Molecular design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of '4-1' pentacyclic aryl/heteroaryl-imidazonaphthalimides

Feng Li, Jingnan Cui, Lianying Guo, Xuhong Qian, Weimin Ren, Kewei Wang, Fengyu Liu

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Abstract

A novel series of '4-1' pentacyclic naphthalimides, where the chromophore consists of a naphthalimide moiety, fused to an imidazole ring containing an unfused aryl or heteroaryl ring, were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antitumor activity. In general, the new derivatives showed an improved cytotoxic activity over amonafide. DNA binding experiments supported that this class of compounds behaves as effective DNA-intercalating agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5114-5121
Number of pages8
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume15
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • '4-1' Pentacyclic DNA-intercalating agents
  • Aryl/heteroaryl-imidazonaphthalimides

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