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Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives (2021)
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Omonga, N., Zia, Z., Ghanbour, H., Ragazzon-Smith, A., Foster, H., Hadfield, J., & Ragazzon, P. (2021). Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives. Journal of Chemical Research, 45(11-12), 1083-1092. https://doi.org/10.1177/17475198211057467

In this paper, novel synthetic methods, including microwave O-alkylation, were used to produce several chrysin derivatives. These compounds were purified, characterised and tested on different cell lines and bacterial strains. From this family, 7-(2,... Read More about Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives.

Syntheses of Combretastatin A‐4 and related stilbenes by using aqueous conditions (2021)
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Barnes, N., Ahmed Mal Ullah, A., Ragazzon, P., Charafi, N., & Hadfield, J. (2021). Syntheses of Combretastatin A‐4 and related stilbenes by using aqueous conditions. ChemistrySelect, 6(28), 7082-7086. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202101960

Combretastatin A‐4 (CA4) is a potent anti‐mitotic and vascular disrupting agent. Organic chemists have been working to optimize the synthesis of CA4 for the past 3 decades, with methods requiring hazardous solvents and harsh reaction conditions. Here... Read More about Syntheses of Combretastatin A‐4 and related stilbenes by using aqueous conditions.

Synthesis and evaluation of benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents (2020)
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Ahmed, S. Synthesis and evaluation of benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Seen as one of the major causes of death worldwide, Cancer requires the development of effective treatments in order to combat the disease. However, pharmaceutical companies are faced by the challenge of finding and developing a suitable compound tha... Read More about Synthesis and evaluation of benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents.

Synthesis and evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds as anticancer agents (2020)
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Mal ullah, A. Synthesis and evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds as anticancer agents. (Thesis). University of Salford

There is a clear need for anti-cancer therapies that have effective cytotoxic efficiency and marginal toxicity, preferably zero. For this goal, researchers have been persevering to develop new drugs from natural resources. Among them are agents tha... Read More about Synthesis and evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds as anticancer agents.

A 2-step synthesis of Combretastatin A-4 and derivatives as potent tubulin assembly inhibitors (2020)
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Barnes, N., Parker, A., Mal Ullah, A., Ragazzon, P., & Hadfield, J. (2020). A 2-step synthesis of Combretastatin A-4 and derivatives as potent tubulin assembly inhibitors. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 28(19), 115684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115684

A series of combretastatin derivatives were designed and synthesised by a two-step stereoselective synthesis by use of Wittig olefination followed by Suzuki cross-coupling. Interestingly, all new compounds (2a-2i) showed potent cell-based antiprolife... Read More about A 2-step synthesis of Combretastatin A-4 and derivatives as potent tubulin assembly inhibitors.

The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products (2020)
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Omonga, N. The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study focused on isolation, synthesis, development and evaluation of novel antimicrobial and anticancer agents from natural product. Natural products have found lead applications in the pharmaceutical industry as sources of chemotherapeutics aga... Read More about The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products.

Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents (2018)
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Ragazzon, P., McGown, A., Ragazzon-Smith, A., Hadfield, J., & Potgetier, H. (2018). Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents. Letters in Organic Chemistry, 16(1), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570178615666180621094529

In this study we describe a microwave based click chemistry method used to prepare a family of novel bis-flavone dimers. The substituted 7-hydroxy and 4’-hydroxy flavonoids were linked through a triazole ring. The compounds were easily synthesized an... Read More about Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents.

Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents (2017)
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Hadfield, J., Rossington, S., Wallace, T., Shnyder, S., & Williams, K. (2017). Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 25(5), 1630-1642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2017.01.027

5,7-Dihydro-3,9,10,11-tetramethoxybenz[c,e]oxepin-4-ol 1, prepared from a dibenzyl ether precursor via Pd-catalysed intramolecular direct arylation, possesses broad-spectrum in vitro cytotoxicity towards various tumour cell lines, and induces vascul... Read More about Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents.

Expanding the scope of the Babler-Daubin oxidation : 1,3-oxidative transposition of secondary allylic alcohols (2016)
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Killoran, P., Rossington, S., Wilkinson, J., & Hadfield, J. (2016). Expanding the scope of the Babler-Daubin oxidation : 1,3-oxidative transposition of secondary allylic alcohols. Tetrahedron Letters, 57(35), 3954-3957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.07.076

We report the catalytic chromium-mediated oxidation of secondary allylic alcohols to give α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with exclusive (E)-stereoselectivity. This facile procedure employs catalytic PCC (5 mol%) and periodic acid (H5IO6) as a co-oxidant.... Read More about Expanding the scope of the Babler-Daubin oxidation : 1,3-oxidative transposition of secondary allylic alcohols.

Three-dimensional imaging and uptake of the anticancer drug combretastatin in cell spheroids and photoisomerization in gels with multiphoton excitation (2015)
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Scherer, K., Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Hadfield, J., Haycock, J., & Parker, A. (2015). Three-dimensional imaging and uptake of the anticancer drug combretastatin in cell spheroids and photoisomerization in gels with multiphoton excitation. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(7), 78003. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.20.7.078003

The uptake of E-combretastatins, potential pro-drugs of the anticancer Z-isomers, into multicellular spheroids has been imaged by intrinsic fluorescence in three dimensions using two-photon excited fluorescence lifetime imaging with 625 nm ultrafast... Read More about Three-dimensional imaging and uptake of the anticancer drug combretastatin in cell spheroids and photoisomerization in gels with multiphoton excitation.

Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization (2014)
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Hadfield, J., Bisby, R., Scherer, K., Botchway, S., & Parker, A. (2014). Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(5), 1004-1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.20.5.051004

The photoisomerization of relatively nontoxic E-combretastatins to clinically active Z-isomers is shown to occur in solution through both one- and two-photon excitations at 340 and 625 nm, respectively. The photoisomerization is also demonstrated t... Read More about Anticancer phototherapy using activation of E-combretastatins by two-photon–induced isomerization.

Spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging in live cells of a cyano-substituted combretastatin (2014)
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combretastatin. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, 3, 211-218. https://doi.org/10.3233/BSI-140067

Fluorescence lifetime imaging has been used to observe the real-time uptake in live mammalian cells of a combretastatin-type drug analogue that is a substituted stilbene with a cyano group at the bridging olefinic bond. Fluorescence spectra in a ran... Read More about Spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging in live cells of a cyano-substituted combretastatin.

Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors (2012)
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Jalily, P., Hirst, N., Hadfield, J., & Rossington, S. (2012). Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 22(21), 6731-6734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.08.089

A series of novel cyanocombretastatins bearing a 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl moiety combined with a variety of substituted phenyl rings, were synthesised and their antitumour activity was evaluated. The Z-cyanocombretastatins were synthesised in a one-ste... Read More about Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors.

Synthesis and evaluation of novel kinase inhibitors as anti-cancer agents (2012)
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Kemp, T. Synthesis and evaluation of novel kinase inhibitors as anti-cancer agents. (Thesis). University of Salford

Disruption of protein kinase signalling pathways is often associated with cancer. The RhoA/ROCK kinase pathway has been shown to be constitutively expressed in many cancers and has also been shown to be involved in metastasis and apoptosis. ROCK is... Read More about Synthesis and evaluation of novel kinase inhibitors as anti-cancer agents.

Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems (2012)
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Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Greetham, G., Hadfield, J., Mcgown, A., Parker, A., …Towrie, M. (2012). Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems. Measurement Science and Technology, 23, 084001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084001

Fluorescence lifetime images of intrinsic fluorescence obtained with two-photon excitation at 630 nm are shown following uptake of a series of E-combretastatins into live cells, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are the t... Read More about Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems.

A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin (2012)
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Hadfield, J., Hirst, N., Mcgown, A., Lawrence, N., & Gaukroger, K. (2012). A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 55(8), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.2939

Zybrestat (combretastatin A-4 disodium diphosphate) is currently in clinical trials as an antivascular anticancer agent. A similar fluorinated agent has shown promise as an antivascular agent and a radiolabelled version would enable further understan... Read More about A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin.

Fluorescence lifetime imaging of E-combretastatin uptake and distribution in live mammalian cells (2011)
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and distribution in live mammalian cells. European Journal of Cancer, 48(12), 1896-1903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.11.025

To investigate within live mammalian cells the uptake and disposition of combretastatins, fluorescence lifetime imaging was used with two-photon excitation (2PE). Combretastatin A4 (CA4) and analogues are potential anticancer drugs due to their abili... Read More about Fluorescence lifetime imaging of E-combretastatin uptake and distribution in live mammalian cells.

Tubulin-binding Dibenz[c,e]oxepines as Colchinol analogues for targeting tumour vasculature (2010)
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targeting tumour vasculature. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9(1), 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ob00500b

Various methoxy- and hydroxy-substituted dibenz[c,e]oxepines were prepared via the copper(I)-induced coupling of ether-tethered arylstannanes or the dehydrative cyclisation of 1,1'- biphenyl-2,2'-dimethanols, assembled using the Ullmann cross-coupl... Read More about Tubulin-binding Dibenz[c,e]oxepines as Colchinol analogues for targeting tumour vasculature.

Analogues of Y27632 increase gap junction communication and suppress the formation of transformed NIH3T3 colonies (2009)
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Hampson, L., He, X., Hadfield, J., Kemp, T., Butler, J., Mcgown, A., …Hampson, I. (2009). Analogues of Y27632 increase gap junction communication and suppress the formation of transformed NIH3T3 colonies. British Journal of Cancer, 101(5), 829-839. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605208

Constitutive activation of RhoA-dependent RhoA kinase (ROCK) signalling is known to promote cellular transformation and the ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 has the ability to suppress focus formation of RhoA transformed NIH3T3 cells. METHODS: Sixty-four novel... Read More about Analogues of Y27632 increase gap junction communication and suppress the formation of transformed NIH3T3 colonies.

Modulating protein-protein interactions : novel inhibitors of PDZ domains and tubulin dynamics (2008)
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Bennett, E. Modulating protein-protein interactions : novel inhibitors of PDZ domains and tubulin dynamics. (Thesis). University of Salford

Protein-protein interactions are essential for all living systems. The interactions between tubulin dimers is already a broadly studied area, whereas the PDZ domain interactions is a relatively recent area of study. The literature in these areas is... Read More about Modulating protein-protein interactions : novel inhibitors of PDZ domains and tubulin dynamics.