Structure-based design of nitrosoureas containing tyrosine derivatives as potential antimelanoma agents
Structure-based design of nitrosoureas containing tyrosine derivatives as potential antimelanoma agents
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DOI:
10.1016/s0223-5234(02)01343-0
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发表时间:
2002-04-01
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6.7
通讯作者:
Gadjeva, V
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作者:
Gadjeva, V
Two new nitrosoureas (TNUs). containing tyrosine derivatives as carriers of nitrosourea cytotoxic group hake been synthesised. The physicochemical properties such as half-life time (tau(0.5)). alkylating and carbamoylating activities were determined. The nitrosoureas showed a higher inhibiting effect on the DOPA-oxidase activity of mushroom tyrosinase than that of the antitumour drug N'-cyclohexyl-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosourea (lomustine, CCNU). In vitro cytotoxic effects of newly synthesised tyrosine containing nitrosoureas have been studied and compared to those of CCNU. A higher cytotoxicity to B16 melanoma cells than to YAC-1 and to lymphocytes was demonstrated for the tyrosine containing nitrosoureas in comparison with CCNU. Based on the results presented, we accept that a new trend for synthesis of more selective and less toxic nitrosourea derivatives as potential antimelanomic drugs might be developed. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.