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SUBMITTER: Chakrapani H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939382 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chakrapani Harinath H Maciag Anna E AE Citro Michael L ML Keefer Larry K LK Saavedra Joseph E JE
Organic letters 20081029 22
Although O(2)-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) derivatives of diazeniumdiolate-based nitric oxide (NO) prodrugs bearing a free carboxylic acid group were activated by glutathione to release NO, these compounds were poor sources of intracellular NO and showed diminished antiproliferative activity against human leukemia HL-60 cells. The carboxylic acid esters of these prodrugs, however, were found to be superior sources of intracellular NO and potent inhibitors of HL-60 cell proliferation. ...[more]