Mar. Drugs 2012, 10(12), 2715-2728; doi:10.3390/md10122715
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Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Derivatives of the Marine Mangrove Fungal Metabolite Deoxybostrycin

Hong Chen 1,† email, Xun Zhu 2,3,† email, Li-Li Zhong 1 email, Bing Yang 1 email, Jia Li 1 email, Jue-Heng Wu 2,3 email, Sheng-Ping Chen 2,3 email, Yong-Cheng Lin 1,3 email, Yuhua Long 4,* email and Zhi-Gang She 1,3,* email
1 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Guangzhou 510275, China 2 Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, China 3 Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules in Oceanic Microorganism, Bureau of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, China 4 School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, 348 West Outer Ring Road, Guangzhou 510006, China † These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Received: 30 October 2012; in revised form: 13 November 2012 / Accepted: 22 November 2012 / Published: 30 November 2012
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Abstract: Deoxybostrycin (1) is an anthraquinone compound derived from the marine mangrove fungus Nigrospora sp. No. 1403 and has potential to be a lead for new drugs because of its various biological properties. A series of new derivatives (2–22) of deoxybostrycin were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxicity of all the new compounds was tested against MDA-MB-435, HepG2 and HCT-116 cancer cell lines. Most of the compounds exhibit strong cytotoxicity with IC50 values ranging from 0.62 to 10 μM. Compounds 19, 21 display comparable cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-435 to epirubicin, the positive control. The primary screening results indicate that the deoxybostrycin derivatives might be a valuable source of new potent anticancer drug candidates.
Keywords: deoxybostrycin derivatives; antitumor activity; marine mangrove; anthraquinone

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Chen, H.; Zhu, X.; Zhong, L.-L.; Yang, B.; Li, J.; Wu, J.-H.; Chen, S.-P.; Lin, Y.-C.; Long, Y.; She, Z.-G. Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Derivatives of the Marine Mangrove Fungal Metabolite Deoxybostrycin. Mar. Drugs 2012, 10, 2715-2728.

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Chen H, Zhu X, Zhong L-L, Yang B, Li J, Wu J-H, Chen S-P, Lin Y-C, Long Y, She Z-G. Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Derivatives of the Marine Mangrove Fungal Metabolite Deoxybostrycin. Marine Drugs. 2012; 10(12):2715-2728.

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Chen, Hong; Zhu, Xun; Zhong, Li-Li; Yang, Bing; Li, Jia; Wu, Jue-Heng; Chen, Sheng-Ping; Lin, Yong-Cheng; Long, Yuhua; She, Zhi-Gang. 2012. "Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Derivatives of the Marine Mangrove Fungal Metabolite Deoxybostrycin." Mar. Drugs 10, no. 12: 2715-2728.

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