• Title of article

    Dihydroindenoisoquinolines function as prodrugs of indenoisoquinolines

  • Author/Authors

    Xiangshu Xiao، نويسنده , , Zehong Miao، نويسنده , , Smitha Antony، نويسنده , , Yves Pommier، نويسنده , , Mark Cushman، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    2795
  • To page
    2798
  • Abstract
    Dihydroindenoisoquinolines are analogs of cytotoxic indenoisoquinoline topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors, exhibiting potent cytotoxicity but weak inhibitory activity toward Top1. Through COMPARE analysis, cytotoxicity studies in Top1-deficient cells, chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of methylated dihydroindenoisoquinoline 5, we demonstrated that dihydroindenoisoquinolines function as prodrugs of indenoisoquinolines in cancer cells.
  • Keywords
    Indenoisoquinoline , Dihydroindenoisoquinoline , antitumor , Prodrug. , topoisomerase I
  • Journal title
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Record number

    795673