Abstract:
Gambogic acid(GA)was treated with corresponding dibromoalkanes to form brominated compounds, which were coupled with various amines to generate the target compounds
3a -
3t . Their structures were characterized by IR, MS and
1H NMR. The effects of the target compounds on the proliferation of human HCC Bel-7402, SMMC-7721, Bel-7404, QGY-7701 and HepG2 cells were evaluated
in vitro by MTT assay using GA and taxol as positive controls. Most of the GA derivatives(
3c ,
3g ,
3h ,
3p ,
3t )displayed more potent activity against liver cancer cells than GA, and the activities of
3g and
3h were even more potent than that of taxol.