ORGN 798 |
| Asperdiol (1), a potent anticancer compound, was found as the major component in the chloroform extract of the gorgonian coral Eunicea knighti. This compound was previously isolated from Eunicea asperula and E. tourneforti. It was the first non lactonic cembrane isolated from a marine organism to display in vitro anticancer activity against PS, KB and LE cell lines. The antitumor activity displayed by this compound has elicited our interest to synthesize various asperdiol derivatives. A series of derivatives have been synthesized in order to evaluate their cytotoxicity against a panel of 60 human cancer cell lines. The structures of these compounds were elucidated using 1D and 2D NMR spectral data, in combination with IR, HREIMS, FABMS, and UV techniques. This presentation encompasses a series of reactions which led to the discovery of new asperdiol derivatives and their respective biological evaluation against cancer cell lines. |
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Asymmetric Reactions, Molecular Recognition, Self Assembly, Bioorganic Chemistry, Process R&D
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster
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Division of Organic Chemistry |