title: Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of indolyl thiazoles.
abstract: A number of indolyl thiazoles have been prepared and evaluated for their antitumor properties. The compounds were synthesized from the appropriate indole, building up the thiazole ring using the Hantzsch reaction. Cytotoxic activity was measured in the human breast cancer cell line SKBr3 using the MTT assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Roffey
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Stratford
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C022616:thiazolyl blue