The abnormal cytotoxicities of 2,5-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone-3-phenyl esters.
Di Francesco, A Hargreaves, R Wallace, T Mayalarp, Stephen P Hazrati, A Hartley, J Butler, John
Di Francesco, A
Hargreaves, R
Wallace, T
Mayalarp, Stephen P
Hazrati, A
Hartley, J
Butler, John
Citations
Altmetric:
Abstract
Several derivatives of 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone have been synthesized and their cytotoxicities in six different human cancer cell lines (H460, H596, HT29, BE, K562 and A2780) have been determined. It was observed that certain phenol-ester derivatives were significantly more cytotoxic in all of the cell lines investigated. These esters were shown to be cleaved by esterases to form a stable meta-phenol and an unstable para-phenol. The meta-phenol was also highly cytotoxic. Several of these compounds were studied in detail using DNA cross-linking, clonogenic, apoptosis and flow cytometry assays. It is proposed that although the phenol-esters and the phenols can efficiently cross-link DNA, this mechanism alone is not sufficient to explain the toxicities of these compounds.
Description
Date
2000-10
Publisher
Collections
Keywords
Cultured Tumour Cells
Type
Article
Citation
The abnormal cytotoxicities of 2,5-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone-3-phenyl esters. 2000, 15 (5):347-59 Anticancer Drug Des.