title: Synthesis of N-methyl-bisindolylmaleimide amino acid methyl ester conjugates and cytotoxicity study.
abstract: A novel series of N-methylbisindolylmaleimides derivatives bearing 2-acetamino acid moieties were synthesized. The cytotoxic activities of these compounds were tested in six tumor cell lines. The most potent compound 8d displayed cytotoxicity against six human tumor cell lines in the micromolar range.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Ministry of Education), Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhan-Zhu
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004952:Esters; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008301:Maleimides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004952:Esters; D007211:Indoles; D008301:Maleimides; C088060:bisindolylmaleimide