TY  - JOUR
AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
AU  - Petronijević, Jelena
AU  - Janković, Nenad Ž.
AU  - Kosanić, Marijana
AU  - Milivojević, Dušan
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Tot, Aleksandar
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9156
AB  - Background: In order to make some progress in discovering the more effective way to eliminate ROS which cause the oxidative stress in organism in humans and bearing in mind the fact that ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-aryl(alkyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoates (β-diketonates) belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of β-diketonates were synthesized, characterized, and tested to evaluate there antioxidant activity. Further, to investigate how coordination to copper(II) ion affects the activity of β-diketonates, appropriate complexes were synthesized and characterized. Methods: All complexes were characterized by UV-Vis, IR, and EPR spectroscopy, MS spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Fluorescence spectroscopic method was used for investigations of the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and compound 2E. Viscosity measurements and molecular docking study were performed to confirm the mode of interactions between DNA and BSA and compound 2E. Results: Scavenging activity on DPPH radical revealed that compounds 2A, 2B, and 2E possess largest free radical scavenging, comparable to standard while results of superoxide anion scavenging activities of tested samples showed that maximum scavenging activity (IC50=168.92 µg/mL) was found for 2E, very similar to standard ascorbic acid, followed by 2B and 2G. Results of the interactions between biomacromolecules and 2E indicated that 2E has the affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [Ksv = (3.7 ± 0.1) × 103 M-1], while Ka value obtained via titration of BSA with 2E [Ka = (4.2 ± 0.2) × 105 M-1], support the fact that the significant amount of the drug could be transported and distributed through the cells. Conclusions: All β-diketonates exhibited better scavenging activities than their corresponding copper complexes. Among all the tested compounds, 2E gave the highest reducing power, even higher than standard ascorbic acid, while reducing power for compounds 2A and 2B was also good but lower than standard. DNA and BSA binding study for 2E showed that this compound has the potential to be used as medicament. © 2021 Bentham Science Publishers.
T2  - Medicinal Chemistry
T1  - Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant Activity of β-diketonates, and Effects of Coordination to Copper(II) Ion on their Activity: DNA, BSA Interactions and Molecular Docking Study
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SP  - 519
EP  - 532
DO  - 10.2174/1573406415666191024102520
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Joksimović, Nenad and Petronijević, Jelena and Janković, Nenad Ž. and Kosanić, Marijana and Milivojević, Dušan and Vraneš, Milan and Tot, Aleksandar and Bugarčić, Zorica M.",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Background: In order to make some progress in discovering the more effective way to eliminate ROS which cause the oxidative stress in organism in humans and bearing in mind the fact that ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-aryl(alkyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoates (β-diketonates) belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of β-diketonates were synthesized, characterized, and tested to evaluate there antioxidant activity. Further, to investigate how coordination to copper(II) ion affects the activity of β-diketonates, appropriate complexes were synthesized and characterized. Methods: All complexes were characterized by UV-Vis, IR, and EPR spectroscopy, MS spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Fluorescence spectroscopic method was used for investigations of the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and compound 2E. Viscosity measurements and molecular docking study were performed to confirm the mode of interactions between DNA and BSA and compound 2E. Results: Scavenging activity on DPPH radical revealed that compounds 2A, 2B, and 2E possess largest free radical scavenging, comparable to standard while results of superoxide anion scavenging activities of tested samples showed that maximum scavenging activity (IC50=168.92 µg/mL) was found for 2E, very similar to standard ascorbic acid, followed by 2B and 2G. Results of the interactions between biomacromolecules and 2E indicated that 2E has the affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [Ksv = (3.7 ± 0.1) × 103 M-1], while Ka value obtained via titration of BSA with 2E [Ka = (4.2 ± 0.2) × 105 M-1], support the fact that the significant amount of the drug could be transported and distributed through the cells. Conclusions: All β-diketonates exhibited better scavenging activities than their corresponding copper complexes. Among all the tested compounds, 2E gave the highest reducing power, even higher than standard ascorbic acid, while reducing power for compounds 2A and 2B was also good but lower than standard. DNA and BSA binding study for 2E showed that this compound has the potential to be used as medicament. © 2021 Bentham Science Publishers.",
journal = "Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant Activity of β-diketonates, and Effects of Coordination to Copper(II) Ion on their Activity: DNA, BSA Interactions and Molecular Docking Study",
volume = "17",
number = "5",
pages = "519-532",
doi = "10.2174/1573406415666191024102520"
}

Joksimović, N., Petronijević, J., Janković, N. Ž., Kosanić, M., Milivojević, D., Vraneš, M., Tot, A.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2021). Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant Activity of β-diketonates, and Effects of Coordination to Copper(II) Ion on their Activity: DNA, BSA Interactions and Molecular Docking Study. in Medicinal Chemistry, 17(5), 519-532.
https://doi.org/10.2174/1573406415666191024102520

Joksimović N, Petronijević J, Janković NŽ, Kosanić M, Milivojević D, Vraneš M, Tot A, Bugarčić ZM. Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant Activity of β-diketonates, and Effects of Coordination to Copper(II) Ion on their Activity: DNA, BSA Interactions and Molecular Docking Study. in Medicinal Chemistry. 2021;17(5):519-532.
doi:10.2174/1573406415666191024102520 .

Joksimović, Nenad, Petronijević, Jelena, Janković, Nenad Ž., Kosanić, Marijana, Milivojević, Dušan, Vraneš, Milan, Tot, Aleksandar, Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant Activity of β-diketonates, and Effects of Coordination to Copper(II) Ion on their Activity: DNA, BSA Interactions and Molecular Docking Study" in Medicinal Chemistry, 17, no. 5 (2021):519-532,
https://doi.org/10.2174/1573406415666191024102520 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Janković, Nenad Ž.
AU  - Trifunović Ristovski, Jovana
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Tot, Aleksandar
AU  - Petronijević, Jelena
AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
AU  - Stanojković, Tatjana P.
AU  - Đorđić Crnogorac, Marija
AU  - Petrović, Nina
AU  - Boljević, Ivana
AU  - Matić, Ivana Z.
AU  - Bogdanović, Goran A.
AU  - Mikov, Momir
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0045206818312598
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8071
AB  - In order to investigate potential therapeutically agents, novel products of Biginelli reaction (4a-l) were synthesized and exposed to cytotoxic and caspase activities, angiogenesis, cell cycle distribution, gene and microRNA expression levels, lipophilicity assessment and docking study. Among the twelve novel compounds (4a-l) evaluated for the cytotoxic activity, five of them (4c, 4d, 4f, 4k and 4l) that showed excellent activity on the tested cell lines (HeLa, LS174 and A549) were selected for further evaluation. Interestingly, compound 4f has up to three times higher selectivity index (SI) towards cancer cells than cisplatin (on HeLa, LS174 and A549 SI = 18.2, 13.5 and 11.2, respectively). The obtained results from cell cycle distribution and caspase activity indicate that tested compounds (4c, 4d, 4f, 4k and 4l) promoted caspase-9 activation, implicated in the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. Lipophilicity of 4a-l was determinate by using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
T2  - Bioorganic Chemistry
T1  - Discovery of the Biginelli hybrids as novel caspase-9 activators in apoptotic machines: Lipophilicity, molecular docking study, influence on angiogenesis gene and miR-21 expression levels
VL  - 86
SP  - 569
EP  - 582
DO  - 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.026
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Janković, Nenad Ž. and Trifunović Ristovski, Jovana and Vraneš, Milan and Tot, Aleksandar and Petronijević, Jelena and Joksimović, Nenad and Stanojković, Tatjana P. and Đorđić Crnogorac, Marija and Petrović, Nina and Boljević, Ivana and Matić, Ivana Z. and Bogdanović, Goran A. and Mikov, Momir and Bugarčić, Zorica M.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In order to investigate potential therapeutically agents, novel products of Biginelli reaction (4a-l) were synthesized and exposed to cytotoxic and caspase activities, angiogenesis, cell cycle distribution, gene and microRNA expression levels, lipophilicity assessment and docking study. Among the twelve novel compounds (4a-l) evaluated for the cytotoxic activity, five of them (4c, 4d, 4f, 4k and 4l) that showed excellent activity on the tested cell lines (HeLa, LS174 and A549) were selected for further evaluation. Interestingly, compound 4f has up to three times higher selectivity index (SI) towards cancer cells than cisplatin (on HeLa, LS174 and A549 SI = 18.2, 13.5 and 11.2, respectively). The obtained results from cell cycle distribution and caspase activity indicate that tested compounds (4c, 4d, 4f, 4k and 4l) promoted caspase-9 activation, implicated in the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. Lipophilicity of 4a-l was determinate by using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.",
journal = "Bioorganic Chemistry",
title = "Discovery of the Biginelli hybrids as novel caspase-9 activators in apoptotic machines: Lipophilicity, molecular docking study, influence on angiogenesis gene and miR-21 expression levels",
volume = "86",
pages = "569-582",
doi = "10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.026"
}

Janković, N. Ž., Trifunović Ristovski, J., Vraneš, M., Tot, A., Petronijević, J., Joksimović, N., Stanojković, T. P., Đorđić Crnogorac, M., Petrović, N., Boljević, I., Matić, I. Z., Bogdanović, G. A., Mikov, M.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2019). Discovery of the Biginelli hybrids as novel caspase-9 activators in apoptotic machines: Lipophilicity, molecular docking study, influence on angiogenesis gene and miR-21 expression levels. in Bioorganic Chemistry, 86, 569-582.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.026

Janković NŽ, Trifunović Ristovski J, Vraneš M, Tot A, Petronijević J, Joksimović N, Stanojković TP, Đorđić Crnogorac M, Petrović N, Boljević I, Matić IZ, Bogdanović GA, Mikov M, Bugarčić ZM. Discovery of the Biginelli hybrids as novel caspase-9 activators in apoptotic machines: Lipophilicity, molecular docking study, influence on angiogenesis gene and miR-21 expression levels. in Bioorganic Chemistry. 2019;86:569-582.
doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.026 .

Janković, Nenad Ž., Trifunović Ristovski, Jovana, Vraneš, Milan, Tot, Aleksandar, Petronijević, Jelena, Joksimović, Nenad, Stanojković, Tatjana P., Đorđić Crnogorac, Marija, Petrović, Nina, Boljević, Ivana, Matić, Ivana Z., Bogdanović, Goran A., Mikov, Momir, Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Discovery of the Biginelli hybrids as novel caspase-9 activators in apoptotic machines: Lipophilicity, molecular docking study, influence on angiogenesis gene and miR-21 expression levels" in Bioorganic Chemistry, 86 (2019):569-582,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.02.026 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
AU  - Petronijević, Jelena
AU  - Janković, Nenad Ž.
AU  - Baskić, Dejan
AU  - Popović, Suzana Lj.
AU  - Todorović, Danijela V.
AU  - Matić, Sanja Lj.
AU  - Bogdanović, Goran A.
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Tot, Aleksandar
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8173
AB  - In order to make a progress in discovering a new agents for chemotherapy with improved properties and bearing in mind the fact that substituted 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of novel 1,5-diaryl-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones were synthesized and characterized by spectral (UV–Vis, IR, NMR, ESI-MS), X-ray and elemental analysis. All compounds were examined for their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines HeLa and MDA-MB 231 and normal fibroblasts (MRC-5). Four compounds, 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D10), 3-hydroxy-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D13), 3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D14), and 3-hydroxy-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D15), that showed the highest cytotoxicity against malignant cells and the best selectivity towards normal cells were selected for further experiments. Results obtained by investigating mechanisms of cytotoxic activity suggest that selected 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one derivatives in HeLa cells induce apoptosis that is associated with S phase arrest (D13, D15, and D10) or unrelated to cell cycle distribution (D14). Additionally, to better understand their suitability for potential use as anticancer medicaments we studied the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and D13 and D15. The results indicated that D13 and D15 have great affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [K sv = (3.7 ± 0.1) and (3.4 ± 0.1) × 10 3 M −1 , respectively], an intercalative mode also confirmed through viscosity measurements. K a values, obtained as result of fluorescence titration of BSA with D13 and D15 [K a = (4.2 ± 0.2) and (2.6 ± 0.2) × 10 5 M, respectively], support the fact that a significant amount of the tested compounds could be transported and distributed through the cells. In addition, by DNA and BSA molecular docking study for D13, D14 and D15 is determined and predicted the binding mode and the interaction region. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
T2  - Bioorganic Chemistry
T1  - Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study
VL  - 88
SP  - 102954
DO  - 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Joksimović, Nenad and Petronijević, Jelena and Janković, Nenad Ž. and Baskić, Dejan and Popović, Suzana Lj. and Todorović, Danijela V. and Matić, Sanja Lj. and Bogdanović, Goran A. and Vraneš, Milan and Tot, Aleksandar and Bugarčić, Zorica M.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In order to make a progress in discovering a new agents for chemotherapy with improved properties and bearing in mind the fact that substituted 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of novel 1,5-diaryl-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones were synthesized and characterized by spectral (UV–Vis, IR, NMR, ESI-MS), X-ray and elemental analysis. All compounds were examined for their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines HeLa and MDA-MB 231 and normal fibroblasts (MRC-5). Four compounds, 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D10), 3-hydroxy-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D13), 3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D14), and 3-hydroxy-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D15), that showed the highest cytotoxicity against malignant cells and the best selectivity towards normal cells were selected for further experiments. Results obtained by investigating mechanisms of cytotoxic activity suggest that selected 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one derivatives in HeLa cells induce apoptosis that is associated with S phase arrest (D13, D15, and D10) or unrelated to cell cycle distribution (D14). Additionally, to better understand their suitability for potential use as anticancer medicaments we studied the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and D13 and D15. The results indicated that D13 and D15 have great affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [K sv = (3.7 ± 0.1) and (3.4 ± 0.1) × 10 3 M −1 , respectively], an intercalative mode also confirmed through viscosity measurements. K a values, obtained as result of fluorescence titration of BSA with D13 and D15 [K a = (4.2 ± 0.2) and (2.6 ± 0.2) × 10 5 M, respectively], support the fact that a significant amount of the tested compounds could be transported and distributed through the cells. In addition, by DNA and BSA molecular docking study for D13, D14 and D15 is determined and predicted the binding mode and the interaction region. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.",
journal = "Bioorganic Chemistry",
title = "Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study",
volume = "88",
pages = "102954",
doi = "10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954"
}

Joksimović, N., Petronijević, J., Janković, N. Ž., Baskić, D., Popović, S. Lj., Todorović, D. V., Matić, S. Lj., Bogdanović, G. A., Vraneš, M., Tot, A.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2019). Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study. in Bioorganic Chemistry, 88, 102954.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954

Joksimović N, Petronijević J, Janković NŽ, Baskić D, Popović SL, Todorović DV, Matić SL, Bogdanović GA, Vraneš M, Tot A, Bugarčić ZM. Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study. in Bioorganic Chemistry. 2019;88:102954.
doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954 .

Joksimović, Nenad, Petronijević, Jelena, Janković, Nenad Ž., Baskić, Dejan, Popović, Suzana Lj., Todorović, Danijela V., Matić, Sanja Lj., Bogdanović, Goran A., Vraneš, Milan, Tot, Aleksandar, Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study" in Bioorganic Chemistry, 88 (2019):102954,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
AU  - Petronijević, Jelena
AU  - Janković, Nenad Ž.
AU  - Baskić, Dejan
AU  - Popović, Suzana Lj.
AU  - Todorović, Danijela V.
AU  - Matić, Sanja Lj.
AU  - Bogdanović, Goran A.
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Tot, Aleksandar
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8186
AB  - In order to make a progress in discovering a new agents for chemotherapy with improved properties and bearing in mind the fact that substituted 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of novel 1,5-diaryl-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones were synthesized and characterized by spectral (UV–Vis, IR, NMR, ESI-MS), X-ray and elemental analysis. All compounds were examined for their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines HeLa and MDA-MB 231 and normal fibroblasts (MRC-5). Four compounds, 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D10), 3-hydroxy-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D13), 3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D14), and 3-hydroxy-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D15), that showed the highest cytotoxicity against malignant cells and the best selectivity towards normal cells were selected for further experiments. Results obtained by investigating mechanisms of cytotoxic activity suggest that selected 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one derivatives in HeLa cells induce apoptosis that is associated with S phase arrest (D13, D15, and D10) or unrelated to cell cycle distribution (D14). Additionally, to better understand their suitability for potential use as anticancer medicaments we studied the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and D13 and D15. The results indicated that D13 and D15 have great affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [K sv = (3.7 ± 0.1) and (3.4 ± 0.1) × 10 3 M −1 , respectively], an intercalative mode also confirmed through viscosity measurements. K a values, obtained as result of fluorescence titration of BSA with D13 and D15 [K a = (4.2 ± 0.2) and (2.6 ± 0.2) × 10 5 M, respectively], support the fact that a significant amount of the tested compounds could be transported and distributed through the cells. In addition, by DNA and BSA molecular docking study for D13, D14 and D15 is determined and predicted the binding mode and the interaction region. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
T2  - Bioorganic Chemistry
T1  - Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study
VL  - 88
SP  - 102954
DO  - 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Joksimović, Nenad and Petronijević, Jelena and Janković, Nenad Ž. and Baskić, Dejan and Popović, Suzana Lj. and Todorović, Danijela V. and Matić, Sanja Lj. and Bogdanović, Goran A. and Vraneš, Milan and Tot, Aleksandar and Bugarčić, Zorica M.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In order to make a progress in discovering a new agents for chemotherapy with improved properties and bearing in mind the fact that substituted 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones belong to a class of biologically active compounds, series of novel 1,5-diaryl-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones were synthesized and characterized by spectral (UV–Vis, IR, NMR, ESI-MS), X-ray and elemental analysis. All compounds were examined for their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines HeLa and MDA-MB 231 and normal fibroblasts (MRC-5). Four compounds, 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D10), 3-hydroxy-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D13), 3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D14), and 3-hydroxy-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-5-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-one (D15), that showed the highest cytotoxicity against malignant cells and the best selectivity towards normal cells were selected for further experiments. Results obtained by investigating mechanisms of cytotoxic activity suggest that selected 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one derivatives in HeLa cells induce apoptosis that is associated with S phase arrest (D13, D15, and D10) or unrelated to cell cycle distribution (D14). Additionally, to better understand their suitability for potential use as anticancer medicaments we studied the interactions between biomacromolecules (DNA or BSA) and D13 and D15. The results indicated that D13 and D15 have great affinity to displace EB from the EB-DNA complex through intercalation [K sv = (3.7 ± 0.1) and (3.4 ± 0.1) × 10 3 M −1 , respectively], an intercalative mode also confirmed through viscosity measurements. K a values, obtained as result of fluorescence titration of BSA with D13 and D15 [K a = (4.2 ± 0.2) and (2.6 ± 0.2) × 10 5 M, respectively], support the fact that a significant amount of the tested compounds could be transported and distributed through the cells. In addition, by DNA and BSA molecular docking study for D13, D14 and D15 is determined and predicted the binding mode and the interaction region. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.",
journal = "Bioorganic Chemistry",
title = "Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study",
volume = "88",
pages = "102954",
doi = "10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954"
}

Joksimović, N., Petronijević, J., Janković, N. Ž., Baskić, D., Popović, S. Lj., Todorović, D. V., Matić, S. Lj., Bogdanović, G. A., Vraneš, M., Tot, A.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2019). Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study. in Bioorganic Chemistry, 88, 102954.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954

Joksimović N, Petronijević J, Janković NŽ, Baskić D, Popović SL, Todorović DV, Matić SL, Bogdanović GA, Vraneš M, Tot A, Bugarčić ZM. Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study. in Bioorganic Chemistry. 2019;88:102954.
doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954 .

Joksimović, Nenad, Petronijević, Jelena, Janković, Nenad Ž., Baskić, Dejan, Popović, Suzana Lj., Todorović, Danijela V., Matić, Sanja Lj., Bogdanović, Goran A., Vraneš, Milan, Tot, Aleksandar, Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Synthesis, characterization, anticancer evaluation and mechanisms of cytotoxic activity of novel 3-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones bearing thenoyl fragment: DNA, BSA interactions and molecular docking study" in Bioorganic Chemistry, 88 (2019):102954,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102954 . .

TY  - DATA
AU  - Janković, Nenad Ž.
AU  - Stefanović, Srđan M.
AU  - Petronijević, Jelena
AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
AU  - Novaković, Slađana B.
AU  - Bogdanović, Goran A.
AU  - Muškinja, Jovana
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Ratković, Zoran R.
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127
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AB  - The selective synthesis of 5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-one scaffold (precursor of dihydrouracil) was a very difficult synthetic challenge that, so far, has not been achieved. For the first time, in this paper, green, selective and high-yields approach to 40 novel 5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (DHPMs) by one-pot reaction of aldehydes, Meldrum's acid and isothioureas under solvent-free conditions, in the presence of water, since an additive is presented. In the majority of cases, introduced methodology gave an unprecedented tautomer-selective fashion toward targeted compounds with excellent tautomeric purity (>99.9%), which reached 100% in few cases. The molecular structure of the five compounds has been determined by X-ray crystallography. In each one of them, very short length for the corresponding N2-C1 bond was noticed, making them especially interesting from a structural standpoint. This experimental fact can imply a highly localized electron π density in this part of each heterocyclic ring. The obtained experimental results, which are determined from NMR and ESI-MS study, indicate that this Biginelli-type reaction smoothly proceeds in a one-pot mode, pointing to the three-step tandem process, proceeding via the Knoevenagel, aza-Michael, and retro-Diels-Alder reactions. The presented strategy also had the following advantages: reduction amount of waste, excellent values of green chemistry metrics (cEF, EcoScale and GCIS), and it is the first eco-friendly strategy toward the DHPMs scaffold. © Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society.
T2  - ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
T1  - Supporting information for: Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry
VL  - 6
IS  - 10
SP  - 13358
EP  - 13366
DO  - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127.s006
ER  - 

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Janković, N. Ž., Stefanović, S. M., Petronijević, J., Joksimović, N., Novaković, S. B., Bogdanović, G. A., Muškinja, J., Vraneš, M., Ratković, Z. R.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2018). Supporting information for: Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry. in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6(10), 13358-13366.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127.s006

Janković NŽ, Stefanović SM, Petronijević J, Joksimović N, Novaković SB, Bogdanović GA, Muškinja J, Vraneš M, Ratković ZR, Bugarčić ZM. Supporting information for: Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry. in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 2018;6(10):13358-13366.
doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127.s006 .

Janković, Nenad Ž., Stefanović, Srđan M., Petronijević, Jelena, Joksimović, Nenad, Novaković, Slađana B., Bogdanović, Goran A., Muškinja, Jovana, Vraneš, Milan, Ratković, Zoran R., Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Supporting information for: Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry" in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, no. 10 (2018):13358-13366,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127.s006 . .

TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Joksimović, Nenad
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AU  - Bogdanović, Goran A.
AU  - Muškinja, Jovana
AU  - Vraneš, Milan
AU  - Ratković, Zoran R.
AU  - Bugarčić, Zorica M.
PY  - 2018
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T2  - ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
T1  - Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry
VL  - 6
IS  - 10
SP  - 13358
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DO  - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127
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author = "Janković, Nenad Ž. and Stefanović, Srđan M. and Petronijević, Jelena and Joksimović, Nenad and Novaković, Slađana B. and Bogdanović, Goran A. and Muškinja, Jovana and Vraneš, Milan and Ratković, Zoran R. and Bugarčić, Zorica M.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The selective synthesis of 5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-one scaffold (precursor of dihydrouracil) was a very difficult synthetic challenge that, so far, has not been achieved. For the first time, in this paper, green, selective and high-yields approach to 40 novel 5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (DHPMs) by one-pot reaction of aldehydes, Meldrum's acid and isothioureas under solvent-free conditions, in the presence of water, since an additive is presented. In the majority of cases, introduced methodology gave an unprecedented tautomer-selective fashion toward targeted compounds with excellent tautomeric purity (>99.9%), which reached 100% in few cases. The molecular structure of the five compounds has been determined by X-ray crystallography. In each one of them, very short length for the corresponding N2-C1 bond was noticed, making them especially interesting from a structural standpoint. This experimental fact can imply a highly localized electron π density in this part of each heterocyclic ring. The obtained experimental results, which are determined from NMR and ESI-MS study, indicate that this Biginelli-type reaction smoothly proceeds in a one-pot mode, pointing to the three-step tandem process, proceeding via the Knoevenagel, aza-Michael, and retro-Diels-Alder reactions. The presented strategy also had the following advantages: reduction amount of waste, excellent values of green chemistry metrics (cEF, EcoScale and GCIS), and it is the first eco-friendly strategy toward the DHPMs scaffold. © Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society.",
journal = "ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering",
title = "Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry",
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Janković, N. Ž., Stefanović, S. M., Petronijević, J., Joksimović, N., Novaković, S. B., Bogdanović, G. A., Muškinja, J., Vraneš, M., Ratković, Z. R.,& Bugarčić, Z. M.. (2018). Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry. in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6(10), 13358-13366.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127

Janković NŽ, Stefanović SM, Petronijević J, Joksimović N, Novaković SB, Bogdanović GA, Muškinja J, Vraneš M, Ratković ZR, Bugarčić ZM. Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry. in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 2018;6(10):13358-13366.
doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127 .

Janković, Nenad Ž., Stefanović, Srđan M., Petronijević, Jelena, Joksimović, Nenad, Novaković, Slađana B., Bogdanović, Goran A., Muškinja, Jovana, Vraneš, Milan, Ratković, Zoran R., Bugarčić, Zorica M., "Water-Tuned Tautomer-Selective Tandem Synthesis of the 5,6-Dihydropyrimidin-4(3 H )-ones, Driven under the Umbrella of Sustainable Chemistry" in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, no. 10 (2018):13358-13366,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03127 . .