donepezil was 0.054 µM. The synthesized compounds did not show any notable inhibitory activity against BChE.

Synthesis and initial biological evaluation of substituted 1-phenylamino-2-thio-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole derivatives

In this work, some new 2-[(4,5-dimethyl-1-(arylamino)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)thio]-1-(aryl)ethanone derivatives were synthesized and investigated for their antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer activities. Toxicity of the most effective compounds was established by performing Brine-Shrimp lethality assay. Antifungal activity of the compounds was found to be higher than antibacterial and anticancer activities of the compounds.

Synthesis and anti-cancer activity evaluation of new aurone derivatives.

Abstract In this study, we have synthesized 2-[3- or 4-(2-aryl-2-oxoethoxy)arylidene]benzofuran-3-one derivatives (D1–D38) and evaluated their anti-cancer activities. The final compounds were obtained in multistep synthesis reactions using benzofuranon-3-one derivatives (A1–A4, B) as starting materials which were gained in various synthetic ways. Aurone derivatives (C1–C10) were acquired with the condensation reaction of these starting materials and 3-/4-hydroxybenzaldehyde which were then reacted with α-bromoacetophenones to get final compounds. The anti-cancer activity of the selected compounds was performed by National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA against 60 human tumor cell lines derived from nine neoplastic diseases. Compounds exhibited anti-cancer activity in varying ratios.

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some new hydrazone-bridged thiazole-pyrrole derivatives

In this work, we synthesized fourteen different compounds which contain hydrazone bridged thiazole and pyrrole rings. For this purpose, pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes were reacted directly with thiosemicarbazide in ethanol and then obtained thiosemicarbazones were condensed with α-bromoacetophenone derivatives (Hantzsch reaction) to give 1-substituted pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde [4-(4-substituted phenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl] hydrazones. The structures of the obtained compounds were elucidated by using IR, 1H-NMR and FAB+-MS spectral data and elemental analyses results. All of the compounds were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against twelve different microorganisms by using microbroth dilution method. Ketoconazole and chloramphenicol were used as standard drugs. All of the compounds showed good activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis.

Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-acetylcholinesterase Activity of Some Benzothiazole Based New Piperazine-dithiocarbamate Derivatives

In this present study some benzothiazole derivatives bearing piperazine and thiocarbamate moieties were synthesized and their potential anticholinesterase properties were investigated. A set of 30 new compounds of 2-[(6-substituted benzothiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-oxoethyl 4-substituted piperazine-1-carbodithioate derivatives were synthesized by reacting 2-chloro-N-(6-substituted benzothiazole-2-yl)acetamide derivatives derivatives and sodium salts of appropriate N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamic acids in acetone. The structures of the obtained compounds were elucidated using FT-IR, (1)H-NMR and MS spectral data and elemental analyses result. Each derivative was evaluated for its ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) using a modificated Ellmans spectrophotometric method. Some of the compounds can be identified as anticholinesterase agents due to their inhibitory effect when compared with Donepezil. Compounds with dimethylamino ethyl or dimethylamino propyl substituents were defined as the anticholinesterase active compounds.

Synthesis of Some New Thiazole Derivatives and Their Biological Activity Evaluation

New 2-(4-arylpiperazine-1-yl)-N-[4-(2-(4-substituted phenyl)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl]acetamide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antimicrobial and anticholinesterase activities. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of the compounds were found weak contrary to expectations. It is unlikely that antifungal activity of the compounds was found significant, especially against Candida parapsilosis.