Abstract
Several 5,12-diazachrysen-6-ones and 5,6,11-triazachrysen-12-ones were synthesized with varied substituents at the 5- or 11-position, respectively. Each compound was evaluated for its potential to stabilize the cleavable complex formed with TOP1 and DNA. Two analogues with very potent TOP1-targeting activity, 3a and 4a, exhibited cytotoxic activity with IC50 values at or below 2 nM against RPMI8402. Compound 3a was active in vivo by either ip or po administration in the human tumor xenograft athymic nude mice model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3333-3336 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 18 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Dr. John Kerrigan of the Information Services and Technology at UMDNJ for kindly providing the torsion angle data. This study was supported by AVAX Technologies, Inc, (E.J.L.) and Grant CA39662 (L.F.L.) and Grant CA077433 (L.F.L.) from the National Cancer Institute.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry