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SUBMITTER: Skouta R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3423582 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Skouta Rachid R Hayano Miki M Shimada Kenichi K Stockwell Brent R BR
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 20120630 17
A series of Pictet-Spengler condensation derivatives (tetrahydro-β-carbolines) was designed, synthesized and evaluated for lethality against a panel of seven cancer cell lines. Seven compounds (2a, 13, 20, 21, 27, 29 and 34) showed lethality in at least five cell lines. Among these, compound 27 showed a unique selectivity towards oncogenic-RAS expressing BJ-TERT/LT/ST/RAS(V12) tumor cells, compared to non-transformed BJ-TERT cells. Further investigation revealed that 27 induces cell death withou ...[more]