Synthesis and evaluation of the α- D -/α-l-rhamnosyl and amicetosyl digitoxigenin oligomers as antitumor agents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ml100290d

A highly regio- and stereoselective asymmetric synthesis of rhamnosyl- and amicetosyl-digitoxigenin analogues has been established via palladium-catalyzed glycosylation followed by bis-/tris-dihydroxylation or bis-/tris-diimide reduction. The α-l-rhamnose and α-l-amicetose digitoxin monosaccharide analogues displayed stronger apoptosis inducing activity and cytotoxicity against nonsmall cell human lung cancer cells (NCI-H460) than its d-diastereomeric isomers in a sugar-chain length dependent manner.