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In summary, three novel tiazofurin derivatives, 20,30-
anhydro-tiazofurin (2) and the corresponding b-(3)
and a-(17) homo-C-nucleosides, have been synthesized
and evaluated for their in vitro antitumour activity
against a number of human neoplastic cell lines. Com-
pound 2 exhibited the most pronounced cytotoxic activ-
ity against Raji cells, being almost 30-fold more potent
than the reference compound, tiazofurin (1). Compound
3 showed even more potent cytotoxicity towards these
cells, being approximately 230-fold more active with re-
spect to the reference compound 1. The most powerful
antitumour activity of compound 17 was recorded in
the K562 cell line, being 33-fold more active than tia-
zofurin. Moreover, none of the synthesized analogues
showed any significant cytotoxicity towards the normal
foetal lung fibroblasts. Finally, to the best of our knowl-
edge compounds 2, 3 and 17 represent the first biologi-
cally active tiazofurin analogues bearing a 2,3-anhydro
ribofuranosyl moiety, while the analogues 3 and 17 are
the first homo-C-tiazofurin derivatives that demonstrate
antiproliferative activity.
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Financial support from the Ministry of Science and
Environment Protection of the Republic of Serbia (Pro-
ject No. 142005) is gratefully acknowledged.
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