Discovery of 2-pyridineformamide thiosemicarbazones as potent antiausterity agents

B Shakya, PN Yadav, J Ueda, S Awale

Index: Shakya, Bhushan; Yadav, Paras Nath; Ueda, Jun-Ya; Awale, Suresh Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2014 , vol. 24, # 2 p. 458 - 461

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Abstract

Abstract Series of 2-pyridineformamide thiosemicarbazones were synthesized. Their preferential cytotoxicity in nutrient deprived medium (NDM) was evaluated using PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells by employing an antiausterity strategy. 2-Pyridineformamide thiosemicarbazones induced apoptosis and exhibited preferential cytotoxic activity toward PANC-1 cells in NDM, with potencies in the submicromolar range. These compounds are ...