title: Design, synthesis, and antitumor activity of new bis-aminomethylnaphthalenes.
abstract: A new series of bis-aminomethylnaphthalenes were synthesized in satisfactory overall yield, through a simple synthetic strategy using reductive amination. The DNA binding properties of these compounds have been examined and compared to those of reference drugs using an UV spectroscopy method. The compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity and some of them were studied in vivo. Compound 15 exhibited remarkable antitumor activity and represents a novel template for anticancer chemotherapy and can serve as a new lead compound.
authors: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Mariela
authors: M
authors: Bollini
authors: Juan José
authors: JJ
authors: Casal
authors: Ana María
authors: AM
authors: Bruno
mesh_terms: D000586:Amination; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002417:Cattle; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D004247:DNA; C427203:calf thymus DNA