Title:Phenothiazine Derivatives as Potential Antiproliferative Agents: A Mini-
Review
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Author(s): Jude I. Ayogu*Sunday T. Nwoba
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University College London, London WC1E
6BT, UK
- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001 Nigeria
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8040, New Zealand
Keywords:
Phenothiazine, dithiocarbamate, anticancer, apoptosis, glioblastoma, chalcones.
Abstract: Abstract: Research for discovering chemical entities with antiproliferative properties to combat
globally rising cancer cases has witnessed tremendous interest in recent years. Phenothiazines possess
novel antiproliferative potentials and have often be described as crucial sources of scaffolds for
anticancer drug discovery. Some several phenothiazine-hybrid compounds recently synthesised are
effective against various cancer cell lines with improved multidrug resistance. In synthesising these
phenothiazine-derivatives, therapeutic potentials of the phenothiazines are exploited, and they are enriched
by molecular hybridisation with moieties known to possess great pharmacological profiles.
This article critically reviews the anticancer properties of phenothiazine derivatives and focuses on
the possibility of the derivation of the leads for a further spectrum of antiproliferative activities.