In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(21)H(15)BrNO(2) (+)·CF(3)SO(3) (-), adjacent cations are linked through C-Br⋯π and π-π contacts [centroid-centroid distance = 3.744 (2) Å], and neighbouring cations and anions via C-H⋯O, C-F⋯π and S-O⋯π inter-actions. The acridine and benzene ring systems are oriented at a dihedral angle of 18.7 (1)°. The carb-oxy group is twisted at an angle of...

Following previous studies on anthraquinone and acridine-based G-quadruplex ligands, here we present a study of similar aromatic cores, with the specific aim of increasing G-quadruplex binding and selectivity with respect to duplex DNA. Synthesized compounds include two and three-side chain xanthone and xanthene derivatives, as well as a dimeric "bridged" form. ESI and FRET measurements suggest...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(21)H(16)NO(2) (+)·CF(3)SO(3) (-)·H(2)O, the anions and the water mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O inter-actions, while the cations form inversion dimers through π-π inter-actions between acridine ring systems. These dimers are linked by C-H⋯O and C-F⋯π inter-actions to adjacent anions, and by C-H⋯π inter-actions to neighboring cations. The water m...

In the crystal structure of the title mol-ecular salt, C(21)H(15)FNO(2) (+)·CF(3)SO(3) (-)·H(2)O, the cations form inversion dimers through π-π inter-actions between the acridine ring systems. These dimers are linked via C-H⋯O and C-F⋯π inter-actions to adjacent anions, and by C-H⋯π and C-F⋯π inter-actions to neighbouring cations. The water mol-ecule links two sites of the cation by C-H⋯O inter...

The effect of tetrahydro-9-aminoacridine (THA) and related compounds on ligand binding to the dissociative anesthetic (phencyclidine, PCP) receptor site was assessed using a rat brain homogenate assay. THA displaced the dissociative anesthetic ligand [3H]N-(1-[2-thienyl]cyclohexyl)3-4-piperidine [( 3H]TCP) binding with an IC50 of 26 microM. Other acridine derivatives displayed similar potency a...

Antiplasmodial 9-anilinoacridine derivatives exert their effects either by inhibiting DNA topoisomerase (topo) II or by interfering with heme crystallization within the parasite acidic food vacuole. Previous studies have shown that analogs of 9-anilinoacridine containing 3,6-diamino substitutions (in the acridine ring) inhibit Plasmodium falciparum DNA topo II in situ, whereas those with a 3,6-...