New cytotoxic furoquinones obtained from terpenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones and 1,4-anthracenediones
作者:José M. Miguel del Corral、M. Angeles Castro、Alaide B. Oliveira、Simone A. Gualberto、Carmen Cuevas、Arturo San Feliciano
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2006.06.053
日期:2006.11
A series of new furoterpenyl-1,4-naphtho(anthra)quinones have been prepared via oxidative cyclization of the corresponding 2-hydroxy-3-butenyl-1,4-naphtho(anthra)quinones. Depending on the reaction conditions the 1,2-quinones or the 1,4-quinones were obtained. Several new furo-1,4-anthraquinones were also obtained by condensation of 2,3-dichloroquinones with 1,3-dicarbonyls. The compounds synthesized have been evaluated for their cytotoxicity against neoplastic cell lines, some of them being effective below the micromolar level. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.