Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2010-04-01

Antiproliferative activity of synthetic naphthoquinones related to lapachol. First synthesis of 5-hydroxylapachol

Evelyn L. Bonifazi, Carla Ríos-Luci, Leticia G. León, Gerardo Burton, José M. Padrón, Rosana I. Misico

Index: Bioorg. Med. Chem. 18 , 2621-30, (2010)

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Abstract

A series of 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones analogues was synthesized from juglone (6) and their antiproliferative activity against a representative panel of six human solid tumor cell lines has been investigated. The 2,5-dihydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)naphthalene-1,4-dione (4) and 2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione (27) were the most potent antiproliferative agents with GI(50) values of 0.42-8.1 and 0.80-2.2microM, respectively. The results provide insight into the correlation between some structural properties of 5-hydroxynaphthoquinones and their antiproliferative activity.Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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