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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
The good results obtained as potential antitumor drugs with aza-anthracenediones and aza-anthrapyrazoles, e.g. pixantrone, 1a, and 1b (Chart 1), prompted us to design and synthesize a series of symmetrical bis derivatives, compounds 7-10 (Chart 1). These compounds are dimers of different aza-anthracenedione and aza-anthrapyrazolone monomers connected by the linker found to be the most appropriate among potential bis intercalators synthesized by us. The DNA-binding properties of bis derivatives 7 and 8 have been examined using fluorometric techniques: these target compounds are excellent DNA ligands, with a clear binding site preference for AT-rich duplexes. In vitro cytotoxic activity of all target compounds 7-10 and of reference compound pixantrone toward human cancer adenocarcinoma cell line HT29 is also described. Two selected compounds have been investigated for their capacity of inducing early apoptosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
997-1006
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of bis aza-anthracene-9,10-diones and bis aza-anthrapyrazole-6-ones.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy. ippolito.antonini@unicam.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article