Synthesis, antiviral and antiproliferative activity of some N-benzenesulphonyl-2(2- or 3-pyridylethyl)-benzimidazoles.
Some N-benzenesulphonyl-2(2- or 3-pyridylethyl)-benzimidazoles were synthesized and tested in vitro for antiproliferative and antiviral activity. Only one compound displayed a degree of antiproliferative activity against chronic myeloid leukaemia cells. However, a number of them exerted an antiviral effect at micromolar concentrations. The antiproliferative activity and the maximum potency of antiviral activity correlate with the presence of both the 2-pyridyl moiety bound at the ethylenic bridge in C-2 of benzimidazole and the nitro group in the benzene ring.
Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Portolani
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D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000473:pathology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014709:Vero Cells; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay; D014780:Viruses / Q000187:drug effects
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D011725:Pyridines