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Cytotoxic betulin-derived hydroxypropargylamines trigger apoptosis

  • René Csuk*
  • , Ronny Sczepek
  • , Bianka Siewert
  • , Christoph Nitsche
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Several novel betulin derivatives were prepared and evaluated for their antitumor activity. Among others, 3-O-acetylbetulinic aldehyde served as an ideal starting material for the synthesis of 28-acetylenic derivatives that were further transformed into Mannich bases. These hydroxypropargylamines were screened for their antitumor activity in a panel of nine human cancer cell lines in a sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. Several compounds showed a noteworthy antitumor activity. The results from acridine orange/propidium iodide staining and annexinV-FITC assays as well as DNA laddering experiments provided evidence for an apoptotic cell death.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-435
Number of pages11
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

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