title: Synthesis and biological activities of 7-alkoxymitosanes.
abstract: A facile alcoholysis of 7-methoxymitosanes and 5-methoxyindolequinone under basic conditions was discovered and a series of 7-alkoxymitosanes were synthesized from mitomycins A and B using this reaction. They showed strong antibacterial activity against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and were potent inhibitors of cultivating HeLa S-3 cells in vitro. Among them, 7-n-propoxy-7-demethoxymitomycin A (2) showed the strongest antitumor activity against solid type Sarcoma-180 in mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008937:Mitomycins