Schiff Bases: Interesting Scaffolds with Promising Antitumoral Properties

Applied Sciences

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Jessica Ceramella¹  Domenico Iacopetta¹  MariaStefania Sinicropi¹  Carlo Franchini²  Alessia Catalano²  Carmela Saturnino³  MariaGrazia Bonomo³ 

[1] Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy;

[2] Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70126 Bari, Italy;

[3] Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy;

关键词: Schiff bases;    antitumor agents;    apoptosis;    antiproliferative activity;    imines;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app11041877

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Schiff bases, named after Hugo Schiff, are highly reactive organic compounds broadly used as pigments and dyes, catalysts, intermediates in organic synthesis, and polymer stabilizers. Lots of Schiff bases are described in the literature for various biological activities, including antimalarial, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral. Schiff bases are also known for their ability to form complexes with several metals. Very often, complexes of Schiff bases with metals and Schiff bases alone have demonstrated interesting antitumor activity. Given the innumerable vastness of data regarding antitumor activity of all these compounds, we focused our attention on mono- and bis-Schiff bases alone as antitumor agents. We will highlight the most significant examples of compounds belonging to this class reported in the literature.

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