A simple "click" protocol was employed in the quest of synthesizing 1,2,3-triazole-linked benzimidazoles as promising anticancer agents on various human cancer cell lines such as A549, HCT116, SK-Mel-28, HT-29, and MCF-7. Compound 12j demonstrated significant cytotoxic potential towards SK-Mel-28 cancer cells (IC : 4.17 ± 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is a silent killer and remains to pose major health problems globally. Amongst the several biological targets, DNA is one of the most striking targets in cancer chemotherapy. Owing to its planar structure, phenanthrene and its derivatives exhibit potential cytotoxicity by intercalating between the DNA base pairs and by inhibiting the enzymes that are involved in the synthesis of DNA.
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