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A total of 16 targeted NO-releasing betulinic acid (BA) derivatives were designed and synthesized as potential anticancer agents. Most IC50 values were under 1.0 μM in vitro test against HepG2 and B16. The result suggested that derivatives of BA with α,β-unsaturated ketone skeleton possessed significant cytotoxic activities than the others, among which derivatives with three carbons in diol linker (15b and 15c) exhibited the highest anti-cancer activity. NO-releasing amount detection of partial target compounds suggested that NO-releasing amount of this series of BA derivatives positively correlates with their cytotoxic activities. The anti-angiogenic activity of partial target compounds on zebrafish embryos in our experiment did not show any effects on the SIVs, however, they exhibited different influence on ISVs, with only 15a and 15d better than the negative control.
Keywords: Betulinic acid derivatives, cytotoxic activities, NO-releasing, anti-angiogenic activity.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Design and Synthesis of NO-releasing Betulinic Acid Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents
Volume: 17 Issue: 2
Author(s): Jinhong Liu, Zifei Zhu, Jia Tang, Qinghua Lin, Li Chen and Jianbo Sun
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Keywords: Betulinic acid derivatives, cytotoxic activities, NO-releasing, anti-angiogenic activity.
Abstract: A total of 16 targeted NO-releasing betulinic acid (BA) derivatives were designed and synthesized as potential anticancer agents. Most IC50 values were under 1.0 μM in vitro test against HepG2 and B16. The result suggested that derivatives of BA with α,β-unsaturated ketone skeleton possessed significant cytotoxic activities than the others, among which derivatives with three carbons in diol linker (15b and 15c) exhibited the highest anti-cancer activity. NO-releasing amount detection of partial target compounds suggested that NO-releasing amount of this series of BA derivatives positively correlates with their cytotoxic activities. The anti-angiogenic activity of partial target compounds on zebrafish embryos in our experiment did not show any effects on the SIVs, however, they exhibited different influence on ISVs, with only 15a and 15d better than the negative control.
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Liu Jinhong, Zhu Zifei, Tang Jia, Lin Qinghua, Chen Li and Sun Jianbo, Design and Synthesis of NO-releasing Betulinic Acid Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 17 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520616666160926115747
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