Affiliation:
1. NF II, Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Abstract
Asiatic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene, was converted into a series of piperazinyl, homopiperazinyl, and 1,5-diazocinyl spacered rhodamine conjugates, differing in the type of spacer and the substitution pattern on the rhodamine moiety of the hybrids. The compounds were tested for cytotoxic activity in SRB assays and compound 12, holding an EC50 of 0.8 nM, was the most cytotoxic compound of this series, but compound 18 (containing a ring expanded 1,5-diazocinyl moiety and n-propyl substituents on the rhodamine) was the most selective compound exhibiting a selectivity factor of almost 190 while retaining high cytotoxicity (EC50 = 1.9 nM, for A2780 ovarian carcinoma).
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science