title: Synthesis and antitumor activity of 1,3-benzodioxole derivatives.
abstract: A series of 1,3-benzodioxoles (5-19) was synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antitumor activity against human tumor cell lines. Some derivatives exhibited tumor growth inhibition activity. In particular, 6-(4-aminobenzoyl)-1,3-benzodioxole-5-acetic acid methyl ester 8, the most active compound of the series, possesses a significant growth inhibitory activity on 52 cell lines at concentrations ranging from 10(-7) to 10(-5) M.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università di Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Micale
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zappalà
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grasso
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004149:Dioxoles; C040539:1,3-benzodioxole