Compounds of the general formula:
wherein R is H, an acyl group or a hydrocarbyl group containing up to 6 carbon atoms, have cytotoxic activity against several tumours. The 4-hydroxylamino compound can be obtained directly from the corresponding 2,4-dinitro compound by selective chemical reduction or by the action of a nitroreductase obtainable from Walker tumour cells. The 2,4-dinitro compound is substantially devoid of cytotoxic activity except in relation to Walker tumour cells and hence can act as a prodrug in regimes where a prodrug is localised in vivo in the regions of a tumour to be treated and is then activated to the cytotoxic 4-hydroxylamino compound under the influence of the enzyme.
通式如下的化合物
其中 R 是 H、酰基或含有多达 6 个碳原子的烃基,对多种肿瘤具有细胞毒活性。4- 羟基
氨基化合物可通过选择性
化学还原法或可从沃克肿瘤细胞中获得的硝基还原酶的作用,直接从相应的 2,4-二
硝基化合物中获得。2,4-二
硝基化合物除对沃克肿瘤细胞外基本上没有细胞毒性活性,因此可以作为一种原药,在治疗肿瘤的过程中,原药在体内定位,然后在酶的作用下活化成具有细胞毒性的
4-羟基
氨基化合物。