title: Synthesis and toxicity towards normal and cancer cell lines of benzimidazolequinones containing fused aromatic rings and 2-aromatic ring substituents.
abstract: A facile 6-exo-trig cyclization of sigma-aromatic radicals has allowed the synthesis of various aromatic ring fused benzimidazoles and benzimidazolequinones. The most highly conjugated naphthyl fused benzimidazolequinone, (5-methyl-5,6-dihydrobenzimidazo[2,1-a]benzo[f]isoquinoline-8,11-dione) showed the highest specificity towards human cervical (HeLa) and prostate (DU145) cancer cell lines with little toxicity towards a human normal (GM00637) cell line at doses of <1 microM. In contrast, 2-aromatic ring substituted (benzimidazole-4,7-diones) analogues, benzimidazolequinone with a pyridine ring and mitomycin C were more toxic than the highly conjugated naphthyl fused benzimidazolequinone towards the normal cell line.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Eoin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moriarty
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonham
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Carty
authors.forename: Fawaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aldabbagh
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; C031000:benzimidazole