Several (+)-goniofufurone analogues with simplified structures were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antitumour activity, against a panel of human tumour cell lines. Dephenylated compounds 2 and 3 demonstrated remarkable antitumour activities, in the cultures of K562 and Raji cells with IC50 values in the range of 3.0?9.3 nM. Each of goniofufurone analogues lacking the tetrahydrofuran ring (4, 5 and 6) strongly inhibited the growth of at least one malignant cell line, with IC50 values in the range of 11-30 nM. Brief structure?activity relationship (SAR) analysis showed that the simplified goniofufurone analogues, designed by removing the phenyl group from C-7, or by opening the THF ring, could show stronger antiproliferative effects compared to control molecules. It is noticeable that analogues 2?8 are completely inactive with respect to the normal MRC-5 cell line. These findings, together with their potent antitumour activities, provide a suitable basis for the development of new and selective antitumour drugs.
我们设计、合成了几种结构简化的 (+)-goniofufurone 类似物,并评估了它们对人类肿瘤细胞系的体外抗肿瘤活性。去苯基化合物 2 和 3 在 K562 和 Raji 细胞培养物中表现出显著的抗肿瘤活性,IC50 值在 3.0-9.3 nM 之间。缺少四氢呋喃环的每个贡碘呋喃酮类似物(4、5 和 6)都能强烈抑制至少一种恶性细胞系的生长,IC50 值在 11-30 nM 之间。简单的结构活性关系(SAR)分析表明,与对照分子相比,通过去除 C-7 上的苯基或打开四氢呋喃环而设计的简化贡碘呋喃酮类似物具有更强的抗增殖作用。值得注意的是,类似物 2?8 对正常的 MRC-5 细胞系完全无效。这些发现及其强大的抗肿瘤活性为开发新的选择性抗肿瘤药物提供了合适的基础。