Synthesis and biological properties of some 6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazoles.
The effect of methyl substitution on the biological properties of the ellipticines was reexamined. 9-Hydroxy-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole was synthesized and shown to be devoid of antitumor activity in murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia in mice. 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole (46) and its N-methylcarbamate (48) were synthesized and their effect on macromolecular synthesis in HeLa cells and their antitumor properties were compared with those of ellipticine. In contrast to the alkaloid 1 and the hydroxymethyl derivative 46, which produced partially reversible inhibition of [3H]thymidine incorporation, the carbamate ester irreversibly blocked incorporation of the tritiated pyrimidine. The ester was also a more potent antitumor agent in P388 lymphocytic leukemia than 1 or 46.[1]References
- Synthesis and biological properties of some 6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazoles. Archer, S., Ross, B.S., Pica-Mattoccia, L., Cioli, D. J. Med. Chem. (1987) [Pubmed]
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