Anticancer agents, perfumes or foods and drinks containing omega-hydroxyfatty acids
申请人:——
公开号:US20030055105A1
公开(公告)日:2003-03-20
The present invention relates to drugs and, particularly, to anticancer agents.
More particularly, the present invention relates to an anticancer agents containing, as an active ingredient, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of &ohgr;-hydroxy fatty acids and salts or esters thereof, hydroxy oxo-fatty acids and salts or esters thereof, lactones, macrocyclic ketones, and macrocyclic diesters having specific chemical structures.
With respect to the compounds described above used in the present invention, since the activities of killing cancer and inhibiting cancer metastasis are significantly high, the effects of preventing the recurrence of cancer and preventing cancer are exhibited, the cytotoxicity is significantly low, and a small dose is effective, it is possible to provide anticancer agents having significantly decreased side effects. Additionally, use in combination with known antitumor agents can further enhance the activity of inhibiting cancer metastasis. Among the anticancer agents of the present invention, &ohgr;-hydroxy fatty acids can be easily obtained in high purities by hydrolyzing lactones which are also the anticancer agents of the present invention.
本发明涉及药物,特别是抗癌剂。更具体地说,本发明涉及一种抗癌剂,其含有至少一种从以下化合物组合中选择的活性成分,包括ω-羟基脂肪酸及其盐或酯、羟基酮脂肪酸及其盐或酯、内酯、大环酮和具有特定化学结构的大环二酯。对于本发明中所述的上述化合物,由于其杀灭癌细胞和抑制癌转移的活性显著高,具有预防癌症复发和预防癌症的效果,细胞毒性显著低,且小剂量就能发挥作用,因此能够提供具有显著降低副作用的抗癌剂。此外,与已知的抗肿瘤药物结合使用可以进一步增强抑制癌转移的活性。在本发明的抗癌剂中,ω-羟基脂肪酸可以通过水解也是本发明的抗癌剂的内酯轻松获得高纯度。