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SUBMITTER: Zong G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5800971 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zong Guanghui G Sun Xianwei X Bhakta Rima R Whisenhunt Lucas L Hu Zhijian Z Wang Feng F Shi Wei Q WQ
European journal of medicinal chemistry 20171212
Ipomoeassin F, a plant-derived macrolide, exhibited single-digit nanomolar growth inhibition activity against many cancer cell lines. In this report, a series of 5-oxa/aza analogues was prepared and screened for cytotoxicity. Replacement of 5-CH<sub>2</sub> with O/NH simplified the synthesis and led to only a small activity loss. N-methylation almost completely restored the potency. Further studies with additional 5-oxa analogues suggested, for the first time, that size and flexibility of the ri ...[more]