QSAR modeling on benzo[c]phenanthridine analogues as topoisomerase i inhibitors and anti-cancer agents

Abstract

Benzo[c]phenanthridine (BCP) derivatives were identified as topoisomerase I (TOP-I) targeting agents with pronounced antitumor activity. In this study, hologram- QSAR, 2D-QSAR and 3D-QSAR models were developed for BCPs on topoisomerase I inbibitory activity and cytotoxicity against seven tumor cell lines including RPMI8402, CPT-K5, P388, CPT45, KB3-1, KBV-1and KBH5.0. The hologram, 2D, and 3D-QSAR models were obtained with the square of correlation coefficient R 2 = 0.58 - 0.77, the square of the crossvalidation coefficient q 2 = 0.41 - 0.60 as well as the external set's square of predictive correlation coefficient r 2 = 0.51 - 0.80. Moreover, the assessment method based on reliability test with confidence level of 95% was used to validate the predictive power of QSAR models and to prevent over-fitting phenomenon of classical QSAR models. Our QSAR model could be applied to design new analogues of BCPs with higher antitumor and topoisomerase I inhibitory activity. © 2012 by the authors.