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A regioselective synthetic route to 2,8-disubstituted pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazines, by initial condensation reaction between suitable diaminopyridines and α-keto aldehydes equivalents, has been developed. Focusing on the functionalization on C-8, 2-aryl-8-bromo- and 8-amino-2-arylpyrido[3,4-b]pyrazines have been synthesized. Anilines, amides, and ureas have been introduced at the 8-position from key intermediates. 2,8-Disubstituted pyrido[3,4- b]pyrazines thus prepared were found to be of biological interest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A four-step synthesis of 8-bromo-2,3-disubstituted pyrido[ 3,4-b]pyrazines and a six-step synthesis of 8-amino-2,3-disubstituted pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazines have been developed. A particularly valuable feature of this synthetic route is the possibility to build 2,3- disubstituted pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazines with a large variety of substituents in position 8 (aniline, amide, urea, thiourea). Our protocol was extended to the synthesis of 2,3,8-trisubstituted pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The synthesis and study of the structure–activity relationships of cytotoxic compounds based on N-pyridinyl or N-aryl-2-(1-benzylindol-3-yl)glyoxamide skeleton, represented by the lead structures D-24241 and D-24851, are described. The presence of N-(pyridin-4-yl) moiety was crucial for activity and 2-[1-(4-chloro-3-nitrobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-oxo-N-(pyridin-4-yl)acetamide (55), the most potent derivative, showed IC50 =39nM, 51nM and 11nM against HeLa/KB (human cervix carcinoma), L1210 (murine leukemia) and SKOV3 (human ovarian carcinoma) cell lines proliferation assay, respectively, as active as the lead compounds. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

New series of analogues of N-(pyridin-4-yl)-2-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-indol-3-yl]glyoxamide D-24851 were synthesized, characterized and tested for their in vitro anticancer properties. In the first series, an amino acid spacer was introduced in the glyoxamide chain of D-24851. In the second series, the glyoxamide chain was moved to positions 4 and 5 of indole skeleton. These new compounds were tested on four cancer cell lines (KB, SK-OV-3, NCI-H460 and SF-268), with promising activity for the glycine derivative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A novel series of 2,3-diarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines was synthesized and evaluated for their antileishmanial activities. Four derivatives exhibited good activity against the promastigote and intracellular amastigote stages of Leishmania major, coupled with a low cytotoxicity against the HeLa human cell line. The impact of compound lipophilicity on antiparasitic activities was investigated by Log D comparison. Although LmCK1 could be the parasitic target for three compounds (13, 18, 21), the inhibition of another target is under study to explain the antileishmanial effect of the most promising compounds. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]