potent cytotoxic agent than the parent compound α-hederagenin (H), 24 α-hederagenin derivatives (5–8, 11–24, 27–28, 31–32, and 35–36) were synthesized in a concise and efficient strategy and screened for in vitro cytotoxicity against the human cancer cell lines MKN45 and KB. Among these compounds, the polyamine derivative 15 exhibited more potency than the parent compound with IC50 values in the range