857637-25-3Relevant articles and documents
ANALOGUES OF THE AZINOMYCINS AS ANTI-TUMOUR AGENTS AND AS PRODRUGS
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Page/Page column 21-23, (2008/06/13)
Compounds of general formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R1 is preferably an aromatic DNA binding subunit are oxidation- activated prodrugs. The compounds are expected to be converted into an epoxide at the alkene to which R2 is a
ANTHARQUINONE COMPOUNDS AS ANTI CANCER COMPOUNDS
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Anthraquinone compounds of the general formula (I) or a salt thereof (Formula I) in which R1 to R4 are each selected from the group consisting of H, C1-4 alkyl, X1, -NHR0N (R5)2 in which R0 is a C1-12 alkanediyl and each R5 is H or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, and a group of formula (II) in which at least one of R6,R7 and R8 is selected from X2 , and X2 substituted C1-4 alkyl and any others are H or C1-4 alkyl; R9 is selected from H, C1-4 alkyl, X2 and X2 substituted C1-4 alkyl; m is 0 or 1; n is 1 or 2; X1 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group or an acyloxy group; and X2 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C1-6 alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group or an acyloxy group; provided that at least one of R1 to R4 is a group of formula (II). The N-oxides are useful prodrugs which are selectively bioreduced in hypoxic tumours to the corresponding cyclic amine derivatives. The amine compounds are cytotoxic and may be used as alkylating agents having topoisomerase II inhibiting activities in cancer therapy.