title: Adriamycin analogues. Preparation of 9,10-anhydrodaunorubicin, 9,10-anhydroadriamycin, and some related compounds.
abstract: The title compounds, as well as 9,10-anhydro-N-(trifluoroacetyl)adriamycin 14-valerate (9,10-anhydro-AD 32), were prepared starting from daunorubicin, adriamycin, and N-(trifluoroacetyl)adriamycin 14-valerate (AD 32), respectively. In addition, 9-deoxydaunorubicin and 9-deoxy-AD 32 were obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of the appropriate olefin. All of the products were significantly less active than the parent drugs in inhibiting the growth of CCRF-CEM (human lymphoblastic leukemic) cells in culture. The results suggest the importance of the tertiary alcohol function, as found in the parent compounds at the anthracycline 9 position, in contributing to the expression of biological activity of these agents.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002460:Cell Line; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C034335:9,10-anhydrodaunorubicin; D004317:Doxorubicin; C034336:9,10-anhydroadriamycin; D003630:Daunorubicin