Synthesis and in vitro antiproliferative activity of novel androst-5-ene triazolyl and tetrazolyl derivatives

Molecules. 2011 Jun 9;16(6):4786-806. doi: 10.3390/molecules16064786.

Abstract

A straightforward and reliable method for the regioselective synthesis of steroidal 1,4-disubstituted triazoles and 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles via copper(I)-catalyzed cycloadditions is reported. Heterocycle moieties were efficiently introduced onto the starting azide compound 3β-acetoxy-16β-azidomethylandrost-5-en-17β-ol through use of the "click" chemistry approach. The antiproliferative activities of the newly-synthesized triazoles were determined in vitro on three human gynecological cell lines (HeLa, MCF7 and A2780) using the microculture tetrazolium assay.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androstenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Androstenes / chemistry
  • Androstenes / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Triazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Triazoles / chemistry
  • Triazoles / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Androstenes
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Triazoles