Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, DNA Binding and Apoptosis of Rhein-Phosphonate Derivatives as Antitumor Agents

Autor: Man-Yi Ye, Gui-Yang Yao, Jing-Chen Wei, Ying-Ming Pan, Zhi-Xin Liao, Heng-Shan Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 5, Pp 9424-9439 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14059424
Popis: Several rhein-phosphonate derivatives (5a–c) were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity against HepG-2, CNE, Spca-2, Hela and Hct-116 cell lines. Some compounds showed relatively high cytotoxicity. Especially compounds 5b exhibited the strongest cytotoxicity against HepG-2 and Spca-2 cells (IC50 was 8.82 and 9.01 µM), respectively. All the synthesized compounds exhibited low cytotoxicity against HUVEC cells. Further experiments proved that 5b could disturb the cell cycle in HepG-2 cells and induce apoptosis. In addition, the binding properties of a model conjugate 5b to DNA were investigated by methods (UV-Vis, fluorescence, CD spectroscopy). Results indicated that 5b showed moderate ability to interact ct-DNA.
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