The present invention is correlated with a derivative of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid apt to suppressing cancer cells, which is selected from a group comprising of structure I and structure II:
wherein residue R
1
is selected from one of CH
3
and CH
2
C
6
H
5
, residue R
2
is selected from one of COOCH
3
, COOCH
2
CH
3
, COOCH(CH
3
)
2
, CONHCH
2
CH
3
, CONHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
, and CONHCH
2
(CH
3
)
2
, and residue R
3
is selected from one of COOCH
2
CH
3
, COOCH(CH
3
)
2
, CONHCH
2
CH
3
, CONHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
, and CONHCH
2
(CH
3
)
2
.
本发明涉及与18β-
甘草酸衍
生物相关,适于抑制癌细胞,所选取自包括结构I和结构II的一组中的一种,其中残基R1选择自
CH3和CH2C6H5之一,残基R2选择自COO 、COOCH2 、COOCH( )2、CONHCH2 、CONHCH2CH2 和CONHCH2( )2之一,残基R3选择自COOCH2 、COOCH( )2、CONHCH2 、CONHCH2CH2 和CONHCH2( )2之一。