Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (8): 3089-3103.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202603026 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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2,3-位四氢-β-咔啉并二酮哌嗪类化合物合成及抗肿瘤活性研究

杨苗a, 赵银九a, 龚燕川b, 张洁a,*(), 郭亮a,*()   

  1. a 石河子大学化学化工学院 化工绿色过程兵团重点实验室 新疆石河子 832003
    b 新疆华世丹药物研究有限责任公司 乌鲁木齐 830011
  • 收稿日期:2026-03-19 修回日期:2026-04-20 发布日期:2026-06-03
  • 通讯作者: 张洁, 郭亮
  • 基金资助:
    兵团指导计划(2022ZD019); 兵团指导计划(2023ZD073); 兵团科技攻关(2023AB047); 新疆科技重大专项(2024A03004-4); 兵团面上项目(2025DA061); 新疆青年科学基金(2024D01B23)

Synthesis and Antitumor Activity Study of 2,3-Substituted Tetrahydro- β-carboline Fused Diketopiperazine Derivatives

Miao Yanga, Yinjiu Zhaoa, Yanchuan Gongb, Jie Zhanga,*(), Liang Guoa,*()   

  1. a Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003
    b Xinjiang Huashidan Pharmaceutical Research Co. Ltd., Urumqi 830011
  • Received:2026-03-19 Revised:2026-04-20 Published:2026-06-03
  • Contact: Jie Zhang, Liang Guo
  • Supported by:
    Corps Guidance Plan(2022ZD019); Corps Guidance Plan(2023ZD073); Corps Science and Technology Breakthrough(2023AB047); Xinjiang Major Science and Technology Projects(2024A03004-4); Corps General Projectst(2025DA061); Xinjiang Youth Science Foundation(2024D01B23)

A series of 30 tetrahydro-β-carboline fused diketopiperazine derivatives containing different substituents were synthesized using the principle of drug combination. Their antiproliferative activities were evaluated against three tumor cell lines (LLC, A-549, NCI-H1666) via methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay. The results showed that most compounds exhibited moderate to good inhibitory activity against these three tumor cell lines, and the IC50 values of most compounds were below 20 μmol/L. Among them, the target compounds showed good inhibitory activity against A549 cell line, especially (S)-2,7-bis(4-fluorobenzyl)-1,2,3,6,7,12-hexahydropyrazine-4)-perhydro-β-carboline-1,4-dione (6o) and (S)-7-(4-fluorobenzyl)- 2-hexyl-1,2,3,6,7,12-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]tetrahydro-β-carboline-1,4-dione (6y) showed excellent inhibitory activity against A549 cell line, with IC50 values below 10 μmol/L. Overall, compound 6o, (S)-2-(4-fluorobenzyl)-7-(4-trifluoromethyl- benzyl)-1,2,3,6,7,12-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]tetrahydro-β-carboline-1,4-dione (6p), 6y, and (S)-2-hexyl-7-(4-trifluoro- methylbenzyl)-1,2,3,6,7,12-hexahydro- 4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]tetrahydro-β-carboline-1,4-dione (6z) exhibit good inhibitory activity against LLC, A549, and NCI-H1666 cell lines, with IC50 values all below 20 μmol/L, indicating potential anti-tumor research value. The molecular docking results indicate that compounds 6o and 6p have good interactions with multiple amino acid residues of VEGFR-2 (PDB:4AGD). Meanwhile, the molecular dynamics simulation results indicate that the binding stability and conformational consistency between compound 6p and 4AGD can be maintained.

Key words: tetrahydro-β-carboline, diketopiperazine, antitumor, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation