Publications by authors named "Kresimir Benci"

We report here on the synthesis and in vitro anti-tumor effects of a series of novel 1,2,4-triazole (compounds 3-6), 4,5-dicyanoimidazole (compound 7), and purine (compounds 8-13) coumarin derivatives and their acyclic nucleoside analogues 14-18. Structures of novel compounds 3-18 were deduced from their (1)H- and (13)C-NMR and corresponding mass spectra. Results of anti-proliferative assays performed on a panel of selected human tumor cell lines revealed that compound 6 had moderate cytostatic activity against the HeLa cell line (IC(50) = 35 µM), whereas compound 10 showed moderate activity against the HeLa (IC(50) = 33 µM), HepG2 (IC(50) = 25 µM) and SW620 (IC(50) = 35 µM) cell lines.

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Background: Several published studies indicate that the acyclic guanine nucleoside analogues possessing bis(1,2-hydroxymethyl) substituted cyclopropane rings mimicking the sugar moiety are potent inhibitors of replication of several herpes viruses.

Methods: Established synthetic methods and antiviral and cytostatic activity assays were used for the evaluation of new 1,2,4-triazole and purine acyclic nucleoside analogues.

Results: The synthesis of new types of acyclic nucleoside analogues which incorporate 1,2,4-triazole or purine moiety bound via flexible methylenic spacer to the bis(1,2-hydroxymethyl) cyclopropane ring.

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A series of the novel acyclic unsaturated pyrimidine (1-12) and adenine (13) nucleoside analogues bearing conformationally restricted (Z)-2'-butenyl moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral and cytostatic activity potency against malignant tumor cell lines and normal human fibroblast (WI38). The N-1 and/or N-3 acyclic side chain substitution in pyrimidine ring in N-3 substituted 5-trifluoromethyluracil derivative (11), N-1, N-3 disubstituted 5-fluorouracil derivative (12) and adenine derivative (13) was deduced from their (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra and confirmed by single crystal X-ray structure analysis. The X-ray crystal structure analysis 11-13 revealed also supramolecular self-assemblies, in which infinite chains or dimers built two- and three-dimensional networks.

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The novel pyrimidine (3-6) and purine (12-19) acyclic nucleoside analogues containing (Z) 4-amino or 4-aminohydrochloride-2-butenyl side chain (Fig.) were synthesized to evaluate their antiviral and cytostatic activity potency.

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