New derivatives of hydantoin as potential antiproliferative agents: biological and structural characterization in combination with quantum chemical calculations
Abstract Two new series of hydantoin derivatives, 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5, 5-diphenyl-and 3-(4-substituted benzyl)-5-ethyl-5-phenylhydantoins, were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity was tested against human colon cancer HCT-116 and breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell lines. The presence of different substituents on both hydantoin and benzyl moieties changed the antiproliferative activity of the investigated hydantoins, whereby ...