Design, synthesis, and in silico studies of new quinazolinones tagged thiophene, thienopyrimidine, and thienopyridine scaffolds as antiproliferative agents with potential p38α MAPK kinase inhibitory effects. (PubMed, RSC Adv)
Employing the standard MTT assay, every target compound's in vitro antiproliferative efficacy was evaluated in comparison with doxorubicin against both normal WI-38 cells and various cancer cell lines...The in vitro enzyme assay showed that the new analogues had a better ability to inhibit p38α MAPK kinase than SB 202190 (IC50s = 0.18 ± 0.02, 0.23 ± 0.05, 0.31 ± 0.04, and 0.27 ± 0.06 μM, respectively)...Based on the molecular docking study, candidates 6, 8a, and 8b all fit well within p38α MAPK kinase, with energy scores of -10.88, -11.28, and -10.96 kcal mol-1, respectively. Based on the in silico computer examination of physico-chemical and ADMET properties, the latter analogues seem to be promising candidates for further development and optimization in research.