Anticanceragent 7 (Example 5) is an anti-canceragent that exhibits potent anticancer activity against H1650 lung cancer cells, with an IC50 value of 5 μM.
Anticanceragent 56 (compound 4d) is a powerful anti-cancer compound with favorable drug-like properties. It shows significant anticancer activity against multiple cancer cell lines, with an IC50 value of less than 3 μM. Anticanceragent 56 exerts its effects by causing cell cycle arrest at the G2 M phase and activating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Mechanistically, it induces the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), upregulates BAX, downregulates Bcl-2, and triggers the activation of caspases 3, 7, and 9 [1].