作者:Xiangshu Xiao、Ze-Hong Miao、Smitha Antony、Yves Pommier、Mark Cushman
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.03.101
日期:2005.6
Dihydroindenoisoquinolines are analogs of cytotoxic indenoisoquinoline topoisomerase 1 (Top1) inhibitors, exhibiting potent cytotoxicity but weak inhibitory activity toward Top 1. Through COMPARE analysis, cytotoxicity studies in Top 1-deficient cells, chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of methylated dihydroindenoisoquinoline 5, we demonstrated that dihydroindenoisoquinolines function as prodrugs of indenoisoquinolines in cancer cells. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.