title: Synthesis and biological activity of novel shikonin analogues.
abstract: A series of shikonin analogues with side chain variants have been synthesized and evaluated for antitumor activity. These novel analogues show a broad spectrum of in vitro cytotoxicity against various cancer cell lines. Additionally, some analogues were also found to have the ability to decrease the expression level of HIF-1alpha in breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 under hypoxia. The features of these analogues suggest their potential in cancer therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, PR China.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Caihua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jiangang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Wenhu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D015195:Drug Design; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / Q000378:metabolism; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C016101:shikonin