title: Antitumor agents. Synthesis and biological evaluation of new compounds related to podophyllotoxin, containing the 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin system.
abstract: New compounds with naphtho-fused systems were synthesized and evaluated as antitumor agents. The naphtho-fused systems 6 and 7, synthesized from the hydroxy-acetal, exhibit antitumor activity. The bis(phenylthio) derivatives were considered as possible precursors for lignan lactones (11). The hydroxy-naphthalen 6 showed a significant antineoplastic activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Química Farmacèutica, Faculté de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Capilla
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Caignard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011034:Podophyllotoxin