Table 2 Antiproliferative activities of selected paclitaxel-benzoxazoles hybrids against MDA-MB-231.

From: Molecular-docking-guided design, palladium-catalyzed synthesis and anticancer activity of paclitaxel-benzoxazoles hybrids

Compd.

Percentage of antiproliferation against MDA-MB-231

IC50 (µM)

3.125 µM

6.25 µM

12.5 µM

25 µM

50 µM

7a

6.8 ± 0.6

12.7 ± 0.3

23.1 ± 0.8

43.7 ± 0.5

80.2 ± 0.8

25.6 ± 0.9

7b

2.2 ± 0.4

6.1 ± 0.8

13.2 ± 0.4

20.7 ± 0.5

66.4 ± 0.6

38.8 ± 1.2

7c

6.9 ± 1.4

18.3 ± 1.0

22.9 ± 0.9

32.1 ± 0.5

55.4 ± 0.6

44.9 ± 1.7

7d

3.4 ± 0.4

6.3 ± 1.1

15.0 ± 0.6

25.8 ± 0.7

66.5 ± 0.5

37.4 ± 2.3

7e

8.4 ± 0.7

10.3 ± 0.9

21.2 ± 1.4

38.3 ± 2.3

78.4 ± 1.8

28.1 ± 1.9

7h

5.9 ± 0.8

7.8 ± 0.5

16.0 ± 0.6

32.6 ± 0.4

72.7 ± 0.5

35.5 ± 0.8

7i

5.8 ± 1.5

16.8 ± 1.0

21.8 ± 1.8

30.3 ± 1.9

54.8 ± 0.8

48.4 ± 2.4

7k

4.1 ± 0.6

10.0 ± 0.9

15.5 ± 0.6

32.5 ± 1.3

86.0 ± 1.0

29.5 ± 1.1

7l

15.7 ± 1.1

19.1 ± 0.4

30.5 ± 2.1

41.5 ± 1.2

56.3 ± 1.9

37.2 ± 1.6

7A

16.8 ± 0.9

18.1 ± 2.3

20.0 ± 1.8

62.5 ± 0.3

75.0 ± 2.1

21.7 ± 0.8

7B

12.5 ± 0.7

15.1 ± 1.2

18.6 ± 1.8

31.7 ± 1.5

70.5 ± 1.7

33.2 ± 1.3

7D

8.0 ± 1.1

12.6 ± 0.7

19.3 ± 1.4

41.0 ± 2.0

70.2 ± 0.9

31.2 ± 1.5

7E

17.7 ± 1.2

21.6 ± 0.5

31.0 ± 0.4

46.8 ± 0.5

65.4 ± 0.8

27.8 ± 0.6

Paclitaxel

0.32 ± 0.08