Synthesis and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Monocarbonyl Analogs of Curcumin as Potential Anti‐Tumor Agents

Abstract A series of mono‐carbonyl curcumin analogs with different substituents at the 4/4’‐position of the phenyl group were synthesized and screened for in vitro cytotoxicity against a panel of human cancer cell lines using a methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay. Several of the curcumin analogs, especially B114, exhibited a wide‐spectrum of anti‐tumor properties in all tested cell lines, indicating their potential in as anti‐cancer lead compounds. Further toxicity testing in the NRK‐52E kidney cell line revealed that the analogs A111, A113, and B114 had comparable or higher safety than curcumin. These data suggested that the introduction of appropriate substituents in the 4/4’‐positions could be a promising approach for curcumin‐based drug design. Drug Dev Res ••:••–••, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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