77716-20-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Design, synthesis, DNA binding, and biological activity of a series of DNA minor-groove-binding intercalating drugs
Bailly,Pommery,Houssin,Henichart
, p. 910 - 917 (2007/10/02)
A group of pseudopeptides, molecular combination of the natural antitumor agents distamycin or netropsin and the anilinoacridine chromophore (which is related to the synthetic antileukemic drug amsacrine) has been synthesized. Their DNA binding properties were determined and discussed in terms of their structural differences and in relation to their observed base-dependent binding. Binding data are consistent with a model in which the acridine nucleus occupies an intercalation site and the netropsin or distamycin residue resides in the DNA minor groove. Cytostatic and cytotoxic activities against a murine cell line are reported, as well as significant differences in the inhibition of DNA synthesis.
Novel Efficient Total Synthesis of Antiviral Antibiotic Distamycin A
Grehn, Leif,Ragnarsson, Ulf
, p. 3492 - 3497 (2007/10/02)
In connection with an attempt to design a flexible synthesis of analogues of distamycin A (14) for a structure-activity study, by starting from 4-amino>-1-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylic acid (3) and the corresponding formyl derivative (9), the distamycin A precursor 12 was prepared.The versatility of 12 is demonstrated by direct attachment, after activation, of preformed β-aminopropionamidine dihydrobromide to give 14 in fair yield.We conclude that N- and/or ring-substituted derivatives of 3 and 9 may lead to the corresponding analogues of 12 and thus serve as useful precursors, to which the amino amidine or derivatives thereof can be attached.After hydrogenation of the corresponding nitro compound, 3 and 9 were prepared with (tert-butyloxy)carbonyl fluoride and formic anhydride, respectively.Amide bond formations were accomplished with carbodiimides, occasionally via intermediary active esters (8,13).
