| Literature DB >> 29056779 |
Mohamed S A Elsayed1, Matthias Zeller2, Mark Cushman1.
Abstract
A novel indolophenanthridine ring system has been synthesized via the Schiff base-homophthalic anhydride cyclization followed by thionyl chloride-mediated dehydrogenation and intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation. This adds to the array of heterocyclic systems that are available through the cycloaddition reaction of imines with cyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides. The cytotoxicities of the indolophenanthridines were investigated in human cancer cell cultures, and the results documented significant antitumor activity in a variety of human cancer cell lines. This provides a new heterocyclic scaffold for anticancer drug design.Entities:
Keywords: Indolophenanthridine; Schiff base; anticancer; cytotoxicity; homophthalic anhydride
Year: 2016 PMID: 29056779 PMCID: PMC5646376 DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2016.1232409
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Synth Commun ISSN: 0039-7911 Impact factor: 2.007