Synthesis of macrosphelides with a thiazole side chain: New antitumor candidates having apoptosis-inducing property

Yuji Matsuya, Takanori Kawaguchi, Kentaro Ishihara, Kanwal Ahmed, Qing Li Zhao, Takashi Kondo, Hideo Nemoto*

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Abstract

Hybrid compounds of macrosphelides and epothilones, both of which are natural macrolides having a 16-membered skeleton, were designed and synthesized using a ring-closing metathesis (RCM) strategy. Some of these hybrids were found to exhibit notable apoptosis-inducing activity against human lymphoma cells with higher potency than parent natural macrosphelides, and to be a promising lead compound for development of a new antitumor agent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4609-4612
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume8
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006/09/28

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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