Halohydrin analogues of cryptophycin 1: Synthesis and biological activity

Gunda I. Georg, Syed M. Ali, Valentine J. Stella, Wanda N. Waugh, Richard H. Himes

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Abstract

The chloro-, bromo-, and iodo-derivatives 2-4 of the antimitotic drug cryptophycin 1 were synthesized by opening the epoxide ring. The biological activities of the compounds were tested in an in vitro microtubule assembly and a cell proliferation assay. The chloro-derivative 2 showed lower activity in the tubulin assay compared to 3 and 4, but they all showed similar inhibition in the proliferation assay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1959-1962
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume8
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 4 1998

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgments. These studies were supported by NIH research grant CA70369. S. M. Ali was a recipient of a postdoctoral scholar grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. Cryptophycin 1 was kindly supplied by R. E. Schwartz, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories.

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