title: Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of some benzimidazole-4,7-diones as bioreductive anticancer agents.
abstract: New benzimidazole-4,7-diones substituted at 2-position were synthesized via a microwave-assisted reaction using 2-chloromethyl-1,5,6-trimethyl-1H-benzimidazole-4,7-dione 5b as a key intermediate compound. Their cytotoxicity has been evaluated on colon, breast and lung cancer cell lines. The dimer 17 was shown to possess excellent cytotoxicity comparable to that of mitomycin C.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Pharmaceutique, UMR CNRS 6517, Université de la Méditerranée, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Armand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gellis
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kovacic
authors.forename: Narimène
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boufatah
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanelle
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004583:Electrons; D006801:Humans; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles