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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Synthesis, Stability, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Aminoderivatives Incorporating the Aza-Acridine Scaffold.

Maria Karelou, Anthi Panara, Eleftheria Chatziorfanou, Aikaterini F Giannopoulou, Dimitrios J Stravopodis, Evagelos Gikas, Ioannis K Kostakis

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Maria KarelouDepartment of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Anthi PanaraLaboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Eleftheria ChatziorfanouDepartment of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini F GiannopoulouLaboratory of Cellular Oncology, Section of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios J StravopodisLaboratory of Cellular Oncology, Section of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9535-2134
Evagelos GikasLaboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0107-9991
Ioannis K KostakisDepartment of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9901-5223

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Abstract

Several new amino-substituted aza-acridine derivatives bearing one or two basic side chains have been designed and synthesized. Their anticancer activities were evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cell lines: T24 (urothelial bladder carcinoma, malignancy grade III) and WM266-4 (metastatic melanoma). Some of the synthesized compounds induced significant antiproliferative effects, with WM266-4 cells appearing more susceptible than T24 cells. This apparent cell-type selectivity may reflect differences in the mutational profiles and molecular target landscapes between the two cancer models. A stability study under hydrolytic conditions, based on a validated method, indicated that the most active compounds were stable under aqueous conditions. Computational analysis further supported the stability of these analogs, providing insights into the structure-stability relationships of the synthesized compounds.

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AcridinesAntineoplastic AgentsAza CompoundsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAcridinesAntineoplastic AgentsAza Compoundsacridinescancercomputational chemistrycytotoxic assaydrug discoverymass spectrometrystability

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PMCPMC12195947

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