Discovery of new benzensulfonamide derivatives as tripedal STAT3 inhibitors
Abstract Persistent activated STAT3 has a striking correlation with cancer development and inhibition of STAT3 signaling pathway is a novel therapeutic way for human cancers. Among STAT family, STAT1 and STAT3 play opposite roles in tumorigenesis. However, the discovery of selective STAT3 inhibitors is still challenging to date. In this study, a series of small-molecular (MW
In this paper, 8 thiosemicarbazones and 12 transition metal complexes thereof have been synthesized and tested for bacteriostatic activity against five kinds of bacteria. The results show that hetero atom or substitution group in the o-position of the aryl ring to the carbonyl group in the aldehyde or ketone is essential to the bacteriostatic activity of the thiosemicarbazones, and different mechanisms of inhibition are followed by thiosemicarbazones and their complexes. The complexes displayed activity superior to the thiosemicarbazones.