- Structural necessity of indole C5-O-substitution of seco-duocarmycin analogs for their cytotoxic activity
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A series of racemic indole C5-O-substituted seco-cyclopropylindole (seco-CI) compounds 1-5 were prepared by coupling in the presence of EDCI of 1-(tertbutyloxycarbonyl)- 3-(chloromethyl)indoline (seg-A) with 5-hydroxy-, 5-O-methylsulfonyl, 5-O-aminosulfonyl, 5-O-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)- and 5-O-benzyl-1H-indole-2- carboxylic acid as seg-B. Compounds 1-5 were tested for cytotoxic activity against four human cancer cell lines (COLO 205, SK-MEL-2, A549, and JEG-3) using a MTT assay. Compounds 2 and 3 with small sized sulfonyl substituents like 5-O-methylsulfonyl and 5- O-aminosulfonyl exhibit a similar level of activity as doxorubicin against all cell lines tested.
- Choi, Taeyoung,Ma, Eunsook
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p. 7971 - 7984
(2011/03/22)
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