Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(2), 256-277; doi:10.3390/md9020256
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Synthesis of 1-Substituted Carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- and Carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline Analogs as Potential Antitumor Agents

Ya-Ching Shen 1,* email, Yao-To Chang 1 email, Chun-Ling Lin 1 email, Chia-Ching Liaw 1 email, Yao Haur Kuo 2 email, Lan-Chun Tu 3 , Sheau Farn Yeh 3 email and Ji-Wang Chern 1 email
1 School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan 2 National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan 3 Institute of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 December 2010; in revised form: 31 January 2011 / Accepted: 7 February 2011 / Published: 10 February 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Alkaloids)
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Abstract: A series of 1-substituted carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- and carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-b-carboline analogs have been synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity against human tumor cells including KB, DLD, NCI-H661, Hepa, and HepG2/A2 cell lines. Among these, compounds 2, 6, 7, and 9 exhibited the most potent and selective activity against the tested tumor cells. As for inhibition of topoisomerase II, compounds 1–14 and 18 showed better activity than etoposide. Among them, compounds 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10 exhibited potent activity. The structure and activity relationship (SAR) study revealed correlation between carbon numbers of the side chain and biological activities. The molecular complex with DNA for compound 2 was proposed.
Keywords: carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-b-carbolines; carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-b-carbolines; antitumor agents; structure activity relationship

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Shen, Y.-C.; Chang, Y.-T.; Lin, C.-L.; Liaw, C.-C.; Kuo, Y.H.; Tu, L.-C.; Yeh, S.F.; Chern, J.-W. Synthesis of 1-Substituted Carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- and Carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline Analogs as Potential Antitumor Agents. Mar. Drugs 2011, 9, 256-277.

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Shen Y-C, Chang Y-T, Lin C-L, Liaw C-C, Kuo YH, Tu L-C, Yeh SF, Chern J-W. Synthesis of 1-Substituted Carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- and Carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline Analogs as Potential Antitumor Agents. Marine Drugs. 2011; 9(2):256-277.

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Shen, Ya-Ching; Chang, Yao-To; Lin, Chun-Ling; Liaw, Chia-Ching; Kuo, Yao Haur; Tu, Lan-Chun; Yeh, Sheau Farn; Chern, Ji-Wang. 2011. "Synthesis of 1-Substituted Carbazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- and Carbazolyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline Analogs as Potential Antitumor Agents." Mar. Drugs 9, no. 2: 256-277.

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