Date of Award
12-16-2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. Binghe Wang
Second Advisor
Dr. Donald Hamelberg
Third Advisor
Dr. Maged Henary
Abstract
Anthraquinone Project
Previously, we reported a class of MDM2-MDM4 dimerization inhibitors that upregulate p53 and showed potent anticancer activity in animal models. However, water solubility hinders their further development. Herein we synthesized a series of anthraquinone analogs for studying the structure-activity relationship, including BW-AQ-238, a potent anthraquinone analog that enables us to develop a prodrug approach to overcome the solubility problem. The prodrugs of BW-AQ-238 were made by esterification of the hydroxyl group with various natural amino acids. Cytotoxicity in Hela and EU-1 cells, aqueous solubility, and the release kinetics of these prodrugs in buffer and in the presence of hydrolytic enzymes were studied. The results demonstrate that the amino acid prodrug approach significantly improved the water solubility while maintaining the potency of the parent drug.
Photosensitizer Project
An aryl furan methylene rhodanine compound BW-PS-105 was found to have potent photo-induced cytotoxicity in MCF-7 breast cancer cell and HeLa cervical carcinoma cell lines. Structure-activity relationship in the efficiency of singlet oxygen generation and photo-induced cytotoxicity was studied by changing the substitution on the phenyl ring. The results indicate significant potential for developing such aryl furan rhodanines for photodynamic therapy.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/15926930
Recommended Citation
Anifowose, Abiodun, "Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Agents by Targeting p53 Degradation and Photodynamic Therapy." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2019.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/15926930
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