Synthesis, Cytotoxic Activity Evaluation and Quantitative Structure-ActivityAnalysis of Substituted 5,8-Dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and Their O- and S-Glycoside Derivatives Tested against Neuro-2a Cancer Cells
increase in the cytotoxicactivity of acetylated thioglycosidesof NQs, which was partially retained for their deacetylated derivatives. Thiomethylglycosides of 2-hydroxy-1,4-NQs with OH and MeO groups in quinone core at positions 6 and 7, resprectively formed a nontoxic set of compounds with EC50 > 100 μM. A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model of cytotoxicactivity of 22 1,4-NQ derivatives
4-dioxo-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl]-l-cysteine conjugates were obtained in good yields by acid-catalyzed condensation of substituted 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with N-acetyl-l-cysteine and paraformaldehyde. Based on this reaction, a first synthesis of fibrostatins B, C, and D was developed. A series of N-acetyl-S-[(3-hydroxy-1,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl]-l-cysteine conjugates were