ArticleInvestigational new drugs2019
Discovering simple phenylboronic acid and benzoxaborole derivatives for experimental oncology - phase cycle-specific inducers of apoptosis in A2780 ovarian cancer cells.
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- Recent Development of Boron-Containing Small-Molecule Anticancer Agents.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Review
- Boric Acid Suppresses Cell Survival by Triggering Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Autophagy in Cervical Cancers.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- Phenylboronic acid in targeted cancer therapy and diagnosis.Theranostics · 2025Review
- Anticancer Properties of Phenylboronic Acid in Androgen-Dependent (LNCaP) and Androgen-Independent (PC3) Prostate Cancer CellsAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
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- Drug synergy discovery of tavaborole and aminoglycosides against Escherichia coli using high throughput screening.AMB Express · 2022Article
- Merging Electron Deficient Boronic Centers with Electron-Withdrawing Fluorine Substituents Results in Unique Properties of Fluorinated Phenylboronic Compounds.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Boronic Acids and Their Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry: Synthesis and Biological Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the antiproliferative potential of simple phenylboronic acid and benzoxaborole derivatives as well as to provide preliminary insight into their mode of action in cancer cells in vitro. Methods The antiproliferative activity was assessed in five diverse cancer cell lines via the SRB method (sulforhodamine B) or MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) method after 72 h of treatment. Further studies of the mechanism of action consisted of the influence of the compounds on cell cycle progression and apoptosis induction, which was assessed by flow cytometry, caspase-3 enzymatic activity, fluorescence microscopy and western blot analysis. Results A clear structure-activity relationship was observed for both groups of compounds with several representatives evaluated as highly active antiproliferative agents with low micromolar [Formula: see text] values. 2-Fluoro-6-formylphenylboronic acid (18) and 3-morpholino-5-fluorobenzoxaborole (27) exhibited strong cell cycle arrest induction in G
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