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Anti-invasive and cytotoxic evaluation of a (+)-pinoresinol-based semisynthetic library against glioblastoma

  • Chen Zhang,
  • Kah Yean Lum,
  • Jonathan M. White,
  • Paul I. Forster,
  • Nicholas Booth,
  • Sunita A. Ramesh and
  • Rohan A. Davis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 691–704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.54

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  • (+)-pinoresinol and its high abundance from the seeds of E. maculata, we synthesized five analogues for biological evaluations. Preliminary cytotoxicity evaluations of the semisynthetic pinoresinol-based library against two human glioblastoma cell lines, U251MG and KNS42, showed (+)-4,4'-di(3,3-dimethylbutanoyl
  • ; glioblastoma; (+)-pinoresinol; seeds; semisynthesis; Introduction Since ancient times, natural products have played a crucial role in the development of medicines for various diseases [1][2][3][4]. A recent review by Newman et al. has identified that over the past four decades, >30% of therapeutic drugs
  • cancer cells from moving. In this study, a unique plant-derived lignan‑based library was screened against glioblastoma (brain cancer) cell lines to evaluate anti-invasive and cytotoxicity effects. Results and Discussion The air-dried and ground seeds of E. maculata were sequentially extracted with CH2Cl2
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Published 11 May 2026

Towards the targeted protein degradation of CK2: design and synthesis of CAM4066-based PROTACs

  • Sophie Day-Riley,
  • Sona Krajcovicova,
  • Aryaman Raj Sokhal,
  • Jan L. Venne,
  • Paul Brear,
  • Marko Hyvönen,
  • Benjamin C. Whitehurst,
  • Jason S. Carroll and
  • David R. Spring

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 611–619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.47

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  • survival across several cancer types, and its downregulation impairs viability in models of glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, cholangiocarcinoma, breast and renal cancers [4]. These features have established CK2 as a compelling therapeutic target. In 2016, structural studies revealed a cryptic αD pocket
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Published 22 Apr 2026

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2,5-diaryloxazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-7-ylamines as selective cytotoxic agents against HeLa cells

  • Maryna V. Kachaeva,
  • Agnieszka B. Olejniczak,
  • Marta Denel-Bobrowska,
  • Victor V. Zhirnov,
  • Yevheniia S. Velihina,
  • Stepan G. Pilyo and
  • Volodymyr S. Brovarets

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 390–398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.27

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  • lines such as HepG2 (liver), HeLa (cervix), A549 (lung), and glioblastoma models rely on enhanced nucleotide metabolism to sustain rapid DNA/RNA synthesis. Oxazolopyrimidines can inhibit these overactive enzymes in cancer cells, while normal cells (with lower demand) are less affected. This explains why
  • carcinoma cells), and T98G (Human glioblastoma multiforme cells). Cytotoxicity was determined by measurement of 50% inhibition of cell growth by the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. The selectivity index (SI) was calculated for the investigated compounds. The
  • (ATCC CCL-185, Human lung carcinoma cells), HepG2 (ATCC HB-8065, Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells), and T98G (ATCC CRL-1690, Human glioblastoma multiforme cells). Non-cancer cell line: NCTC clone 929 (CCL-1, Mus musculus normal subcutaneous connective tissue cells). Chemicals: Eagles minimum
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Published 03 Mar 2026

N-Glycosides of indigo, indirubin, and isoindigo: blue, red, and yellow sugars and their cancerostatic activity

  • Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2840–2869, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.240

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  • cytotoxic activity against melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma cells, lung cancer and glioblastoma cells [30]. It was shown in a WST-1 assay that these compounds exhibit a concentration-dependent inhibition of the metabolic activity of A375 and A431 cells, while the non-glycosylated derivative 34 proved to
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Published 08 Nov 2024

The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)

  • Cristina Martini,
  • Muhammad Idham Darussalam Mardjan and
  • Andrea Basso

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1839–1879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.162

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Published 01 Aug 2024

Cycloaddition reactions of heterocyclic azides with 2-cyanoacetamidines as a new route to C,N-diheteroarylcarbamidines

  • Pavel S. Silaichev,
  • Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
  • Vsevolod V. Melekhin,
  • Valeriy O. Filimonov,
  • Andrey N. Maslivets,
  • Vladimir G. Ilkin,
  • Wim Dehaen and
  • Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 17–24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.3

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  • embryo kidney cells (HEK-293), glioblastoma (A-172), and osteosarcoma (HOS) cells. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 25: Full experimental details and characterization data of all new compounds. Supporting Information File 26: Copies of NMR spectra of all new compounds. Funding Design
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Published 05 Jan 2024

Efficient N-arylation of 4-chloroquinazolines en route to novel 4-anilinoquinazolines as potential anticancer agents

  • Rodolfo H. V. Nishimura,
  • Thiago dos Santos,
  • Valter E. Murie,
  • Luciana C. Furtado,
  • Leticia V. Costa-Lotufo and
  • Giuliano C. Clososki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2968–2975, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.206

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  • adenocarcinoma), and T98G (human glioblastoma). Initially, we evaluated all compounds at 50 µM, and we considered active the compounds that inhibited cell proliferation by over 75% for each cell line. Compounds 10b, 10c, 10g, 10k, 10l, 15a, 15b, and 15d were active against T98G cells, and compounds 10b, 15a, and
  • strongly cytotoxic to T98G cells (0.2 nM). In fact, the promising activity of verubulin in glioma is known, which has prompted phase 2 clinical trials in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, but the studies have been interrupted due to the observed adverse events [33]. Nonetheless, further studies aiming
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Published 22 Dec 2021

Synthesis and anticancer activity of bis(2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl) selenides and diselenides: the copper-catalyzed tandem C–H selenation of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine with selenium

  • Mio Matsumura,
  • Tsutomu Takahashi,
  • Hikari Yamauchi,
  • Shunsuke Sakuma,
  • Yukako Hayashi,
  • Tadashi Hyodo,
  • Tohru Obata,
  • Kentaro Yamaguchi,
  • Yasuyuki Fujiwara and
  • Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1075–1083, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.94

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  • Figure 6, 2f also exhibited cytotoxicity against U251 human glioblastoma cells and HKBMM human malignant meningioma cells. Importantly, the diselenide 2f was more cytotoxic toward HeLa cancer cells than to human brain microvascular endothelial (HBME) cells, which are noncancerous (Figure 7). Hence, the
  • represented as mean ± S.D. values of four samples. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 compared to the control. DOX: doxorubicin. The cytotoxic effect of the bis[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl] diselenide 2f on cancer cell lines. Human glioblastoma U251 cells (a) and human malignant meningioma HKBMM cells (b
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Published 20 May 2020

Fluorinated phenylalanines: synthesis and pharmaceutical applications

  • Laila F. Awad and
  • Mohammed Salah Ayoup

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1022–1050, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.91

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  • further analysis and comparison with 178 (performed in vitro), as the most promising candidate 2-[18F]-2-fluoroethyl-ʟ-phenylalanine (2-[18F]FELP, 95) was selected. In a F98 glioblastoma rat model, 2-[18F]FELP exhibited improved in vitro characteristics over [18F]FET 178, especially in view of the
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Published 15 May 2020

Lanyamycin, a macrolide antibiotic from Sorangium cellulosum, strain Soce 481 (Myxobacteria)

  • Lucky S. Mulwa,
  • Rolf Jansen,
  • Dimas F. Praditya,
  • Kathrin I. Mohr,
  • Patrick W. Okanya,
  • Joachim Wink,
  • Eike Steinmann and
  • Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1554–1562, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.132

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  • (KB3.1), colon carcinoma cells (HCT-116), and glioblastoma (U87MG). It exhibited cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 3.1 and 1.5 µM against L929 and KB3.1 cell cultures, respectively, while it was not active against the other cell lines according to the limits of the National Cancer Institute (active
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Published 26 Jun 2018

An overview of recent advances in duplex DNA recognition by small molecules

  • Sayantan Bhaduri,
  • Nihar Ranjan and
  • Dev P. Arya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1051–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.93

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Published 16 May 2018

On the design principles of peptide–drug conjugates for targeted drug delivery to the malignant tumor site

  • Eirinaios I. Vrettos,
  • Gábor Mező and
  • Andreas G. Tzakos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 930–954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.80

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  • receptor-mediated transcytosis after binding to LRP-1 and consequently it is often used as drug delivery vehicle, while paclitaxel bears cytotoxicity against glioblastoma. It has been shown that the brain uptake of ANG1005 was 4.5-fold higher compared to paclitaxel and the cytotoxicity remained higher in
  • all cancer cell lines tested (glioblastoma U87 MG, U118, U251; lung carcinoma A549, NCI-H460, Calu-3; ovarian carcinoma SK-OV-3). It has been also proved that human tumor xenografts were inhibited more with ANG1005 than paclitaxel. Finally, mice with intracerebral implantation of U87 MG glioblastoma
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Published 26 Apr 2018

Synthesis and biological evaluation of RGD and isoDGR peptidomimetic-α-amanitin conjugates for tumor-targeting

  • Lizeth Bodero,
  • Paula López Rivas,
  • Barbara Korsak,
  • Torsten Hechler,
  • Andreas Pahl,
  • Christoph Müller,
  • Daniela Arosio,
  • Luca Pignataro,
  • Cesare Gennari and
  • Umberto Piarulli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 407–415, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.29

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  • antiproliferative activity of the conjugates was evaluated in three cell lines possessing different levels of αVβ3 integrin expression: human glioblastoma U87 (αVβ3+), human lung carcinoma A549 (αVβ3−) and breast adenocarcinoma MDA-MB-468 (αVβ3−). In the U87, in the MDA-MB-468, and partly in the A549 cancer cell
  • disulfide linker in the cytoplasm. In another example, Perrin and co-workers conjugated the N-propargylasparagine of an amanitin analog to a cycloRGD integrin ligand (cyclo[RGDfK]) using a copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition [8]. The conjugates were tested in the U87 glioblastoma cell line, but only
  • a slight enhancement in toxicity over α-amanitin was observed. The transmembrane receptor αVβ3 integrin is widely expressed on the blood vessels of several human cancers (for example, breast cancer, glioblastoma, pancreatic tumor, prostate carcinoma) but not on the vasculature of healthy tissues [9
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Published 14 Feb 2018

C-5’-Triazolyl-2’-oxa-3’-aza-4’a-carbanucleosides: Synthesis and biological evaluation

  • Roberto Romeo,
  • Caterina Carnovale,
  • Salvatore V. Giofrè,
  • Maria A. Chiacchio,
  • Adriana Garozzo,
  • Emanuele Amata,
  • Giovanni Romeo and
  • Ugo Chiacchio

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 328–334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.38

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  • ]: Some of these compounds show a good anticancer activity against the anaplastic (8305C) and the follicular (FTC-133) human thyroid cancer cell lines, and especially on the U87MG human primary glioblastoma cell line (Figure 2). Accordingly, considering that the incorporation of the triazole moiety can
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Published 09 Mar 2015

An easily accessible sulfated saccharide mimetic inhibits in vitro human tumor cell adhesion and angiogenesis of vascular endothelial cells

  • Grazia Marano,
  • Claas Gronewold,
  • Martin Frank,
  • Anette Merling,
  • Christian Kliem,
  • Sandra Sauer,
  • Manfred Wiessler,
  • Eva Frei and
  • Reinhard Schwartz-Albiez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 787–803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.89

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  • angiogenesis and is currently under investigation in several clinical trials for the treatment of recurrent malignant glioblastoma [48]. GSF, due to its direct anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic effect, may represent a new class of small-molecule anticancer drugs. Although anti-angiogenic drugs such as the
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Published 29 May 2012

Recent progress on the total synthesis of acetogenins from Annonaceae

  • Nianguang Li,
  • Zhihao Shi,
  • Yuping Tang,
  • Jianwei Chen and
  • Xiang Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 48, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.48

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