title: Psoralen analogues: synthesis, inhibitory activity of growth of human tumor cell lines and computational studies.
abstract: Eight psoralens have been evaluated for their ability to inhibit the in vitro growth of three human tumor cell lines representing different tumor types, MCF-7 (breast cancer), NCI-H460 (non-small cell lung cancer) and SF-268 (CNS cancer). The synthesis of four new psoralens (benzofurocoumarins) is presented as well as the results of the ab initio calculations to find the parameters that relate the structure with the antitumor activity. This work provides supplementary information that could allow the development of new psoralen analogues with this type of biological activity.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Química, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: A M A G
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: M Manuela M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Raposo
authors.forename: A M F
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Oliveira-Campos
authors.forename: A E H
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Prapawadee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puapairoj
authors.forename: Madalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedro
authors.forename: Maria São José
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Portela
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Madalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D011564:Furocoumarins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D055672:Static Electricity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011564:Furocoumarins; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents