title: On the formation of 4-[N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenyl acetic acid esters of hecogenin and aza-homo-hecogenin and their antileukemic activity.
abstract: The p-[N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenylacetic acid esters of hecogenin and aza-homo-hecogenin have been prepared and their antineoplastic activity was evaluated against two basic drug screening systems in rodents, P388 lymphocytic and L1210 lymphoid murine leukemias. Among the compounds tested, the p-[N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenylacetic acid ester of aza-homo-hecogenin was appeared to possess a significant higher antileukemic effect. These results support that the alkylating esters of hecogenin produce important antitumor activity as well as, indicate that the aza-homo-hecogenin ester exhibits significantly higher activity due to lactam group (-NHCO-) modification.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camoutsis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trafalis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pairas
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001378:Azasteroids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012502:Sapogenins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001378:Azasteroids; D010648:Phenylacetates; D012502:Sapogenins; C007908:hecogenin