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  2. Synthesis and antiproliferativeactivity of new vinca alkaloids containing an α,β-unsaturated aromatic side chain

Synthesis and antiproliferativeactivity of new vinca alkaloids containing an α,β-unsaturated aromatic side chain

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Dec 1;25(23):5597-600. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.040.
Quoc Anh Ngo 1 Le Anh Nguyen 2 Ngoc Binh Vo 2 Thuy Hang Nguyen 2 Fanny Roussi 3 The Hung Nguyen 4 Van Tuyen Nguyen 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, CauGiay, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Electronic address: ngoquocanh74m@yahoo.com.
  • 2 Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, CauGiay, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
  • 3 Centre de Recherche de Gif, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301 du CNRS, Université Paris Sud, 1 avenue de la terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France.
  • 4 Ministry of Science and Technology, Viet Nam.
Abstract

A new series of vinca-alkaloids derivatives containing various α,β-unsaturated aromatic side chains was synthesized. Four new vinca-alkaloids derivatives showed selective cytotoxicities against KB tumor cell lines with IC50 value below 0.1 μM, thus comparable with vinblastine.

Keywords

Cytotoxicity; Sarcodictyins; Tubulin; Vinca alkaloids.

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