title: Synthesis of a new class of 2-anilino substituted nicotinyl arylsulfonylhydrazides as potential anticancer and antibacterial agents.
abstract: A series of N'-1-[2-anilino-3-pyridyl]carbonyl-1-benzenesulfonohydrazide derivatives (7a-i) was synthesized and five of them were selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity. Three of the investigated compounds 7d, 7f and 7g exhibited significant anticancer activity in the primary assay and further tested against a panel of 60 human tumour cell lines. Compound 7g showed 50% growth inhibitory activity in leukaemia, melanoma, lung cancer, colon cancer, renal cancer and breast cancer cells with GI(50) value of 3.2-9.6 microM. The synthesized compounds (7a-i) were also evaluated for their antibacterial activity against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains of bacteria. Most of these compounds showed better inhibitory activity in comparison to the standard drugs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India. ahmedkamal@iict.res.in
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: M Naseer A
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srinivasa Reddy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rohini
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006834:Hydrazines; D007202:Indicators and Reagents