1,2-Benzisoxazole-3-acetamide derivatives as dual agents for DPP-IV inhibition and anticancer activity

Abstract

Herein, we have designed various benzisoxazole acetamide derivatives with and without glycine spacer as DPP-IV inhibitors. Compounds 9a–d and 11a–e were synthesized and screened for their in vitro DPP-IV inhibition. Compounds 11a and 11c showed moderate activity for DPP-IV inhibition, whereas other remained inactive at 25–200 µM concentrations. DPP-IV inhibition can be a good strategy for modulating diabetes and cancer; hence, we have screened compounds 9a–d and 11a–e for their anticancer activity using MTT assay against A549 and MCF7 cell lines. Compounds 9a–d without glycine spacer have shown good anticancer activity compared to compounds 11a–e with glycine spacer. Compound 9b has shown moderate activity with IC₅₀ values 4.72 ± 0.72 and 4.39 ± 0.809 µM against A549 and MCF7 cell lines, respectively. Interestingly, compound 9c with cyano group has shown very good anticancer activity with IC₅₀ 2.36 ± 0.34 µM against MCF7 cell line as compared to fluorouracil with IC₅₀ 45.04 ± 1.02 µM.

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Keywords:

• 1,2-benzisoxazole derivatives
• antidiabetic activity
• DPP-IV inhibition
• anticancer activity

Acknowledgments

One of the authors (SU) is thankful to UGC, Government of India for UGC-JRF vide reference no. 22/06/2014 (i) EU-V. Authors are thankful to The Head, Department of Chemistry and Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda for providing laboratory facilities and Zydus Research Centre, Ahmedabad, for the ESI-MS analyses.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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Funding

One of the authors (RS) is thankful to Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for financial support vide reference no. SR/WOS-A/CS-1028/2014 under Women Scientist Scheme to carry out this work.