Synthesis and antitumor activity of fluorocyclopentenyl-pyrimidines

Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2007;26(6-7):713-6. doi: 10.1080/15257770701490852.

Abstract

Synthesis of fluorocyclopentenyl pyrimidine nucleosides 6-9 was enantiopurely accomplished employing oxidative rearrangement, RCM reaction and electrophilic fluorination starting from d-ribose. Cytosine analog 8 was found to exhibit significant anticancer activity in various human tumor cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Pyrimidines