Based on coumarin core structure as the procaspase-3 activator 1541 from our previous study, twelve coumarin derivatives bearing benzothiazole or benzene moiety were designed and synthesized. Target compounds were evaluated for in vitro antitumor activity against a procaspase-3 overexpressing cancer cell line (human histiocytic lymphoma cell, U937) and a procaspase-3 no-expression cancer cell line (human breast adenocarcinoma cell, MCF-7) to rule out off-target effects. The results revealed that coumarin derivatives bearing benzothiazole showed more potent inhibition activity and selectivity against procaspase-3 over-expressing cancer cell line (U937) than procaspase-3 low-sensitive cancer cell line (MCF-7). Caspase-3 activity evaluation showed that coumarin derivatives bearing benzothiazole showed remarkable caspase-3 activation activity, among them, compound 5f displayed the strongest activity with 93% degree. Flow cytometric assay revealed that compound 5f could inhibit proliferation of tumor cells by inducing apoptosis. Procaspase-3 activity assay showed that compound 5f showed strong procaspase-3 activation activity.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |