Substituted naphthyridinyl hydrazines as anti-liver cancer agents

Abstract

The substituted naphthyridinyl hydrazine compounds as anti-liver cancer agents are anti-liver cancer agents that inhibit proliferative pathways of cancer cells, thereby exhibiting potent in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity. The compounds have the formula: wherein R1 and R2 each are selected independently from hydrogen, mercapto, and C1-C5-alkyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or halogen; R3 and R4 each are selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl or halogen; and R5 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl, more preferably from substituted phenyl, naphthyl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, more preferably from furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, benzothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl or sugar moities. These agents exert their action through topoisomerase II inhibition.

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