title: Aza and diaza bioisosteric anthracene-9,10-diones as antitumor agents.
abstract: Synthetic routes to aza and diaza bioisosteres related to the anthracene-9,10-dione, mitoxantrone, have been developed. The antitumor properties of these chemotypes are compared with those exhibited by the corresponding carbocyclic analogues. The sensitivity of the expressed cytotoxicities on the position(s) of the nitrogen atom(s) are discussed in terms of potential cellular targets. Several analogues show potential for clinical evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Krapcho
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maresch
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hacker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008942:Mitoxantrone