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ID: ALA3608281
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 3,9-substituted β-carboline derivatives as anticancer agents.
Authors: Chen YF, Lin YC, Chen JP, Chan HC, Hsu MH, Lin HY, Kuo SC, Huang LJ.
Abstract: In our previous studies on 1-benzyl-3-(5-hydroxymethyl-2-furyl)indazole (YC-1) analogs, we synthesised numerous substituted carbazole and α-carboline derivatives, which exhibited anticancer activity. In this study, we designed and synthesised a series of 3,9-substituted β-carbolines, by replacing the tricyclic rings of carbazole and α-carboline derivatives with isosteric β-carboline, and evaluated anticancer activity. We observed that 9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (11a) inhibited the growth of HL-60 cells by inducing apoptosis, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration of 4.0 μM. Our findings indicate that β-carboline derivatives can be used as lead compounds for developing novel antitumor agents.
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