(+/-)-3,4-Dihydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan and derivatives: cytotoxic effect on human leukemia cell lines.
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ID: ALA1153851
Journal: Eur J Med Chem
Title: (+/-)-3,4-Dihydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan and derivatives: cytotoxic effect on human leukemia cell lines.
Authors: Netto CD, Santos ES, Castro CP, da Silva AJ, Rumjanek VM, Costa PR.
Abstract: Naturally occurring pterocarpans 1a,b, pterocarpan 1c, isoflavane 2 and ortho-quinone 3 were synthesized in the racemic form and their cytotoxic effect was evaluated on the human leukemia cell lines K562 (resistant to oxidative stress), Lucena-1 (MDR phenotype) and HL-60. Ortho-quinone 3 (IC(50)=1.5 microM, 1.8 microM and 0.2 microM, respectively) and catechol pterocarpan 1a (IC(50)=3.0 microM, 3.7 microM and 2.1 microM, respectively) were the most active compounds on these cells and were also evaluated on other human leukemia cell lines (Jurkat and Daudi). Ortho-quinone 3 was 2 to 10 times more potent than pterocarpan 1a, depending on the cell line considered, however, showed a greater toxicity for lymphocytes activated by PHA.
CiteXplore: 18468732
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2008.01.027
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