Abstract
Camptothecin (CPT), obtained from Camptotheca acuminata (Nyssaceae), is a quinoline type of alkaloid. Apart from various traditional uses, it is mainly used as a potential cytotoxic agent acting against a variety of cancer cell lines. Though searches have been continued for last six decades, still it is a demanding task to design potent and cytotoxic CPTs. Different CPT analogs are synthesized to enhance the cytotoxic potential as well as to increase the pharmacokinetic properties of these analogs. Some of these analogs were proven to be clinically effective in different cancer cell lines. In this article, different CPT analogs have been highlighted extensively to get a detail insight about the structure-property relationships as well as different quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) modeling of these analogs are also discussed. This study may be beneficial for designing newer CPT analogs in future.
Keywords: Camptothecin, homocamptothecin, topoisomerase, cytotoxicity, cancer cell lines, structure-activity relationship, quantitative structure-activity relationship.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:A Review on Camptothecin Analogs with Promising Cytotoxic Profile
Volume: 18 Issue: 13
Author(s): Sk. Abdul Amin, Nilanjan Adhikari, Tarun Jha*Shovanlal Gayen*
Affiliation:
- Natural Science Laboratory, Division of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, P. O. Box 17020, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal,India
- Laboratory of Drug Design and Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470003, Madhya Pradesh,India
Keywords: Camptothecin, homocamptothecin, topoisomerase, cytotoxicity, cancer cell lines, structure-activity relationship, quantitative structure-activity relationship.
Abstract: Camptothecin (CPT), obtained from Camptotheca acuminata (Nyssaceae), is a quinoline type of alkaloid. Apart from various traditional uses, it is mainly used as a potential cytotoxic agent acting against a variety of cancer cell lines. Though searches have been continued for last six decades, still it is a demanding task to design potent and cytotoxic CPTs. Different CPT analogs are synthesized to enhance the cytotoxic potential as well as to increase the pharmacokinetic properties of these analogs. Some of these analogs were proven to be clinically effective in different cancer cell lines. In this article, different CPT analogs have been highlighted extensively to get a detail insight about the structure-property relationships as well as different quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) modeling of these analogs are also discussed. This study may be beneficial for designing newer CPT analogs in future.
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Amin Abdul Sk. , Adhikari Nilanjan , Jha Tarun *, Gayen Shovanlal *, A Review on Camptothecin Analogs with Promising Cytotoxic Profile, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2018; 18 (13) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520618666180327140956
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