Synthesis, structure and biological activity of nitroxide malonate methanofullerenes

Org Biomol Chem. 2007 Mar 21;5(6):976-81. doi: 10.1039/b617892h. Epub 2007 Feb 13.

Abstract

Two nitroxide methanofullerenes was synthesized for the first time, and their structures and biological activities studied. It was shown by X-ray single crystal analysis that the methanofullerene with two nitroxide groups forms a 1 : 2 inclusion complex with chloroform and has a nearly tetrahedral (diamond-like) arrangement of fullerene-fullerene interactions in the crystal. For the first time, it has been found that malonate nitroxide methanofullerene in combination with the known anticancer drug cyclophosphamide (CPA) shows high antitumor activity against leukemia P-388.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Fullerenes / pharmacology*
  • Fullerenes / therapeutic use
  • Leukemia / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Cyclophosphamide