<P>Aim and Objective: It is known that rhodanine drug has various biocidal activities. The aim of this
work was to improve the structure of rhodanine drug via alkylation at N, S, and O- centers in addition to the
introduction of fluorine atoms. The new fluorinated modified rhodanines 2-16 were evaluated as enzymatic
probes for cellobiase activity produced by fungi and as CDK2 inhibitors of tumor cells.
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Materials and Methods: Novel fluorine substituted N-alkyl, S-alkyl and amino-rhodanines were obtained via
Hydroxy methylation, Mannich reactions, chlorination and amination of 5-(4'-fluorophenylene)-2-thioxothiazolidin-
4-one, and the enzymatic effects of cellobiase produced by fungi and /or CDK2 inhibition of tumor
cells were evaluated.
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Results: Most of the targets were obtained in high yield and in the form of very pure crystals with
characteristic colors. Only compounds 5, 8, 10, 13, and 14 exhibited a higher activity as cellobiase while compounds
2 and 5 showed a highly enzymatic effect on tumor cells. In addition, compounds 2 and 10 can be used
as Olomoucine (standard referees).
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Conclusion: Various N, S and O-alkyl derivatives of fluorine-substituted rhodanines were prepared via a simple
method and used as enzymatic probes for cellobiase activity produced by fungi and CDK2 inhibitors for
tumor cells. The more bioactive compounds had rich fluorine atoms as p-fluorophenyl and p-fluorobenzoyl
bearing N, S, O-alkyl rhodanine. The highly active compounds may be used as enzymatic materials for various
biological transformations in the future.</P>