RT Journal Article T1 Novel phthalazin-1(2H)-one derivatives displaying a dithiocarbamate moiety as potential anticancer agents A1 Vila Molares, Noemí A1 Besada Pereira, Pedro A1 Brea, José A1 Loza, María Isabel A1 Teran Moldes, Maria Del Carmen K1 2302.22 Farmacología Molecular K1 3209 Farmacología K1 3207.03 Carcinogénesis AB Nowadays, cancer disease seems to be the second most common cause of death worldwide. Molecular hybridization is a drug design strategy that has provided promising results against multifactorial diseases, including cancer. In this work, two series of phthalazinone-dithiocarbamate hybrids were described, compounds 6–8, which display the dithiocarbamate scaffold at N2, and compounds 9, in which this moiety was placed at C4. The proposed compounds were successfully synthesized via the corresponding aminoalkyl phthalazinone derivatives and using a one-pot reaction with carbon disulfide, anhydrous H3PO4, and different benzyl or propargyl bromides. The antiproliferative effects of the titled compounds were explored against three human cancer cell lines (A2780, NCI-H460, and MCF-7). The preliminary results revealed significant differences in activity and selectivity depending on the dithiocarbamate moiety location. Thus, in general terms, compounds 6–8 displayed better activity against the A-2780 and MCF-7 cell lines, while most of the analogues of the 9 group were selective toward the NCI-H460 cell line. Compounds 6e, 8e, 6g, 9a–b, 9d, and 9g with IC50 values less than 10 µM were the most promising. The drug-likeness and toxicity properties of the novel phthalazinone-dithiocarbamate hybrids were predicted using Swiss-ADME and ProTox web servers, respectively. PB Molecules SN 14203049 YR 2022 FD 2022-11-22 LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/4151 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/4151 LA eng NO Molecules, 27(23): 8115 (2022) NO Universidade de Vigo, Xunta de Galicia | Ref. ED431C 2022/20 DS Investigo RD 15-ene-2025