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Phenoxodiol, an analogue of the isoflavone natural product daidzein, is a potent anti-cancer agent that has been investigated for the treatment of hormone dependent cancers. This molecular scaffold was reacted with different primary amines and secondary amines under different Mannich conditions to yield either benzoxazine or aminomethyl substituted analogues. These processes enabled the generation of a diverse range of analogues that were required for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. The resulting Mannich bases exhibited prominent anti-proliferative effects against SHEP neuroblastoma and MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cell lines. Further cytotoxicity studies against MRC-5 normal lung fibroblast cells showed that the isoflavene analogues were selective towards cancer cells., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

The paper describes synthesis and antibacterial study of biologically active Mannich bases of carboxamide derivative employing Mannich reaction of 4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a pentahydroxy naphthacene carboxamide with various sulfonamides/secondary amines . They were analysed by elemental analysis and characterized by UV, IR and (1)H NMR spectroscopic studies. The Mannich bases were screened for antibacterial activity against various gram-negative bacteria at various concentrations and were analysed statistically. The result has shown that the compounds are quite active against pathogens under study and were non-toxic. All the synthesized compounds were found to be low lethal as ascertained by LD50 test.