Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in their late '50s. PCa growth is mainly due to the activation of the androgen receptor by androgens. The treatment for PCa may involve surgery, hormonal therapy, and oral chemotherapeutic drugs. A structural based molecular docking approach revealed the findings of
(E)-N'-((1-chloro-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)methylene)benzohydrazide
derivatives, where the possible binding modes of the compounds with protein (PDB ID: 3V49) are shown. The compounds (
6a-k
) were synthesized and characterized by using conventional methods. The compounds,
6g, 6j
, and
6k
were reconfirmed through single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). Further, the compounds
(6a-k)
and standard drug were evaluated against human prostate cancer cell lines, LNCaP and PC-3 and the non-cancerous cell line, 3T3. Among these compounds,
6g
and
6j
showed higher cytotoxicity, and
6g
exhibited dose-dependent activity and reduced cell viability. The mechanism of action was observed through the induced apoptosis and was further confirmed by western blot and ELISA. Molecular dynamics simulation studies were carried out to calculate the interaction and the stability of the protein-ligand complex in motion. ADME properties were predicted for all the tested compounds. These findings may give vital information for further development.
In the title compound, C18H15ClN2O·H2O, a benzohydrazide derivative, the dihedral angle between the mean plane of the dihydronaphthalene ring system and the phenyl ring is 17.1 (2)°. In the crystal, O—H...O, N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds link the benzohydrazide and water molecules, forming a layer parallel to the bc plane. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots indicate that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H...H (45.7%) and H...C/C...H (20.2%) contacts.
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