title: Antitumour action of 1,5-dihalogeno-, and 1, 2-4, 5-dianhydro-xylitol derivatives.
abstract: The antitumour action of some xylitol compounds possessing alkylating potency at 1 and 5 position of the sugar skeleton was investigated. Unlike the hexitol derivatives, bi-halogenated xylitols showed no antitumour action. The modest therapeutic index of 1, 2-4,5-dianhydroxylitol on the NK/Ly ascites tumour could be substantially increased by the addition of a phenyl-benzoyl group at the 3 position. This latter compound appeared to be active against L1210 leukaemia, S-180, and Yoshida solid sarcoma; and furthermore, against metastasis formation of the Lewis lung tumour.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014993:Xylitol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014993:Xylitol