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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Induction of Cell Death in Human A549 Cells Using 3-(Quinoxaline-3-yl) Prop-2-ynyl Methanosulphonate and 3-(Quinoxaline-3-yl) Prop-2-yn-1-ol.

Mixo Aunny Sibiya, Lerato Raphoko, Dikgale Mangokoana, Raymond Makola, Winston Nxumalo, Thabe Moses Matsebatlela

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mixo Aunny SibiyaDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. aunnymixo@gmail.com.
Lerato RaphokoChemistry Department, School of Physical and Mineral Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. leratomaraphoko@gmail.com.
Dikgale MangokoanaDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. dikgalemangokoana@gmail.com.
Raymond MakolaDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. makolaraymond4@gmail.com.
Winston NxumaloChemistry Department, School of Physical and Mineral Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. winston.nxumalo@ul.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-8310-4520
Thabe Moses MatsebatlelaDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. thabe.matsebatlela@ul.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0001-6506-4070
University of Limpopo · ZA

Funding

HEI TIA SEED FUND R316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite major advancements in the development of various chemotherapeutic agents, treatment for lung cancer remains costly, ineffective, toxic to normal non-cancerous cells, and still hampered by a high level of remissions. A novel cohort of quinoxaline derivatives designed to possess a wide spectrum of biological activities was synthesized with promising targeted and selective anticancer drug activity. Hence, this study was aimed at determining in vitro anticancer activity effects of a newly synthesized class of 3-(quinoxaline-3-yl) prop-2-ynyl quinoxaline derivatives on A549 lung cancer cells. An assessment of the quinoxaline derivatives ferric reducing power, free radical scavenging activity, cytotoxic activity, and ability to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was performed using the Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H₂DCFDA) assays, respectively. The ability of the quinoxaline derivatives to induce apoptosis in A549 cells was assessed using the Acridine Orange/Ethidium Bromide (AO/EB) and Annexin V-FITC/Dead Cell Assay. Of the four quinoxaline derivatives tested, 3-(quinoxaline-3-yl) prop-2-ynyl methanosulphate (LA-39B) and 3-(quinoxaline-3-yl) prop-2-yn-1-ol (LA-55) displayed a dose-dependent reducing power, free-radical scavenging activity, inhibition of cell viability, and stimulation of ROS production which was accompanied by induction of apoptosis in A549 lung cancer cells. None of the quinoxaline derivatives induced cell death or ROS production in non-cancerous Raw 267.4 macrophage cells. Cytotoxicity was observed in A549 lung cancer, HeLa cervical cancer, and MCF-7 breast cancer cells albeit inhibition was more pronounced in A549 cells. The results of the study suggest that 3-(quinoxaline-3-yl) prop-2-ynyl methanosulphate and 3-(quinoxaline-3-yl) prop-2-yn-1-ol induce apoptotic cell death in A549 lung cancer cells.

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A549 CellsAntioxidantsApoptosisCell CycleCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHumansLung NeoplasmsQuinoxalinesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsQuinoxalinesReactive Oxygen Speciesanticancerantioxidantapoptosisfree radicalslung cancerquinoxalines

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