title: Pyrimidoacridine derivatives as potential antitumor agents.
abstract: A series of some N-alkylaminoalkyl derivatives of pyrimido[5,6,1-d,e]acridine-1,3,7-trione (3) was synthesized as new potential antitumor drugs, starting from the suitable 9,10-dihydro-9-oxo-4-acridinecarboxamides and using phosgene as cyclizing agent. 1-(9,10-dihydro-9-oxo-4-acridinecarbonyl)-3-alkyl-2-imidazolido nes were also obtained as side products. The final products 3 and some carboxamides were tested "in vitro" against L 1210 leukemia and "in vivo" against P388 leukemia. Of the tested compounds, one is active "in vivo", another shows significant cytotoxic activity "in vitro", but is inactive or toxic "in vivo".
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Antonini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Cholody
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konopa
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000188:drug therapy; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines