7-Cycloalkylcamptothecin derivatives: Preparation and biological evaluation

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Aug 1;19(15):4107-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.06.010. Epub 2009 Jun 6.

Abstract

A series of 7-cycloalkylcamptothecin derivatives were synthesized from camptothecin with two methods. Their biological activities in vitro were evaluated with sulforhodamine-B (SRB) method on four types of human tumor cell lines A549/ATCC, HT29, NCI-H460 and HL60. Most of these camptothecin analogues show higher antitumor activity than the reference compounds SN-38 and Topotecan, with the IC(50) values low to nM level. Structure-activity relationship studies of these compounds mostly match the conclusion we achieved before from quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) research.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage*
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives
  • Camptothecin / chemical synthesis*
  • Camptothecin / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Irinotecan
  • Models, Chemical
  • Rhodamines / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Topotecan / chemical synthesis
  • Topotecan / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Rhodamines
  • lissamine rhodamine B
  • Irinotecan
  • Topotecan
  • Camptothecin